On June 5, Mrs. Ramirez will lead the web design senior class to a office tour at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG). According to Wikipedia, GLG "is an American expert network that operates a membership-based platform that provides independent ad-hoc consulting services to business professionals around the world." It's founded in 1998. Its headquarter is in NYC with is where we will be visiting. They have aprox. 1500 employees. And their motto is "GLG is transforming the way the world's top professionals share expertise and learn."
Their exact location is:
375 Park Ave, New York, NY 10152 at Seagram Building
Their exact location is:
375 Park Ave, New York, NY 10152 at Seagram Building
"GLG is a technology-enabled learning platform that connects top professionals with experts." Companies can use GLG to "help solve complex strategic and operational challenges, test hypotheses, gain market feedback, and seek mentorship, all within our rigorous compliance framework". So according to these statements, I'm guessing that they help companies understand more about their product so they know how to improve it or advertise it better to make better decisions and better sell their products.
The company has many jobs ranging from fields such as Business Development ("Build relationships with top professionals at leading companies, investment firms, and consultancies."), Research/Client Support ("Connect clients to top experts across industries and all over the world."), Engineering ("Be part of our tech team, build exciting new products and tools used across the organization."), Strategy ("Join a team of former consultants driving solutions to complex business challenges."), Operations ("Join our Finance, Human Resources, Legal, or Public Affairs teams to be part of our day-to-day operations."), and Events ("Conceive, organize, and execute clients events around the world.")
Some questions I want to is:
- What is a day in your life like?
- What kind of environment do you work in?
- What types of qualities of character is helpful in this field?
- What is the average income?
- Does this business have a high upwards mobility?
After the trip...
The trip was very interesting. The office space is very public and pretty. It looks like one of those Tech. companies. The thing that stuck with me the most was the speech given by the CEO of GLG. He said that curiosity is the important thing to have at work, that it is the one thing he look for in most people that he interview. He like those who ask a lot of questions because it shows that they are interested and is willing to learn. We then also got to network with the other employee and listen to them about their stories. It was very interesting...
