Manpower: Madison, Chicago North, Boston

When I initially typed in a job search for Wisconsin Madison, eight permanent jobs were listed and only one temporary. None of the jobs particularly sparked my interest, but they seemed mediocre and monotonous. I feel that if you're part of that big of a company and you just get an average job as one face in a huge crowd, you won't be able to really shine as an individual or hold a true leadership position. For example, one job was a customer service rep. with an hourly wage of 11 to 11.50 hourly. That would be a fair job for a college student yet would definitely not be enough to live comfortably off of if it was a full time job for supporting oneself. There was also a engineering job, a migration expert, a business development recruiting specialist, a foundry sales leader, an industrial maintenance technician, and a maintenance worker. The salaries ranged from 30,000 a year to 70,000 a year which is definitely a fair pay wage. A lot of the job descriptions described extensive computer usage and multi tasking.
The next search I did was closest description that fit my hometown which was Chicago North. The Chicago list was more extensive than the one I found in Madison. It listed more specialized jobs with higher wages. The highest paying job I found was a director of accounting projects and research position with a yearly salary of 115,000 to 150,000. The position requires leadership and meeting with other head positions and organization. Facilitate changes in the systems and accounting policies. This position has more requirements than the last since it is obviously the hardest to get and the highest paying position with the most responsibilities. A BA in accounting is required along with at least 6-8 years of accounting experience and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Emphasis is also put on multi tasking, attention to detail, and problem solving skills. This sounds like a challenging and interesting job, but could definitely have the potential for extreme stress and pressure. The job listed that sounded the most unappealing to me was the chemist position with $16- $20 dollars an hour. This position is obviously science related and must have lab experience and expected to complete at least two standard operating procedures a day. To me this sounds dull and unfulfilling.
The final city I chose was Boston since I lived there all of last year. I do not plan on living in Boston, I plan on living in Chicago but since I already researched jobs in the Chicago area I decided to see the options offered on the east coast. Boston's list was all smaller positions that required much less responsibility than the ones I found in Chicago. All of the Boston positions listed only hourly wage ranging from $14 an hour to $25 dollars an hour. I'm not sure how much that adds up to over a year but it doesn't seem like much to support yourself on unless you work long hours each day. Most of the positions were labeled 'representative' or 'analyst.' A health insurance customer service representative, item processing supervisor, regional collections analyst, an item processing supervisor, etc. Skills required were mostly computer skills and being able to meet deadlines. Most descriptions lead me to think of a miserable cubicle job like that depicted in 'Office Space.' None of these positions sounded like good jobs, but could be good for somebody looking for a temporary position until they work up to the real job they want. Overall, Manpower seems like an extremely large company with an overwhelming number of communities. Personally, I would not be interested in a company this large because I feel that the sense of community would be greatly lacking. Looking from the outside in I cannot make a decision on how it could be, but judging on some of the descriptions, it is not for me!