Chris Hooley’s -ThinkBait-

Everybody who knows me knows I love working at NextStudent.  It’s the coolest place I have ever worked, INCLUDING my own company.  Once I started posting these reasons I love my job, I quickly realized I could go on forever… but I decided to keep it succint because nobody wants to hear 100 reasons why some random web guy likes his job. BTW- the word succinct rocks.

Here’s ten off the top of my head:

1. The environment is hard to explain- Almost everybody is friendly with everybody else and we’re all having a great time almost every single day-  It’s amazing
2. They pay well
3. They are sending me to Las Vegas for a week to attend PubCon next week (and they send me to pretty much any conference I ask them to)
4. My boss is a really good dude, and so are the top execs
5. I have the most amazing team any web marketing guy could possibly imagine
6. When I have a good idea, I implement it, and everybody supports it
7. I help people afford a college education, then when they are done I help them save money
8. I also help make a bunch of cool people lots of dough
9. I get recognition, raises, promotions, bonuses, and other neat perks because I’m pretty good at what I do *pops collar*
10. It’s the place where I made a name for myself, and when I come to work I get to be larger than life (or at least they let me get away with thinking that way lol)

There’s 10 quick reasons why NextStudent rocks.  I’m feeling good, and thought I’s share it with my huge fan base of readers.  All 3 of you, enjoy!

It’s official.  By funding ONE BILLION DOLLARS in student loan volume so far this calendar year, my team has already hit their 2006 goal. 

This year has been a big one for NextStudent, for me personally, and for my team.  I am proud of each and every person in my web marketing department, I’m proud of every person in the sales department, I’m proud of myself, and I am proud of the executive management for giving us the opportunity to shine.  This was a team effort for sure!

If there was a hall of fame for bad ass corporate strategies and execution, NextStudent could qualify for top billing.  Thanks to everybody involved in our company’s success, I’m looking forward to many more years of it!

BTW- tonight we are taking the whole team and some execs out to a really nice Italian restaurant to celebrate.  Should be fun!  We all have a lot to be thankful for and proud of.  What a great team, and what a great company!