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It’s Actually Really Smart to Job Hunt This Holiday Season. Apply to These Roles Now.

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Inside LeafLink’s office, as seen on The Muse.

With the holiday season fast approaching, it’s perfectly understandable to want to slow down your job search. Our advice? We’re still in the middle of the Great Resignation, which means even top companies need new applications now more than ever. Submitting your resume now, when others are mid-Hallmark movie marathon, could help you stand out.

From a sales development representative at quip to an editor at Hachette Book Group to a digital designer at Beautycounter, there are tons of positions available across a range of industries. The best part? Our profiles give you insight into what it’s like to work at each of these companies before you even apply, thanks to employee testimonials. For example, you can read an interview with Beautycounter’s social art director about what drew her to the company. Or hear from a senior consultant about what has surprised him most about working at Baker Tilly and why his day-to-day work excites him.

Keep reading to learn more about these and other amazing companies, and check out their open roles!

1.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center company profile
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Working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MSK is the world's oldest and largest private institution devoted to the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer. Founded in 1884, MSK has long been a leader in early detection, precise diagnosis, and individually tailored treatments for cancer. We continue to drive innovations as one of 52 National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, with state-of-the-art science flourishing side by side with clinical studies and treatment.

The close collaboration between our scientists and physicians is one of our unique strengths, enabling us to provide patients with the best care available as we work to discover more-effective strategies to prevent, control, and ultimately cure cancer in the future. Our education programs train future scientists and physicians, and the knowledge and experience they gain at MSK has an impact on cancer treatment and biomedical research around the world.

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Guidepoint

Guidepoint company profile
Guidepoint  culture
Working at Guidepoint

Guidepoint is the expert in finding expertise. They connect institutional investors, corporate clients, and large consulting firms with industry experts for all of their research needs. The company offers young professionals a space to grow their careers in a fast-paced environment and learn about cutting-edge industries. Guidepoint itself is experiencing an exciting growth spurt and is avidly looking for new talent to join its ranks—the teams at each of its offices are tight-knit, positive crews who look forward to driving the company forward with equally hardworking new professionals.

3.
Biogen

Biogen company profile
Biogen  culture
Working at Biogen

Biogen’s commitment to transforming patient lives by pioneering and leading in neuroscience further underscores their impact in a field with many unmet medical needs. Team members work alongside the best and brightest colleagues from all backgrounds who share an unparalleled passion for caring deeply, working fearlessly, and changing lives. Biogen seeks the best talent with rare and unique skill sets to fuel its innovation and in return offers employees the opportunity to grow and contribute in a niche field. The company is committed to its employees, diversity and inclusion, and environmental sustainability.

4.
Coleman Research

Coleman Research company profile
Coleman Research  culture
Working at Coleman Research

Coleman Research helps thousands of clients get answers to their most critical questions. Rather than spending hours reading research reports or traveling to meet people at conferences, Coleman Research connects clients directly with industry experts. They also facilitate custom surveys and moderated teleconference events, providing clients with additional ways to learn. As the company continues to grow, the relationships they’ve built with their clients, experts, and colleagues remain at the heart of the business.

5.
LeafLink

LeafLink company profile
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Working at LeafLink

LeafLink is revolutionizing B2B commerce—starting with the cannabis industry. The company’s leadership is continually building a community of employees who embrace change, support one another, and deliver excellence. The trust and respect they have for their customers is matched only by how they treat each other, and they are focused on building an inclusive, and collaborative work environment. They celebrate accomplishments and navigate challenges together as a team. LeafLink is growing rapidly and welcomes employees who are driven to go the extra mile, thrive in ambiguity, and are ready to write the next chapter of their careers together.

6.
Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Chick-fil-A, Inc. company profile
Chick-fil-A, Inc.  culture
Working at Chick-fil-A, Inc.

The Chick-fil-A brand is known for its, particularly delicious, original chicken sandwich. Since its founding in 1967, the Company has led with its guiding principle of serving others. Today, Chick-fil-A, Inc. is focused on continuing to innovate using the latest technology to better serve and nourish the local communities in which the more than 3,000+ franchised restaurants are located.

This profile spotlights the Chick-fil-A headquarters (known as the Support Center). The Company believes that work should be full of life and that Corporate employees should be able to bring all of who they are to the task at hand. Chick-fil-A cares for its people and gives them the tools to take on meaningful work for the greater good.

7.
PCORI

PCORI company profile
PCORI  culture
Working at PCORI

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, nonprofit research organization that seeks to empower patients and others with actionable information about their health and healthcare choices. We fund comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), which compares two or more medical treatments, services, or health practices to help patients and other stakeholders make better informed decisions.

8.
Fetch Robotics

Fetch Robotics company profile
Fetch Robotics  culture
Working at Fetch Robotics

Fetch Robotics is the pioneer of on-demand automation. Its FetchCore Cloud Robotics Platform provides the only autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, solution that deploys in hours versus days or weeks and addresses multiple applications—including material handling and data collection—with a common, unified, cloud-based platform. Fetch Robotics offers turnkey and extensible systems that find, track, and move anything from parts to pallets in warehouses, factories, and distribution centers.

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Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group company profile
Hachette Book Group  culture
Working at Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading U.S. trade publisher and a division of the third largest trade and educational book publisher in the world, Hachette Livre. HBG publishes great books for readers of all ages, more than 1,800 new books annually, in all formats—print, e-book, and audiobook—including many New York Times bestsellers. HBG is a dynamic place to work, a fast-paced and fun environment where new ideas in publishing are actively explored and encouraged. HBG is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Boston, MA; Lebanon, IN; Nashville, TN; Boulder, CO; Philadelphia, PA; Berkeley, CA; North Adams, MA; Chapel Hill, NC; and Portland, OR. HBG also owns Hachette Book Group Canada, Inc., a marketing and publicity company based in Toronto, ON.

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Ideal Image

Ideal Image company profile
Ideal Image  culture
Working at Ideal Image

At Ideal Image MedSpa, their company values are driven first and foremost by their medical heritage, which prioritizes safety and expertise above all else. They foster a highly collaborative culture filled with people who are inspired and driven with a love for what they do. Team members benefit from involvement within a field that is seeing unprecedented growth—there is uncapped potential within the company. They constantly innovate in finding new ways to democratize the personal aesthetics industry. They appreciate every teammate’s hunger for success and excitement to amplify their impact. At the end of the day, they offer an unwavering commitment to helping real people achieve real results because, at their core, they believe confidence changes everything.

Here at The Muse, we partner with a lot of great companies to bring you insider looks at their offices and awesome job listings. These employers pay us to be featured on the site, but these Muse-worthy brands made this list not just because they want to be included, but because their culture, policies, and employee feedback showed us that they deserve to be.

Think your company should be on a list like this? Learn more and get in touch!