City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.
My research clearly reveals that if we want to put inner-city workers to work immediately, we just can't rely on the private sector. They don't want to touch them; they don't want to hire them.
It's better to grow your employees, steer them into a place that they can learn and succeed, and want to work hard and be loyal, than to have a revolving door of employees. That's demoralizing.
The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring.
We want the city back on its feet. We want to have jobs for the city.
If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like.
I do feel we can create more jobs and opportunities for Jersey City residents, but in the spirit of free enterprise, I do not think it is right to force companies to hire a fixed percentage of local residents.
Getting fired is what happens to a manager sooner or later.
To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.