People generally make more money at big companies especially when you factor in 401k and healthcare benefits. However impact is lower at big companies for the a

People generally make more money at big companies especially when you factor in 401k and healthcare benefits. However impact is lower at big companies for the average employee. If you want a job with a large impact and good/great money then profitable medium-sized companies are where it is at. As for name recognition, it always helps. No employer is going to hire someone solely based on where they went to school or where they worked previously. However a well-known school or company can be the deciding factor between two candidates who are otherwise equal. My wife went to Purdue and did her pharmacy residency in Colorado. She later found out that she was competing with three other candidates for one position who were equally as good in the eyes of the residency program, and she won because she graduated from a well-known, top 10 pharmacy school.