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Taking a Break

Adobe employees prepared for sunny beaches, nature hikes, chilly water, rock climbing and more on their vacation time.  Here’s how a few spent or planned to spend their vacations: I spent the Adobe break battling the sizzling Hawaiian heat while running my first ½ marathon in Kona on the Big Island. This was the culmination of a 3-month training and fundraising program I did with Team Challenge, a nonprofit that raises funds and awareness aimed at improving drugs and ultimately finding a cure for Crohn’s & Colitis diseases. I raised $5,800 and … Read more >

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Writing the Future at Adobe

Each day, we write the futures of our own careers.  But as we do, it’s important to keep growth potential in mind, which is a critical consideration when calculating the right employment fit. Here are three important questions Adobe focuses on to define career growth, as well as questions you need to ask yourself to determine if an organization is growth-ready: How receptive is the organization to new ideas and creativity? Why it matters: Curiosity needs to be an organizational mantra. You can’t move fast, decide fast or learn fast … Read more >

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Showing Dad Some Love

In honor of Father’s Day, our employees share favorite memories, best advice, and give shout-outs to their dads. Here’s what they say: “Cheers to the two headed monster shirt trick mum loved. Cheers to weekends of James Bond movie marathons and teaching me how to ski down a double black diamond. Cheers to all the ballet recitals and competitions you sat through for 18 years, and all the times you helped out back stage. Cheers to cheering louder than all the other dads when I walked across the stage graduating from … Read more >

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Community Action Month: A Success!

Over 1,100 employees all over the globe donated their time and resources to various nonprofits during Adobe’s Community Action Month in April and May, making a big impact in the communities in which we live and work. Not only did we meet and exceed our goal to increase hours by 10 percent, we also increased the number of projects by more than 60 percent. Employees volunteered over 4,400 hours for more than 100 projects. This was an incredible level of involvement, especially during April’s Creative Cloud and CS6 launch. Adobe volunteers gave … Read more >

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Picking the Brain of a Product Evangelist

After speaking to a group of 500 people in Santiago, Chile, catching a red eye back to Detroit and running a few errands, all in a 24-hour time span, Terry W. grabs some dinner.  Take- out, that is. “It’s very busy,” he says of his daily life.  “I’m either on the road or I’m creating content.” Terry W., a Worldwide Creative Suite Design evangelist for Adobe, travels the world speaking to large audiences about Adobe’s products.  But traveling for speaking engagements doesn’t mean his job is like a constant vacation. … Read more >

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Putting the Fun Back in Fundraising

The Pineapple Classic 5k was inspired by the impact cancer had on one family and a desire to raise funds and awareness in a unique, exciting way. In 2005, Adobe’s eCommerce director Eric C. learned his wife and two-year-old son had cancer. The next four years consisted of testing and treatments while the family did what was necessary to get healthy again. Instead of crumbling in the face of adversity, Eric’s family banded together to gain control of their lives and raise thousands of dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma … Read more >

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CEO Shantanu Narayen’s Commencement Address at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business

On Saturday, May 19, Adobe’s CEO Shantanu Narayen delivered the commencement address at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley to MBA graduates, family, friends, faculty and staff. Check out the video and text of his speech on the Adobe Corporate Blog. As the core of his message, Shantanu shared three secrets to thriving in the midst of constant change: 1) The answer isn’t in a spreadsheet (rely on your gut) 2) Know your Zen (understand and stay true to yourself) 3) Surround yourself with people … Read more >

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen’s Commencement Address at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business
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University Talent Success Story: Sachin S.

Adobe’s products and services make an impact worldwide and our need for the very best talent extends far beyond the Silicon Valley. In this month’s University Talent Success Story, we will learn about Sachin S., a very skilled Computer Scientist based in Noida, India. What initially got you interested in Adobe? Adobe always had a great brand name at my college. We used Adobe products, and we were located relatively close to the Adobe site so it made it an ideal company to work for. When I was a student, … Read more >

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Holly Campbell Honored with YWCA TWIN Award

Holly Campbell, our vice president of Corporate Communications, has been honored with the Tribute to Women (TWIN) Award, an annual distinction given to inspirational female executives and their companies by the Silicon Valley YWCA. She was among local leaders from companies including Cisco, NVIDIA, Oracle, Lockheed Martin and Applied Materials, at last Thursday’s award dinner. Past TWIN Award recipients from Adobe include Gloria Chen, Donna Morris, Karen Cottle, Kristina Omari and Gloria Stinson. Evaluated solely on their professional accomplishments, nominees are voted on through a blind selection process by a … Read more >

Holly Campbell, Adobe's Vice President of Corporate Communications
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