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Laura, a human resources manager, has been with the company for 12 years. She is the HR liaison for the Work/Life and Esprit de Corps committees and leads the Cartus internship program.

Pick of the Litter | Pet Fair Returns to Cartus Danbury

April 8, 2013 – 4:00 pm

Cartus welcomed 15 pet-related small business owners to our Vendor Pet Fair on April 4. Participants ranged from dog trainers such as Cooperative Canines to Hands and Paws Reiki for People and Animals. Furry Friends Daycare & Boarding, “Where the Fun Never Ends,” was on hand, as was the ever-popular Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS) and two of its hopeful adoptees: Sugar the beagle and Harmony the tiger cat.

Cartus Consultant Stephanie Jacobsen, who organized the event on behalf of the company’s Esprit de Corps Committee, was very happy with the employee turnout. She said, “It went very well! There were several thank [...] Read More

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The Cartus Intern Program: Making a Difference

September 6, 2012 – 8:38 am

The Cartus summer intern program was a resounding success again! Each summer, Cartus brings on board college-age interns to help with relocation’s busiest season in offices around the world. This year, Cartus hired more than 40 interns in its Danbury office, placing them in various departments including Client Services, Customer Finance, Moving Services, and Real Estate Services.

Our United Kingdom colleagues welcomed eight interns: two in the London office, working with the International team, and six to our Swindon facility, where they were divided between our Finance and Operations teams. Coordinated by Learning & Development Director Andy Hipkiss, the program was [...] Read More

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Pet Vendor Fair Kicks Off Spring at Cartus

March 23, 2012 – 3:25 pm

Cartus welcomed 20 pet-related small business owners to our Vendor Pet Fair on March 16. Participants ranged from dog trainers such as Cooperative Canines and Pawsitive Educational Training to photographers who include pets in their portfolios, like Portraits by ShawnaLee and Eric LaCore Photography. Cindy Yocum brought her homemade pet products, while Lisa DeFeo of Cupcakes for a Cause displayed her delicious-looking pastries – a portion of the sales of which are donated to PAWS, the animal welfare society in Norwalk, Conn.

Altogether, 20 small businesses and organizations were represented (complete list below) and Stephanie Jacobsen, who organized the event on [...] Read More

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Summer Interns Always Bring Energy, Sometimes Good Voices

June 27, 2011 – 1:59 pm

Each March, when I begin the staffing strategy for the intern program, I get excited about having the students here at Cartus. The interns always come in full of life and fresh ideas and bring a great energy to Cartus. For example, at our company picnic, one of our interns entertained us at the karaoke show by singing “I Want it That Way” by the Backstreet Boys. The audience, including many of his fellow interns, gave him a standing ovation. It was great to have him take part in the festivities.

This year we have more than 30 interns—the majority of whom [...] Read More

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Pay Attention to the Small Things

April 30, 2010 – 10:15 am

Cartus’ Bring Your Children to Work Day on April 22 was celebrated in style. The weeks of planning and organization by our Human Resources staff and volunteers was well worth it when the smiling faces of nearly 100 children of employees trooped into the company’s conference center to register and be welcomed by Cartus CFO Eric Barnes. The theme of this year’s event was “Cartus Culture: We are the World” so we spent some time speaking about Cartus’ culture as a company, and what culture means to our families, not only limited to ethnicity, but the traditions that we have [...] Read More

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