Instead of focusing on New Year, new you – why not put your energies towards New Year, new career?

Several metro Atlanta companies are hiring currently, and these Fortune 500 companies are ones you'd be pleased to have a career at. All of them are highly rated by employees and offer excellent benefits and room for advancement.

Coca-Cola

Working for the most popular soft drink company certainly gives you bragging rights, but it also gives you job security. The company has been around for over 125 years and shows no signs of slowing down. The company has a history of promoting from within, as well as encouraging diversity, volunteerism and a family environment. Check http://www.coca-colacompany.com/careers/north-america-job-search to see a list of the positions in metro Atlanta.

United Parcel Service, Inc

Commonly known as UPS, the company with their familiar brown trucks provides package delivery, transportation, logistics and financial services in 195 countries and territories. UPS offers excellent benefits for both full and part-time employees, training programs and favors promotions from within the company. They also participate in an Earn and Learn program, which assists employees with continuing education. The see what positions are available check https://www.jobs-ups.com/.

Home Depot

The company's website boasts that working there is "more than a job," and they make sure they take that motto seriously. Not only do they encourage their employees to spend time volunteering, they also encourage employees to strive to move up in the company, offering a myriad of training programs. Visit their job board at https://careers.homedepot.com/.

Delta Airlines

Delta is one of those jobs that offers competitive pay and benefits – which are awesome – but they go one step further and offer worldwide travel privileges for employees (as well as their spouse and children). They also offer adoption assistance programs for their employees beginning the first day of employment. To learn what positions Delta has available currently, check out http://www.deltajobs.net/career_destinations.htm.