As many other people have echoed, I think in the beginning of one’s career, especially right out of college, the type of company is not neccessarily the foremost priority in one’s mind when choosing a job. Oftentimes reputation, company size, culture, and a myriad of other factors are what can often weigh in on the decision. On the other hand, many people seem to take what they can get, in the hopes that if they get their foot in the door of a company that they can move up in the future to a position that they want. Personally, I did not look into the type of company when obtaining my current position, I simply applied to places that seemed to have a solid reputation and values that I aligned with and took the position that they gave me. Looking at it now though, were I to move to another company, I think I would take into account the type of company since that would have some say (now that I have had some experience under my belt) in what company to choose, in terms of longevity, style, etc.