Updated May 20, 2016. A signing bonus is a lump sum of money that an employer provides to a prospective employee. The purpose of the signing bonus is to entice the applicant to sign-on with the employerâs organization. The employer hopes that the offer of the bonus will provide extra incentive for the prospect to accept a job offer. The signing bonus is most often used with executive level positions or to recruit employees with special, hard-to-find skills and experience.
Alton is the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 871 at the 2010 census.
The community has the name of the local Drury family. Drury is located on a ridge at approximate elevation of 1,215 feet (370 m) between south flowing tributary streams of Bryant Creek. Vanzant, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973. Post Offices in Douglas County, MO.