Some lessons for the Job Seeker
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been interviewing candidates for an open position in my organization. I’ve learned a lot as this is my first time to really hire someone into an organization. Here...
View ArticleNote to Job Seekers – email address tip
If you’re applying to a job, please keep the email account you’re using to collect responses to your application clean, so you can receive emails from the hiring manager. The fact that I got this...
View ArticleMore Lessons for the Job Seeker
This post is a follow up to my original Some lessons for the Job Seeker post from August of 2003. I’ve been interviewing to fill a vacant position in my sales organization over the past few months. The...
View ArticleResume Writing Advice
The Rockport Institute has a six-part series on how to write a resume. (hat tip to Angie McKaig for the pointer.) Their advice is fantastic, and capitalizes on the idea that you should do “active...
View ArticleJob Pointer: LJWorld.com is hiring
Are you a web developer looking for a rock solid job with a great team that you’ll enjoy being a part of? Apply for the job that Adrian has told the world is open: Job: Web developer for World Online...
View ArticleMobility inside a company
Jeremy Zawodny moved jobs inside Yahoo recently, and his post about it hit me like a hammer (emphasis mine): “And on that note, I love the fact that I can move around within Yahoo. Many companies talk...
View ArticleHow to do what you love
How to do what you love – one of the best essayists around, Paul Graham, teaches us how to do what we love to do. Love it Paul! (0)
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New job on 5/22
Just a note to say I quit my job on Monday. Or at least I gave them two weeks notice. I start my new job on May 22nd, and will post more then. I’ll also say that my former company is enforcing my...
View ArticleLeaving a Job – A Few Lessons for Management
Here are some management lessons for anyone that runs a sales organization. No names will be used. If you know who I used to work for, I’d appreciate it if you kept it to yourself in the comments (or...
View ArticleNote to JobSeekers: Don’t save your resume in Office 2007 format
I’ve got two job openings that I’m trying to fill: A Sales Manager position and an Account Manager or Coordinator position (if you’re looking in Austin, shoot us your resume … contact info on those job...
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How to post a job for free on LinkedIn
I use LinkedIn to advertise open positions in my company, but, I do it for free, instead of paying for them (we also use Craigslist and the University of Texas Access website for former graduates,...
View ArticleSome bosses…
Seth Godin writes things all the time that just make so much sense. In his post “The You Show” I found this nugget: “Some bosses don’t want to hire people who have a vision, a personality and a shtick....
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Job Interview Advice
I’ve been interviewing folks again, and I’ve got some advice for those of you interviewing. If you find yourself in an interview situation, please remember these points: Arrive early. Go to the...
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