The Job Search and Career Seminar Series
Last week I finished my three week six session series on job search and career stuff, sponsored by Pluralsight. I posted the entire series here… you can watch each of …
Job Seeker Stories
Podcast: Jason Alba and Valerie Sokolosky
I met Valerie Sokolosky years ago through the Reach personal branding training. A few weeks ago I was honored to be her guest on her podcast series talking about my …
It’s Official Because It’s On LinkedIn!
Yesterday I sent an email out to a bunch of BambooHR customers who are interested in what we are doing in Thought Leadership… and one of them wanted to connect …
How I Found A Job (11/20): Waiting, Waiting, Waiting…
Waiting stinks. Especially for someone with my personality. How do I wait while not doing the job? How do I not become too emotionally invested in this, only to be …
How I Found A Job (10/20): The Second Interview and the $300 Suit
“I have one real suit.” That is how I started the post about the first interview. My first interview was on a Monday morning. I got up early, got on …
“Struggling with trying to network with professionals”
We got an email from user “L” last week with two issues… I want to address one today. He says: “I am struggling with trying to network with professionals.” Not …
How I Found A Job (9/20): The First Interview
I have one real suit. I know this is a casual company, but my personal policy is you dress a little nicer than the company, and I didn’t think a …
How I Found A Job (8/20): The Interview Process
When Rusty and I got on our first phone call he said he’d like to have me come in and interview with him directly. This was a very important role …
How I Found A Job (7/20): Responding to Their First Outreach
The first communication I had from anyone at BambooHR for this job was shocking. It was a personal LinkedIn message from the hiring manager that was not cold or off-putting, …
How I Found A Job (6/20): Is BambooHR Really A Target Company? And Applying Online
Yesterday was the day at my new job at BambooHR where I could state my tenure in months instead of weeks. I’m on Month Two. In the last post I talked …