Since starting back at my current role in February, I’ve been performing a large number of interviews. A few candidates have really impressed me, a few were woefully unprepared, and most fell somewhere in between. In the spirit of sharing knowledge, I have a few tips to share on how to be a candidate who [...]
It’s December, which means I have been spending quite a bit of time thinking about what I’ve accomplished in the past year and what I hope to accomplish next year. My list of accomplishments is fairly short but significant. 1) Left Azaleos of my own accord | I can’t say much about why (I’m still under [...]
In December of 2007 I was feeling burned out and decided to leave the consulting world to get a Real JobTM. It didn’t take me long to find a contract at Microsoft as a Partner Technical Consultant but I only lasted four months there before I left to accept a position at Azaleos, a Managed [...]
An interesting posting is up over at Brazen Careerist entitled “Three things to learn from the crashing careers of the super-rich“. Personally I think the advice can be used at any point in time, not just when investment bankers are losing their jobs. The article breaks down to three main points and I have somewhat [...]
A blog entry over at Newly Corporate titled When to write a thank you note caught my attention today. As you’ve probably guessed, it’s a list of times you should write a thank you note, and number one really caught my attention… 1. After a job interview, right after, like get in your car and [...]
