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“My tummy is big! Not as big as the whole world, but as big as the free world!!”
Eric Jackson spells out a compelling picture of what may come next in technology. Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 to … ?
KONY 2012. He must be stopped.
Are you still seeking candidates to fill Job code: Hot-ML - VP - VP of Design role? I posted my resume and bio and would be interested in knowing if has been filled or if the position is still open.
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Yes, I am still working on that search. Can you send me your resume at mike@silverkeyinc.com?
Candidates: Recruiting Style = Marketplace Success
It’s 7:30 at night on a Wednesday. It’s been a busy week already, but you’re watching your phone for an email you’re expecting from the CFO … a critical piece of paperwork that will close a major deal and impact the future of your startup. It’s a step you’ve been looking forward to for quite a while; ever since closing a term sheet that funded your company and you began living the startup dream.
There it is … the email from the CFO and there’s the needed attachment. You scan it deliberately, but quickly, checking to make sure that all the details are correct. Competitors are circling, but you know your startup is in pole position. You’re positioned to close successfully.
You hit “forward” and succinctly, articulately type a warm message that should be the icing on the cake: “Welcome aboard! Your offer letter is attached …” along with a few other personal and unique thoughts.
Interesting article in today’s WSJ. How does it impact your search for candidates or a new job?
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Big snow storm here in PDX, but we’re still working hard to find #jobs for #engineers in #SanFrancisco bay area
“It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.”
Your competitive edge … is YOU!
“Mike – how do I keep my edge? How do I stay on top of my game?”
Over the last few months I have had numerous conversations with people who all asked this question. And this comes from people who are currently employed with companies that are performing well, not just the many who find themselves unexpectedly out of a job.
As any professionaly in technology will admit, just because you are employed today, doesn’t mean you will be tomorrow. It’s a competitive, dog-eat-dog industry filled with intelligent and talented people looking to keep their competitive edge. And in these tougher economic times, it is more important than ever to understand how to do this.
So are you ready for the “secret sauce?” Before I tell you, make sure your office door is closed. This is too enlightening to leak to those competitors!
Your competitive edge …
… is YOU!
I’m working MUCH harder … but business is great!
“I’m working much harder these days in this tougher economy, but business is great. I need to focus to keep it that way.”
Those words came to me via email from a long-time hiring manager. This is a successful entrepreneur and family man that has been part of multiple successful startups and, at times, commuted between 2 vastly separated parts of the country to make a new venture successful.
These are encouraging words to hear. Especially coming from someone who has been through up and down markets more than once. It is becoming a more common update these days; successful people working their butts off to grow a business.
And the reason? It’s simply what they do. If I’ve learned anything from working with the talented people in technology it’s that they work hard and they work inspired. They work because it’s a part of the fabric of who they are as individuals.
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