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Attitude is Everything
Easy to say, harder to execute! Seth Godin wrote another highly insightful blog post (the hierarchy of success) in which he highlights how critically important Attitude & Approach are. He sums up his post with the statement: “If the top of the hierarchy is messed up, no amount of brilliant tactics or execution is going
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Ignition Launches
I am pleased to announce that that I am embarking on a long-time goal of mine and starting my own search firm, Ignition Search Partners, which formally launches today. My goal with Ignition will be to specialize in working with emerging growth companies to help solve critical human capital needs by attracting top-tier talent to client
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Software & SaaS
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Media & Entertainment
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Mobile & Wireless
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Internet & E-Commerce
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Research – Your Secret Weapon
Using RESEARCH smartly can be a powerful weapon for you and serve as an opportunity to “network with purpose” (as one of my good friends likes to call it). Your goal should be to not only show what you did in your career but share best practices and offer to create the outline of a game plan
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Job Search Strategies (part III) – Research, Personal Pitch & Networking
The current trend is for companies to try and hire new employees as inexpensively as possible. Although job boards/postings are not the best way to get a job interview, it is one of the most frequently used methods in today’s market. Job boards are best used as a way to find out about openings. Just remember, they
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Job Search Strategies (part II) – Your Personal Situation
In my last post, I encouraged you to create a game plan for your job search by identifying your career goals, mapping out skills you have versus skills you need to acquire, and honing your personal pitch. There is another critical element, though, that I strongly encourage you to consider… your “personal situation”. This falls
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Job Search Strategies (part I) – Build Your Gameplan
Over the past 6 weeks, I have been seeing early signs that jobs are coming back slowly into the tech market. In almost every one of the conversations I have had recently with VCs and CEOs, they have been quick to point out the flood of talent in the market and a significant increase in