Because at midnight I was making name tags in my office, madly rocking out to Savage Republic. At 6:30 AM, I was in a sport coat and khakis, laughing with my colleagues as we did the last minute thing before an in house job fair. Because they let me...
Topics: Uncategorized

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Blatant SEO. But: If you searched for that phrase, then hi!  We’re hiring inside sales reps here at ZoomInfo.  Click here to apply (do it, do it! Best job you’ll ever have… or biggest opportunity you’ll be mad at yourself for...
Topics: Uncategorized

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…unbelievable.  Every once in a while, I get a package in the mail.  I’ve talked about this a few times – this post in particular.  Today, once again, I got a good one.Amy, our redoubtable office coordinator, dropped a package on my..
Topics: cool, Interesting, ZoomInfo

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….huh-zah.Seriously: I’m not being snide.  That’s fantastic.So, why?Why?WHY???Why did you apply?Like the other 400+ people.Most of them talented writers.Put together one hell of a cover letter.  (Many of them referring to how..
Topics: Getting a Freaking Job, Innovation, marketing, Personal Branding, rants, resume, Resumes

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I’ve been thinking about references lately.  It’s pretty much taken for granted (at least on the hiring side), that they’re often next to useless.  Think about it: who’s going to give you the name of a person who will do less...
Topics: recruiting

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