Month: November 2009
How to Get Hired at a Startup
There are 1,523 articles about how to get noticed, be presentable, and format a résumé for getting hired at a big company with a real HR department.
But what about getting hired at a little startup? What if you want to be employee #10? Or #1?
Here are 5 specific ways to get noticed, demonstrate the right attitude, and get hired by a startup.
Turkeys on the Cube Farm
This Thursday in the U.S. over 45 million turkeys will give up the gobble and contribute 525 million pounds of meat in our annual celebration of gratitude, grid-iron and gravy boats. Before you put on your elastic eating pants and start patting pilgrims on the back, consider Abraham Lincoln. NotRead More
Stop Deliberating and Start Delivering
“The waiting is the hardest part.” – Tom Petty This adage applies on many fronts (remember desperately wanting to open gifts early as a kid?) and the feeling never really goes away, it just comes and goes in waves. Sometimes it is a result of others making you wait, andRead More
Ink @ Inc? How Your Appearance Affects Your Career
I just want to be me. But, I also want to eat. Let me clarify that: I want to eat food from a refrigerator plugged into one of four adjoining walls that are capped by a roof. On one of these walls I want the 1970’s poster of the kittenRead More
Preparing for the Flu Season
Ah yes, it’s that time of year again for those of us in the northern hemisphere. The weather is getting crisp, the leaves are falling off the trees, and soon a soft blanket of snow will cover the countryside. Of course, I’m talking about Flu Season. The flu season canRead More
Management Isn’t Just For Managers
In a cube farm, you typically hear the word manage when the boss comes around. The boss talks about needing to manage projects or employees or whatever else needs managing that day. In many cases, you only see your boss when you fail to meet expectations, or they know that there is some deadline approaching. This also inspires fear in many employees because your manager only appears when something is wrong. What if you had a different relationship? What about your peers? Do they know what to expect from you when you work together? All of these things require management. You need to manage your boss, your coworkers and your career.