Remember when teachers used to say, “There is no such thing as a dumb question”? They were lying. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but there are PLENTY of dumb questions. Allow me to clarify… I don’t think the people asking the questions are dumb, and I’m surely not insinuating that I’m particularly smart—hell, I […]
Well, I Buckner’d that one.
I ask every person I interview the same question – “if you were scrolling on Indeed and the job of a lifetime popped off the screen – what would that look like to you?” I usually follow up with, “And if you say this position, you won’t get it.” to lighten the mood, but I’ve found it’s a really great […]
This may come as a shock…
(3-ish minute read) This may come as a shock, especially to those who know me well, so sit down and buckle up. I’m a “talker”. I know, I know, a truly brave admission. Gift of gab, extreme extrovert, social butterfly, *cough* loud, obnoxious, center of attention *cough* – there is no shortage of adjectives that have been used to describe […]
No Regrets? What was I thinking…
(2-minute read) Scene: Senior year of college. First ‘real’ job application. Applying to be a salesperson at a cool software start-up in NYC. I’d never applied for a job before so I enlisted the help of a college career advisor who had some sound advice. “For sales roles, they want to know two things – you’re okay with rejection, and […]