Posts by Blake Coleman
Company Research – Do Your Homework
If you’re looking for a new job, you will want to know as much about the organization you’re considering joining. Of course, going to their website, finding their LinkedIn page, and simply googling the company name will help, but let’s go beyond that a little. Before we jump in, however, we do encourage you to……
Read MoreFounder Friday: How Is The Recession Impacting Tech Startup M&A?
If you take the generally accepted definition of a recession being two consecutive quarters of negative GDP, the US has been in a recession since the summer. That got us thinking, how is the recession impacting tech startup M&A? While global M&A activity is down, M&A activity is heating up in the tech arena. Just…
Read MoreWriting Effective Job Descriptions
Ever Google “writing effective job descriptions?” You’ll see there are a wealth of posts on this topic… Indeed: How to Write a Job Description CIO: 10 tips for crafting highly effective job descriptions Forbes: Want To Write A Better, More Effective Job Description? Follow These 14 Tips And if you keep going through the results…
Read MoreFounder Friday: The 16 Software Female Founders that made Inc.’s Female Founders 100
Inc. is one of our favorite publications. We love how they celebrate startups, and their various lists are fantastic. Recently they named their 2022 Female Founders 100. You won’t want to miss checking out the entire list, but we thought we’d further highlight the 16 founders and companies whose industry is listed as “software.” Sandeep…
Read MoreNCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing
In the tech world, we often hear about the US tech talent shortage, the lack of diversity in tech, the lack of diverse founders and funding for diverse founders, and a lack of diverse VCs. In reality, many of the problems we face here in the US are due to not tackling the problem at…
Read MoreCandidate Corner: Career Transition and How To Explain It
At some point in our lives, everyone faces adversity at work. It’s easy to share your story if you know it won’t impact your candidacy, but how do you present yourself when it’s something you’re worried might cost you the job? Sometimes it’s something you’ll be comfortable explaining; A reduction in force (RIF) The closing…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Serena Ventures
In August, at 40 years young (and just shy of her birthday), Serena Williams retired from tennis as arguably the most dominant career the women’s sport had ever seen. Yes, she might not have been quite as dominant as years past, but she was still a force to be reckoned with on the court. With so much…
Read MoreInternal Stakeholder Alignment
One of the keys to hiring is ensuring everyone is on the same page. A big part of that is internal stakeholder alignment. In today’s post, we look at what we mean by internal stakeholder alignment and the benefits to your organization. What is internal stakeholder alignment? The key components of internal stakeholder alignment are……
Read MoreFounder Friday: Southern Logistics & Supply Chain Startups
Greenville and the state of South Carolina are heavily focused on manufacturing, especially manufacturing tied to the automotive industry. In addition, while our state only ranks 23rd in size, South Carolina Ports ranks 9th in container volume (and the bordering Port of Savannah, which also feeds SC manufacturing, ranks 4th). Really, as a region, the…
Read MoreThe Lost Art of the Post-Interview Thank You
Most of our team has been in the agency recruiting world for 15-20 years each. Think about how many people we’ve helped find jobs during that time (hint, it’s thousands). One thing that candidates used to do regularly that seems to now often go overlooked; is the post-interview thank you. We’ve seen it tip the…
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