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Best birthday yet! Two job offers and many good wishes.
Last Friday, October 31st, was my 37th birthday. It turned out to be my best birthday yet! Two offers The night before my birthday, I received another job offer. This means I started the day with two offers in hand, … Continue reading
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Tagged community management, Dimdim, Facebook, Mzinga, social media, Twitter
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Kevin-up: some waiting (for good news?), more Practical Conversations, and more tweetups and parties
I held off on putting this post together, hoping to have some concrete updates for you, but I can’t wait any longer. Been some beautiful days in the past two weeks, but we’ve also had a real frost – feels … Continue reading
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Tagged alexa scordato, ben grossman, interview, job, john cass, practical conversations, rebecca corliss, tweetup, Twitter
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Kev’s update – another interview, Practical Conversations launch, and upcoming events
I was talking to my better half last night and I had to admit I’m loving the job hunt process. It’s been an excuse to meet incredible people, no idea why I hadn’t been getting out there in recent years. … Continue reading
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Kevin update – 2 interviews and an email
Two interviews today. One from the comfort of my home office, the other in Burlington, MA. AND an email from the company I interviewed with a year ago. (and yes, it’s too long to write “What’s new for Kevin update” … Continue reading
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What’s next for Kevin – another interview scheduled, an attempted poach, and a rejection
Since yesterday’s post, I have another interview scheduled an odd email and one rejection. Another interview scheduled I’m heading down to Burlington, MA tomorrow to meet with @patrickmoran at Mzinga. Very cool to have a chance to sit down with … Continue reading
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What’s next for Kevin update – interviews, more unexpected discussions, another opportunity, a new blog, and a non-answer
It doesn’t seem like it, but it’s been 3 weeks since my last ‘What’s next for Kevin’ update. More interesting updates since then. It’s been nice to stay busy while still enjoying the change of seasons and being home with … Continue reading
‘What’s next for Kevin’ update–new connections, resume feedback, and an unexpected discussion
Some interesting developments in my “What’s next for Kevin?” work. Since last week I’ve attended 2 technology events in the Boston area: Ignite Boston 4 (Sept. 11) Web Innovators Group (Sept. 15) They were both good opportunities to network. At … Continue reading
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Web Strategy Resume – v1
After a minor glitches, the first draft of my updated resume is below. A couple things to note: my goal is to shift the focus of my experience from just technology management to better reflect the broader web management and … Continue reading
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Resume – work history, exaggeration and ethics
As I’m working through my resume re-write mapping my work experience to the web strategy competencies, I’m trying to be careful how I state my role in the events/projects/initiatives I reference. I want to avoid exaggerating my work. Not sure … Continue reading
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Rebuilding the resume, competencies for web strategy
The tool I’m most frequently asked for in this job hunt is my resume. Though I haven’t fully decided what’s next for me, continuing in the web strategy space is a reasonable place to keep looking. My current resume emphasizes … Continue reading
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