Using Google Calendar to make it easy and free for people to schedule time with you outside your job
If you need people to be able to schedule meetings with you that don’t show up on your work calendar, this post’s for you.
Category Archives: On the job
My recent job search by the numbers
Applied to 115, rejected by 52, interviewed by 8, hired by 1. LinkedIn was my job-search HQ. Going to work for the U.S. Digital Service.
How to write an automated job rejection letter
Don’t say “we regret to inform you.” Don’t say “unfortunately.” Here’s how to do it right.
Hack of the day “Jobs Filterer for LinkedIn”, Chrome extension for filtering lists of jobs in LI
I wrote a Chrome extension to filter job listings in LinkedIn because LinkedIn itself is bad at this.
How to ensure that I won’t want to work for your company
AgreeYa sends me email claiming that I applied to work for them, but I didn’t. The email is riddled with errors. Their home page is riddled with errors. When I attempt to reply to their email and ask which job I applied to, my reply bounces.
“SoftHQ” earns a place in my tech recruiter hall of shame
A SoftHQ recruiter called me four times in two days, emailed me twice in two days, all for a job that he should never have been contacting me about. My attempt to complain to SoftHQ failed because the contact email on their web site bounces.
Taking your contacts with you when you switch jobs, without stealing from your former employer
I’ve worked almost entirely for startups for the past 30+ years. It’s what I love, but switching jobs a lot comes with the territory. One of the problems I face with each switch is how to take with me outside contacts I’ve made, without compromising my soon-to-be-ex-employer’s intellectual property. Sure, I’ve added some of them… Read More: Taking your contacts with you when you switch jobs, without… »
Another reminder of why I so “love” Paychex
Because I am a boring old fuddy-duddy, I was spending the minutes leading up to the New Year trying to reconcile my 2013 medical flexible spending account (FSA), i.e., to match up the FSA transactions listed on the Paychex web site with those listed in my financial management software and confirm that there were no… Read More: Another reminder of why I so “love” Paychex »
High Tech Ventures blows off the BBB
As I commented following my recent posting about slimy recruiter High Tech Ventures, I filed a complaint with the BBB about them a month ago. According to the BBB, “We have written to the business two times on your behalf and we have failed to receive a response to your complaint.” Please, folks, do not… Read More: High Tech Ventures blows off the BBB »
High Tech Ventures strikes again
A few minutes ago, I got the following email message from Ed at High Tech Ventures, a recruiting firm I have trashed on my blog in the past: Subject: Company Name specs I placed the cto. He’s a great guy and asked me to help with a couple engineering roles. I’ve attached the job specs.… Read More: High Tech Ventures strikes again »