The Geek Whisperers work every day with enterprise IT professionals. In Season 2 of the show, the grew centers on talking about careers: particularly about the career success of high tech leaders who have navigated the nonlinear career path. Listen, enjoy and please be sure to share. Join John Troyer, Amy Lewis, and Matthew Brender as they share their experiences, stories, and what's worked for them as they do their daily jobs as Geek Whisperers.
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Tech Recruiters are Matchmakers with Andy Tullo – Episode 111
Do Tech Recruiters have souls? We’ve often wondered. The Geek Whisperers have more faith after hanging out with Andy Tullo. He’s a entrepreneur focused on recruiting in our fast-growing Enterprise Tech scene.
We discuss:
- Vetting company culture before you sign the paperwork
- Positive psychology in the workforce
- Finding great places to work by matchmaking the right way
- Core values of the people in leadership
- How to research as someone looking for a job
- Glassdoor as a piece of the puzzle (take it with a grain of salt)
- Watch social media of a company
- Follow their influencers – do they represent a culture you want to be a part of?
- Don’t be scared to reach out to individuals who work for the organization
- Asking the right questions
- Listen to the stories that tell you
- Listen for passion
- Listen to what was rewarded and what was punished
- Do people work for (or quit from) a manager or a company?
- Impact of a sloppy hiring practice
- Tolerating behavior is a sign of company culture
- Careers and lives are intertwined
- Seeing opportunity in everyone
- How do you measure your own success?
- Self-awareness
- Strength Finder as a tool toward self-awareness
Andy is easy to find. Give him a shout on LinkedIn, Twitter or at his company website, Permahub.
Thanks for listening!