Hey! I Want Your Job!

Over the last 40 years video games have come a long way.  Far from the children's toys that they started as video games are now big business, high tech, and a major marketing component for any number of industries (even Doritos has used them!). Dave Prout is an artist, creative, developer, and business professional who has grown and developed with the industry...

Every industry has folks that the rest of us look at and think "wow, they're amazing!"  Amy Miller is one of those for must of us in recruitment.  Not only is she great at her job, but she has plenty of experience working for some of the biggest names out there.  Ok, I'll say it, she's a FAANG super star.  Amy is determined, though, to use her status and influence for good...

We've all been there - in a favorite restaurant or shop thinking "I love this place!" then you see the little sign that says "Franchise Opportunities Available".  You probably thought about it.  You might have done more than think about it.  For most of us that's where it ends.... BUT for some it's the beginning.  How do you know what options are out there?  How do you get started?  How much does it cost?  Do they always pay out?  So so many questions...

In the crowded space that is DEI consulting the term "thought leader" gets bandied about a lot.  As employees begin to hold corporate America accountable for their treatment of workers in general, and particularly their ability to create and inclusive environment DEI "gurus" seem to be coming out of the woodwork...

When you think of a high ranking Product Manager at Amazon, what do you picture?  What if we narrow that image to be the PM in charge of automated customer service?  Now do you have an image?  If you didn't think of a goofy, sports crazed frat boy with an ability to talk to and charm anyone (and possibly inanimate objects... TBD) then you didn't get it right.  Meet Deven...

Its surprising how common the belief is that anyone with an executive role has it all figured out.  It's like we've decided that somewhere along the lines they got access to all the knowledge and answers for things that were relevant to their working world.  We see this with other podcasts and articles asking execs their opinions on things that have little to nothing to do with their area of expertise and yet behaving as if their response was gospel...

Have you heard that it's a hot market?  Or a "candidate's market"?  Are wondering why you're still looking for work despite all of these articles claiming a national labor shortage?  And what the heck is the "Great Resignation"??  How do we know it's a thing?

Answers to all of these questions and more have been investigated by the one and only Dr Kirsten Lee Hill, and are discussed at length...

When you picture a C-suite exec in the petroleum industry what do you see?  60+ (ok, 65++) white, hetero, cis, male?  You'd be overwhelmingly correct.  And then there's Jennifer Hohman.  SHE is well under 60, embraces change, accepts corporate responsibility for being a good social citizen (including around environmental impacts), and makes is it a personal mission to learn and grow in the areas of DEI and social justice...

One of the careers with the highest burnout and the most people who really think they want to do the job is events.  Constantly we hear folks talking about how much they love party planning, and so they're going to "go pro".  What doesn't get the press are the incredibly long hours, the lack of recognition, and the fierce competitiveness of the industry.  In the end there are precious few who actually manage to survive in the field...

Breeanna Gordon has a sexy job title: Creative Director.  When most people hear that title they picture purple hair, funky glasses, and tattoos working for an advertising firm, marketing agency, or purely creative sector (Disney, Netflix, etc).  They don't picture Bree.  She's a lot less assuming.  A lot less "artist" vibe and a lot more "competent corporate" vibe.  They really don't picture her employer, Roth Staffing.  Yep...