I look with relief with the passing of 2009 and excitement for what 2010 holds. In the last year……
The Awesome….
Joined the Team at Wantsa (effective Jan 2010) in Vancouver BC
The Good….
Social Networking Consulting project in Orlando Florida
Microsoft SQL Server SAN Consulting project in Portland Oregon
Development/Management Consulting project in Mountain View California
JQuery/ASP.NET Consulting Project in Bellevue Washington
SMS Consulting project in Palo Alto California
Web Consulting project in Bothel Washington
The Not-So Good….
Passalong Networks collapsed.
The Unintended Outcome
Perhaps the biggest lesson regarding my 2009 journey was living through a truly difficult recruiting process from the applicant perspective. Although 2009 may prove an anomaly in the modern recruiting history, it has proven to be a major point of personal growth, one which I hope sticks. While I expect to write more about this process subsequent to this posting, I do want to make the following promises.
- I promise to treat every applicant with whom I meet with basic human respect
- I promise to communicate truthfully to every applicant with whom I meet
- I promise to follow through with my promises. If I say I will call you on a particular day, I will
- I promise to do my homework and be prepared in advance of an interview
- I promise to not turn an interview into free consulting