One Louder
Exploring the fine line between clever and stupid. Heather Hamilton is a Staffing Manager and Microsoft Employee Evangelist.
Darn you, clocky
I rarely use an alarm clock anymore, but when I do, I frequently do the snooze button routine. In my...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/31/2007
BillG on the Daily Show last night
Bill Gates was on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. I often wonder why the staff at the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/30/2007
Only "urgent" customer service issues addressed? What? You aren't kidding?
I used the Online Wall Street Journal at some point last year. I don't really recall what I was...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/29/2007
Lessons from The Apprentice
Finally got caught up on my Apprentice watching this weekend. Well, kind of. I think I missed the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/29/2007
Mustaches invade blogosphere
What I find interesting about this 2000 bloggers project, aside from the fact that I'm one of the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/26/2007
Playing favorites with Recruiting Tools
Any time two or more recruiters are in a room together, the subject of tools comes up; tools for...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/26/2007
Search often and tell your friends
MSN recently launched an initiative in cooperation with the UN High Commissioner on Refugees,...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/23/2007
Snow days = hunker down and get stuff done days
As much as I'd rather be able to drive off my property (which I have not done in 5 or 6...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/15/2007
Tragically unhip. And you?
If you want to know the difference between New York hipsters and the rest of us: Nicholas Feltron is...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/11/2007
It's going to snow and I am pretty sure there is some weird planetary stuff going on
Steve Raible, who wishes his name was Bluster Winblower, just said that "winter is most definitely...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/09/2007
What I think about The Apprentice...
...nothing yet. Was it my subconscious that kept me from adding the show to my list of programs to...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/08/2007
Taking deep breaths
Noooooo! Not MY Pete Carroll! Please. No.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/08/2007
There's nothing like a fresh start
There's something about the beginning of new year feels like a fresh start (even though it's our...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 01/03/2007
No more celebrating...I need rest!
OK, first of all, Happy Birthday to me! Yay, I'm finally 29! Oh and for that guy that doesn't get...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/26/2006
Five things you don't know about me
Charlene Li tagged me and frankly, I'm flattered to be in such impressive company. The idea behind...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/21/2006
Expecting power...
Wednesday or Thursday, optimistically. This weekend at the latest, I hope. Today's goal is to do...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/19/2006
Brief glimmer of normalcy
As I unloaded the food from my refrigerator into the garbage can (it had begun to smell), I made a...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/18/2006
Update: I'm alright
Holy cow. It has been quite a weekend. I'm sure you can tell what's happening around here from the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/17/2006
On a dark and stormy night
It looks like we are in for some weather. The meteorologists predict high winds and lots of rain...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/14/2006
Lest I forget where I fall in the pecking order
Bloggers invited to meet Bill Gates. I was not one of them. Hmpf.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/13/2006
Launching a Career with your Blog
This Fast Company article should have been titled "How to Launch a Career with your Blog if you are...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/08/2006
So human...
At this very moment, I am procrastinating going to the gym. I am sitting here in my gym clothes...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/07/2006
Is it too late to give thanks?
Over the thanksgiving holiday, I noticed a bunch of blog posts about what people were giving thanks...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/07/2006
Podcast interview with Scott Pitasky, Microsoft's Staffing Leader
Peter Clayton, over at Total Picture, recently did an interview with Scott Pitasky (the answer to...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/07/2006
Hero
James Kim
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/06/2006
This is what passes for advice these days
OK, it might be just me. Am I jaded? Or do fame and business overlap on the Venn diagram right where...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/06/2006
Its 7:30 AM and there's jackhammering
It's 7:30 AM with partially clear skies (somewhere in Seattle, because we have the part with the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/06/2006
Got stink?
You know how I feel about smelling stuff. I'm still a little obsessed with the Westin White Tea...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/05/2006
My key to holiday success
My key to holiday success is to get it over with early. If you can get yourself good and sick of it...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/04/2006
Plain Talkin' Texan
I couldn't care less about hard drives beyond that fact that my computer has one and it works. I've...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/01/2006
How many voice mail messages is too many?
I'm about to sound like the spokesmen for the Hairclub for Men. As a recruiter, I'm not just a...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 12/01/2006
I knew she was one of us
Carolyn Kepcher joins Microsoft. Well, sort of.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/29/2006
In my element...
I try not to talk too much about my passion for college football here because the urge to edit out...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/28/2006
One pair of hiking boots used twice in seven years
There's no fashion in hiking. You need proof? That's my dad and me hiking at Superstition Mountain...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/28/2006
Matthew Ammon
Sad news for Microsoft. A construction accident that happened last week in Bellevue claimed the life...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/18/2006
Two contract opportunities available on my team
THought I should let you all know that I have two contract opportunities available on my team in...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/17/2006