One Louder
Exploring the fine line between clever and stupid. Heather Hamilton is a Staffing Manager and Microsoft Employee Evangelist.
As much as I'd like to avoid Al Roker...
I'm not sure I can justify this as an addition to my collection of coffee makers. Though I have to...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/17/2006
You too can be a big loser
Here's a Businessweek article about Microsoft's clinical weight management program. You know those...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/17/2006
Recruiter Question #8: So many positions, so little time, so many opportunities to hit the "apply" button
All recruiters may not be in the situation we are in, where we have hundreds upon hundreds of open...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/16/2006
Why people blog
I thought this was interesting. Verbatims (is that one of those annoying, made up words?) of...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/14/2006
Job offer advice
Good job offer advice from the Marketing Headhunter. I'd say something about a bird in the hand, but...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/10/2006
Recruiter Question #7: Chronological or functional?
I know I have never been a fan of the functional resume...too much opportunity for things to be...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/09/2006
Recruiter Question #6: Outside interests
Recruiters...what kind of outside interests do you want to see on a resume? How do you feel about...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/08/2006
Recruiter question #5: What do you want from me?
Thought we could delve into the realm of the interview (we'll come back to resumes...I have more...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/07/2006
Recruiter question #4: Objective statements
Objective statements on resumes...a good idea or not so much? If you like them, tell us what you...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/06/2006
Single people celebrate holidays too
This is really the first year I have noticed this but it's happened a couple times: When scheduling...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/06/2006
I'm so sick of the political ads!
Argggh! Thankfully the election is tomorrow...I cannot stand any more of these advertisements....
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/06/2006
Recruiter Question #3: Cover Letters
OK, I may be stacking these questions too close together but let's see what happens. This one's from...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/03/2006
Taking the fun out of Halloween
Meant to blog about this last week...just so darn busy. There was a TV advertisement that was...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/03/2006
Recruiter Question #2: Resume Red Flags
Question courtesy of ChrisS (thanks Chris!)... What are common red flags on a resume? What will make...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/03/2006
Seattle-ites....25 for $25 is back again
One of my favorite things.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/03/2006
It depends on what your definition of "is" is
This has been bugging me for a while. The possessive word Is, which rhymes with "eyes" (as in Bill...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/02/2006
Recruiter Question #1: What catches your eye on a resume?
Recruiters, what is the first thing you look at on a candidate's resume?
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/01/2006
Something new...
As much as I've been sharing of my self in my recent blogging (are you as bored as I am?), I realize...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/01/2006
One more entry in the category "truth is stranger than fiction"
I got an mass e-mail yesterday from Alaska Airlines. I guess I get these because I have a frequent...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 11/01/2006
How I know that Abercrombie doesn't want my business...
My customer profile: thirty-something who reserves a significant portion of disposable income for...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/30/2006
Only enough room in my heart for one dog...
but if...IF...I had room in my heart to love one more doggy as much as I love my Jonas, it would be...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/30/2006
At once disturbing and fabulous
I miss the 80s.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/25/2006
My take on options
Our marketing team has a new employment branding campaign that I really like. They have different...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/25/2006
Trying not to lose vacation days
Every year at this time, many Microsoft employees start to devise plans to take off extra vacation...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/25/2006
Commuter-friendly workplaces
Marketwatch has an article on commuter-friendly workplaces detailing results of a study by the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/19/2006
Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This
A few weeks ago, I took a class at Microsoft called Situational Leadership. We have a training team...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/18/2006
The exploding video resume
I hope that someday we come to find out that Aleksey Varner (née Garber) has a wicked sense of...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/17/2006
Dress like your favorite holiday
Those creative Aquent people. Love this idea. See if you can guess the holidays. It's not as easy as...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/13/2006
And Whole Foods Didn't Even Know I am a Blogger
Some of my out-of-town co-workers are in town for our HR Summit and yesterday afternoon, we planned...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/12/2006
Wherein I make a complete hypocrite of myself
We had day one of our Global HR Summit today (HR folks from around the world fly in to Redmond for...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/11/2006
Employee experience changes at Microsoft
The Seattle Times has an article on the changes made to the current Microsoft employee experience...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/09/2006
To hug or not to hug?
I might be inclined to hug him. I'm really not sure why (since I'm definitely NOT a touchy-feely...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 10/06/2006
I joined the Cafeteria Tour
Yesterday, I met Christian and friends as host to the building 121 edition of the Microsoft...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/29/2006
Note to people that keep calling and hanging up before it goes to voice mail
Leave a message! Sometimes I don't pick up the phone because I am in the middle of something, and...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/29/2006
"Tantrums and curses can get you places!"
Short and interesting Washington Post article on what some companies really do with your recorded...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/29/2006
Peter Clayton interviews me for Total Picture Radio
We talk about marketing at Microsoft, what my team does (Go team!) and advice on resumes and...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/29/2006
TheLadders hires tall people
TheLadders was the reason for my visit to NY last week. That's Dewayne Martin, their VP of Strategic...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/28/2006
"The more people you know, the luckier you will be"
Speaking of being lucky (well, fortunate, really), I had the chance to meet Karen Salmansohn last...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/27/2006
I'm finally understood...
here. It might seem ironic (well counter-productive, really) that someone from match.com is telling...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/26/2006
51% of the population knows what a GWP is... should all marketers?
Is it just me or is GWP one of the most wonderful acronyms ever? Some of you (especially those with...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/26/2006
tod's first impressions of Zune
Here. Hmm, hope some of those Zune folks show up in some meetings I'm in soon. I'd love to get my...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 09/26/2006