One Louder
Exploring the fine line between clever and stupid. Heather Hamilton is a Staffing Manager and Microsoft Employee Evangelist.
I'm flip-flopping on flip-flops
From Gawker (oh yeah, I admit it), people are wearing flip-flops to work. Flip-flops are abundant at...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/30/2006
Rock Star: Supernova
Can you feel it? I think you can.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/29/2006
Career Networking Event in Redmond, WA
Remember when I blogged about what awesome looks like on a resume? Well our invitational event with...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/28/2006
One customer, one experience
You might read Seth Godin's post about a card store customer's experience and wonder why the card...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/27/2006
The career pre-nup.What would you include?
I read about Nicole Kidman's pre-nuptial agreement ("Nicole Kindman in Love, Not Stupid"...love the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/26/2006
You can work on an award winning marketing team....literally
Funny how people throw around the term "award winning". Sometimes it even denotes that an award was...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006
Corporate Initiatives Partner Manager
Microsoft is in the press more than any corporation in the world. As such, we need to know how our...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006
Research Manager - Worldwide Public Sector and Worldwide Licensing and Pricing
Would you like to work in a fast-paced market research team that is helping to provide customer...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006
Research Manager, Global Customer and Satisfaction Measurement
Purpose: This position’s primary responsibility is to drive research design, execution and analysis...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006
Corporate Initiatives Research Manager
Microsoft is in the press more than any corporation in the world. As such, we need to know how our...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006
Anderson Cooper on the Daily Show tonight?
It's like some programming wizard at Comedy Central really loves me! I can't decide if there's...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/21/2006
I don't know how to make this any clearer for you: cancel my account!
Saw Vincent on the Today Show this AM. He's the guy that taped his call to AOL to cancel his...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/21/2006
Want to add more marketing goodness to your day?
MarketingSherpa is holding it's blog awards again. And while I couldn't be bothered to vote (having...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/20/2006
Time for a change...
suddenly, I hate the title of my blog. Every time I see someone link, I wonder what they thought as...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/19/2006
Bill Gates' Success and How it Applies to your Career
In light of BillG's announcement that he will, over the next two years, transition to full-time work...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/17/2006
When are you least productive?
Anthony blogs about productivity and time-of day here. I find it interesting that the time of day...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/16/2006
The long overdue death of finger quotes in my repertoire
You know finger quotes, those bunny ear motions you you make with your index and middle fingers to...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/16/2006
All about the interview
Lots of blog posts on interviewing recently....hmm, could be a sign of changes in the employment...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/16/2006
Marketing opportunity for Starbucks Liqueur
You decide. Science is weird. I suspect that caffeine + alcohol makes for very annoying bar...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/15/2006
Bill Gates' Transition
I'm listening to the Town Hall Meeting right now but obviously, this is a public announcement. Here...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/15/2006
If Willy Wonka Made Coffee
Folgers goes viral I wonder what sound those yellow creatures make when you step on them. Just...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/15/2006
More proof that I am old
I don't get it
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/14/2006
Minty fresh and highly caffeinated
What happens when you combine 100 liters of diet coke and 500 Mentos. I really hope that the Coke...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/14/2006
One perfectly good reason to abandon your healthy diet
Here. And I'll be doing so for a brief moment in the near future. I love the interview with Dixie...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/14/2006
Fire the customer and make it snappy
I'm kind of fascinated by the concept of firing the customer. Seth Godin posts today about a couple...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/14/2006
Marketing with guilt...
It's working on me. Anything with dogs works on me. We are a big fan of Kongs in our family. Suspect...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/13/2006
Run, Heather, Run!
I remember having to run in gym class in high school. I hated it. I hated that burning sensation in...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/12/2006
Robert Scoble reportedly leaving Microsoft
First, I don't know if it's true. I'm reading it on blogs just like you. Aside from the occasional...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/11/2006
I want you to want me
Groucho Marx may have had it right when it came to club membership. Well, he may not have had it...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/08/2006
Are we cool now? What about now? Now?
Could it be true? Did Demetri Martin just sign a deal with Microsoft? Please bear with me as I...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/07/2006
Being "too nice"...something I've never been accused of
Here's an article on MSN careers on the difference between being "nice" and "too nice" (a pushover)....
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/07/2006
How to get promoted in ten easy steps
Hah! If it were that simple. But Kate Lorenz over on MSN Careers has some tips for getting promoted....
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/31/2006
The diff between marketers and evangelists
Sing it, sister Couldn't have said it better myself.
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/31/2006
Saying "we suck" makes you happy?
Steve Rubel says: "I like companies that say 'we suck'" And while I agree with the notion that...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/25/2006
I found some extra time in my work day
While everyone else is talking about this, I'm working. I can't be the only one that doesn't...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/25/2006
I own two pair of Uggs...
one that I, rather ironically, wear when I do yard work. I like how beat up they look and I just...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/23/2006
Telecommuting confessions...
I can use the phrase "good sweats" in a sentence with a straight face I put on a little make-up to...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/17/2006
Cool or Lazy?
I'm not sure which I am (actually, I am sure, but you probably aren't sure which one I am). I loved...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/15/2006
Explaining short stints on resumes
Over on the MSN career site, there's an article about explaining to a hiring company the short term...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/12/2006
Is the "Today Show" media and are they for sale?
This morning on the Today Show, they are broadcasting from aboard a huge new Royal Caribbean cruise...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/12/2006
Simplicity
This highlights to me the importance of simplicity (cute kid alert!). You can't help but appreciate...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/08/2006
If your blog is written by your PR department...
is it really a blog? Over at Novell, Kevan Barney (PR Manager) and Bruce Lowry (Spokesperson) are...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/02/2006
Naughty but Funny
Oddly, laughing at this makes me feel guilty like when I used to get the giggles in church....
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/01/2006
In asking for employment references on the job application counter-productive?
If I've learned one thing lately, it's the people will try to talk you out of something that they,...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/01/2006
The Chinese invented pasta
We Americans....we bring you the Pasta Express. Because making pasta is so hard. I predict this...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/28/2006
Product Naming Matters
If you have to tell your customers how it say it, your product better be good. That's all I'm...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/28/2006
I apologize ahead of time
I guess I never want to be the one to break up a party. I was tagged by Robert Merrill. Now, I am...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/28/2006
Hot job for Marketing-Savvy Editor
I don't often recruit on editor positions, but the hiring manager for this position in MSN contacted...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/27/2006
Marketing Editor for MSN
The adCenter team is looking for a smart and creative editor who is experienced with marketing and...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/27/2006