One Louder
Exploring the fine line between clever and stupid. Heather Hamilton is a Staffing Manager and Microsoft Employee Evangelist.
Fire bad, PhotoStory Good
John Porcaro had a scary accident and has a good sense of humor. Only John would create a Photostory...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/18/2005
Blogging is not the "big, new thing" in recruiting...relationships are
I get calls from press and staffing industry leaders to do interviews or articles about blogging. In...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/17/2005
One of my blog readers just got an offer from Microsoft!
I'm not going to say who it is because that is his business and he can let us know if he likes and...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/17/2005
Top ten things hiring managers can do to identify candidates
One of the P&L Staffing Managers asked me for help on this topic in the past. It's funny how...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/15/2005
Apprentice 8: I'm sick of this show and John is just sick
I can't do it anymore. This episode is the one that put me over the edge. This week, I cannot recap...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/14/2005
Upcoming interviews and thinking about podcasting
After linking to Mike Hall's podcast with Balz Wyss, I gave Mike a call to discuss podcasting in...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/09/2005
Podcast interview of Balz Wyss, Senior Product Manager in Mobile and Embedded Division
I didn't have anything to do with this one, other than the fact that I recruited Balz to Microsoft...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/07/2005
My radio interview on the graffiti episode
Here's the link to my interview with Dawn and Peter at Landed.fm. The topic was the Apprentice...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/04/2005
What a non-technical Microsoft employee looks like (alternate title: Heather sees if she can add pictures to blog posts)
I'm experimenting with adding pictures to my posts. Don't laugh...I told you I wasn't technical!...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/03/2005
Don't be alarmed
Over the next week or 2, making changes to the blog. Nothing major (obviously, since my VCR is still...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/03/2005
Changing Role of the CFO
Strategy+Business Article on the change in the role of CFO...from head bean counter to business...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/03/2005
Shady Hiring Technique
Over on his blog, Ernie Booth shared a recent experience with a vendor company that initially said...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/02/2005
Bill Gates interview with Peter Jennings
Here . Peter Jennings' phrasing of the technology questions seems a little odd to me (and trust me,...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/01/2005
Improving your online resume
On MSN careers...21 Ways to Improve your Online Resume. In case someone is going to ask me whether...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/01/2005
"Finding Trends in Customer Feedback"
A couple weeks ago I posted about customer experience feedback via blogs. Today in our careers...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 03/01/2005
Question for the marketing and finance readers out there...
OK, great feedback one whether to have 2 blogs or one. I'll be making changes to my blog over the...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/28/2005
Here's the new advertising vehicle for monster.com....I mean the recruiting newsletter from Fast Company
Here's the link for FastCompany's new hiring newsletter, which I receive via introductory e-mail...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/24/2005
Hot Job: Microsoft.com Site Manager
Hmmm, this is exactly the kind of job that some of you web/blog gurus could get excited about,...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/23/2005
Bad recruiter networking
I belong to a few staffing professional organizations. These groups share best practices and...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/23/2005
Advice and tips from my mother on organic produce
I feel like I have a little bit of an advantage over everyone because I get little tips from my mom....
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/23/2005
I'm moving offices...again!
I know...you're thinking "didn't she just move offices? Are her hall-mates sick of her already?" Not...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/22/2005
Shorter hours in software industry
CNET article here on the reduction in hours worked per week at software development companies. So I...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/22/2005
Customer Experience feedback via Blogs
Lately, I've noticed people documenting their customer experiences via blogs. BL Ochman's experience...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/21/2005
Looking for a list of best companies for marketers
Has anyone seen a list like this (not looking for individual opinions on individual companies, but a...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/21/2005
First hand from Sri Lanka
Ian, Canadian student and blogger (and the "1 true cool guy"), is traveling through Sri Lanka. He...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/17/2005
eWeek article about the PeopleSoft/Oracle merger that quotes me
See it here...I didn't even know it was out there since it links back to comments I made on David...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/16/2005
Silicon Valley Event: Crossing the Divide between Engineering and Marketing
The Silicon Valley PMA is having a presentation on effectively partnering with engineering to...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/16/2005
Love/Hate Brand Scores
From Jennifer at "What's Your Brand Mantra": she created a passion index based on the search results...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/16/2005
Best Business Blogs by Bomen...I mean Women.
Fast Company wants to know the Best Female Business Bloggers. Most of the blogs I read are authored...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/14/2005
Online degrees...are they worth it? What about MBAs in general?
I've been asked this question before. Here's the MSN article on the subject. I agree that online...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/10/2005
USC Names Gaming's First Endowed Chair
Huge props to my alma mater on this one. Fight on!
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/09/2005
Streets and Trips, my mom's favorite Microsoft product
Only blogging about this because my mom (who is in sales) is such an enthusiastic fan of Streets and...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/09/2005
Recruiters: want to be part of your clients business? Involve them in yours.
This is kind of uncharted territory here and I am really excited to see how this goes. We are doing...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/07/2005
Apprentice Fantasy Game Stats: Week 3
Oopsie...I meant to post this earlier. Not that it matters that much because those of you playing...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/07/2005
Here's my radio interview on the Apprentice
Last week, I did an Internet radio interview with Dawn Fotopulos of Landed.fm. ("On-Demand Internet...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/07/2005
Feng Shui Underpants Ward off Evil Spirits
I'm not making it up! Look here. I guess if you are having a problem with evil spirits (or maybe...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/03/2005
Article: Microsoft worker wants to be Trump's Apprentice
CNET article that mentions Microsoft blogger support for Verna, including this here blog ; )
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/02/2005
What a Technical Evangelist looks like (kind of like a bird...kind of like an elephant?)
Jeff Sandquists's bird/elephant analogy throws things off a bit (um, gross Jeff), but over on his...
Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 02/01/2005