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Mentors are critical to personal and professional growth. I wouldn't be where I am without them. -- 3 years ago, I met David Wei through the Columbia University Hackathon run by Joy Fairbanks. He was assigned to my startup, Soluminos, to help me work through our business plan and pitch. He asked the hardest questions when we talked through our business plan and pointedly challenged many of our assumptions. Answering them was tough, but his questions were absolutely the right ones to ask. I knew after that, that having him as a mentor was the sanity check I would highly value both in my business and career. -- David - Thank you so much for the post and, most importantly, your mentorship. You have helped guide me on several pivotal occasions, and I truly appreciate your insight as I continue to navigate a new chapter. Find yourself a mentor like David. One who offers solutions (or asks important constructive questions!) when you need to hear it and offers support when you need it. #mentorship #mentor

I texted one my clients to commiserate our PHX Suns getting swept from the playoffs and mentioned how it seemed that they didn’t have a clear identity and purpose. His response brought a smile to my face. “Too many core values” 😅 He has heard me say “no more than 5!” a time or two. Too many core values is nearly the same as no core values. While the number isn’t important, these questions are: Do we know them? Do we share them? Do we live them? Core values can just be words on a shirt (or wall) Or they can be a powerful guide for shared identity, shared language, and shared experiences. #psblty

Just finished a call with a candidate and like any call, I wrap with "Do you have any further questions for me?" This candidate said yes, its a personal one! Already I'm excited, this person is going deep!! "Why do you like working at Verint?" Buns to a bear, this question is to me! I love being asked this, because I love working at Verint and I can say that with my hand on my heart! Its a very easy conversation to have and hopefully the candidates can hear that in my tone, as I smile like Cheshire cat 🐈 with my answer. #customerengagement #remoteworking #candidateexperience

Interviews yesterday were pretty fun! It’s nice to realize halfway through how much experience I have to pull from when answering questions about live service in gaming. So many scenarios are familiar thanks to the 8+ years of crisis management or general day to day happenings of community management. One of the things I really appreciate is how transparent and honest each panel was about diversity. Always ask how compensation stacks up across the studio, if folks feel heard and supported no matter their background, gender, or other. This is very much important on the community side as we not only work with numerous folks across a given studio and genuinely care about their day to day, but we also support the internal culture and “community” that is gamedev. When articles about layoffs, descrimination, or abuse pop up, we’re some of the first to push for answers. Not just to issue reactive comms to calm down a given fanbase, but in hopes of improving the lives of those who build the games that communities rally behind. Looking forward to more interviews and conversations. Much love.

Due to the mass layoffs in the tech sector, the last 18 months have witnessed a significant influx of solopreneurs entering the consulting and fractional space. There is a great opportunity for tax, legal, and insurance experts to launch informational sessions. A couple ways to bring value to this segment is partnering with local chambers, hosting webinars, or building partnerships with other organizations supporting small businesses. This provides an excellent avenue to build a partner channel, position the organization as a thought leader and market your organization with a minimal budget.

Things that make my product marketing job easier: 😓 Launch products that solve real pain points 🤗 Work with people with great vision to solve these problems. Luckily, this is the case at Beamery This week was our ❄️Winter Product Launch❄️, and we shared some exciting updates with our customers 🥳. It is now easier than ever for sourcers, recruiters, and hiring managers to work together towards their mutual goal: hire the best possible talent, with the right skills, quickly. Check out some of the cool new features we've added, to support skills-based hiring 😎 (And learn more about our Hiring Manager Hub here: https://ter.li/6ibngv ) Mihaela P. Dan Rushton Kei F. Olga P. Andrew Keating Kirsty Cooke

We connected with Mandy Fick Anderson, Principal Software Engineer at Vestmark, to get the details on her career path and what a day in the life looks like in her role. In this video, Mandy answers: * Details about Vestmark * Her role and responsibilities * What a typical day in the life look like for a Principal Software Engineer * What attracted her to the role/company? * Advice for someone on a similar career path?

What’s new in Beamery? 🤔 This week was our ❄️Winter Product Launch❄️ and we shared some exciting updates with our customers 🥳 Now, it’s even easier for TA teams AND Hiring Managers to find and hire candidates with the right skills, quickly, with Beamery. 💗  Want to see some of the cool new features we've added, to support skills-based hiring? 😎 Take a look! 👀 (And learn more about our Hiring Manager Hub here: https://ter.li/6ibngv ) 

I'll be honest every recruiter at Develop:Brighton is there to pitch themselves to potential clients, be it a hard sell or not so hard sell. It's still selling. As game studios, you're going to have your choice, and you get a free beer, coffee, ice cream or lunch out of it. In all honesty, my favourite thing about events is learning what studios and companies are up to, I love getting excited about the future of this industry, naturally, scaling is always a conversation point here, and if I think StrideQuest is a good partner, I'd tell you why and see how we can work together. If we're not I'll point you towards other solutions for your hiring. I think 3 reasons we're a great choice is: 1) Fee Structure built to help with growing a studio, no ridiculous large one-off fees. 2) International Team of very experienced recruiters. 3) We offer every solution we can to help your team grow, not just a fee collector. If you fancy me being excited to learn about your studio and giving you a little bit of a pitch on StrideQuest, drop me a message lets get a meeting set up