Month: September 2008
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‘What’s next for Kevin’ update–new connections, resume feedback, and an unexpected discussion
Some interesting developments in my “What’s next for Kevin?” work. Since last week I’ve attended 2 technology events in the Boston area: Ignite Boston 4 (Sept. 11) Web Innovators Group (Sept. 15) They were both good opportunities to network. At Ignite Boston I saw 2 of my favorite Tweeters (@CMajor, @znh). Got some great advice…
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Web Strategy Resume – v1
After a minor glitches, the first draft of my updated resume is below. A couple things to note: my goal is to shift the focus of my experience from just technology management to better reflect the broader web management and strategy experience I have the formatting is readable, but I’ve had to switch editors and…
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Resume – work history, exaggeration and ethics
As I’m working through my resume re-write mapping my work experience to the web strategy competencies, I’m trying to be careful how I state my role in the events/projects/initiatives I reference. I want to avoid exaggerating my work. Not sure if it stems from my personal standard of ethics or because I’m under-valuing the work…
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Rebuilding the resume, competencies for web strategy
The tool I’m most frequently asked for in this job hunt is my resume. Though I haven’t fully decided what’s next for me, continuing in the web strategy space is a reasonable place to keep looking. My current resume emphasizes technical leadership with less focus on the strategy side. The result has been many calls…
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What’s next for Kevin?
Typically, I take very few risks. I was taught that you never leave a job unless you already have the next one lined up Recently I realized my career wasn’t going where I wanted. So, I left my job at the beginning of July…. …and I didn’t have a new job lined up yet. It…