Perceptions About Where You Work

social_prefix = ”; social_title = ‘Perceptions About Where You Work’; social_url = ‘http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/04/25/perceptions-about-where-you-work/’; I recently joined a new company and it’s been interesting watching people’s reactions when they learn where I now work. Previously I’ve served in the Navy, worked for a children’s toy retailer, for an IT outsourcer and for a large company that made [...]

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Interviewing at Microsoft – Part 1

As some of you know, I recently accepted a position with Microsoft as an Account Technology Strategist. I blogged about my interviewing experience and it’s been posted on the Microsoft Careers Jobs Blog. The beginning of the post is below including the jump. Microsoft has a legendary reputation as a difficult place to interview, but [...]

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iPad SchmiPad I’m Slate’d

Yea, so it’s here. It’s cool and all, but it doesn’t cure cancer or bring world peace. It won’t solve the problems with the Red Sox blowing leads late in games nor will it help the Cubs win a World Series. Now I’m not an Apple H8T3r, nor am I an Apple fanboy salivating at [...]

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What’s a Babson MBA Worth?

Will a Babson MBA be worth it? I don’t know whether it will be worth it for you, but I do know the Babson Fast Track MBA was absolutely worth it for me. It was worth the substantial financial investment. It was worth the countless hours of studying and work. It was worth the sacrifices, both my [...]

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Return of the CLMs

As the saying goes, if something is working why stop doing it? The topic of CLMs, aka Career Limiting Moves, has generated over 10 times my normal mail volume, all from people telling me stories about CLMs they’ve seen or committed. We’ve all seen CLMs,  a lucky few of us have even made and survived CLMs, but apparently the unifying thread [...]

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