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Agile project delivery - Fact or Fiction?
The places I’ve worked at, as much as they say they delivery projects via agile, rarely achieve this (mostly waterfall with a small sprinkling of agile words thrown in for good measure).
Google / Facebook (Meta) / Amazon / Tesla / Apple / anyone else - please tell me that agile project delivery exists (and how have you made this possible in your company?)
Thank you.
Microsoft why are you damn obsessed with making so much of your software “start on startup” by default?
It’s so annoying and Microsoft teams is the LeAST efficient chatting app out there so it’s awful on resources. Slack is SO much faster and doesn’t start on startup (I don’t think ?)…
you’re really quite something to blatantly copy the competition, make your product more sluggish, and then add in your nasty ass dark patterns. Microsoft teams = bloatware 90% of the time. Stop prioritizing it
It is so easy to get into tech recruiting. Randstad, Select Group, Robert half, etc. look at recruiting firms. My husband went from deciding he didn’t want to go to med school (plot twist) to a job as a tech recruiter at Randstad and now is a manager of talent acquisition for a big tech company.
Would she be a good grandmother if she didn’t ask? Lol
You're a good friend. Every worker at Starbucks works so much harder than I do as an engineer. They have to serve some unpleasant people for a fraction of my pay. Tip your baristas!
Agreed. My time in retail was by far the hardest job I (now 35) have had.
Tech Sales is another option
You’d probably need to start at a more entry level role like a SDR role but you can get your foot in the door for sure.
Another good way out is if your friend can find something he’s interested in and get certified in it. That’s what I did to get my foot into the industry.
But non specialized careers, they can learn pretty quickly in recruiting, account management, sales, operations coordinator, etc.
Best of luck!!
This is a good idea, especially things like Agile, Scrum, etc that aren’t technical.
If y’all would- here’s his linked in profile: www.LinkedIn.com/in/jaime-maese
Please send a connect request if you’re not above that!
I just redid his photo and will be working on his page as I find time this week!
Thank you so much! He would benefit from a convo with you!
Customer Success
My good friend's wife used to manage a Peet's. She levered that into an HR job in tech, and 10 years later is now a VP of People at a unicorn startup.
Map your prior experience to the skills they're looking for, and craft your story appropriately. The answer to "tell me a bit about yourself" should not be a rehash of your resume, but should rather be a tight sales pitch about how your experience matches the job requirements, and how excited you are about the industry and the company.
The real questions are, what are your friends goals? What are your friends talents?
What about program management? He could get some certifications to brush up on knowledge.
If they could gain some technical background or speak well to their kpi as it relates to sales increases or customer satisfaction I bet they could do some kind of customer relationship manager.
SALES
If your friend is willing to start from an entry level, could definitely pivot into Customer Success. There are plenty companies that he could apply to and have a chance at that would serve as a stepping stone. I did it myself. Happy to provide more specific advice if you DM me.
That’s perfect!! Thanks so much!