Hey there everyone. Wow, it has been awhile. Lot going on in life with the holidays, end of year, oh, and change.
I made a decision to leave Microsoft after connecting with an Amazon recruiting friend who has been there for about 2.5 years. Funny thing is, I interviewed him for a position while I was at atlas, a division of aQuantive and ended up hiring someone more senior. He still talks to me - thanks Jay!
So I had a phone conversation with a recruiting manager I know from the industry and then a recruiting director there whom I know from the .com days. Both good guys who have had solid careers at Amazon and enjoy it.
From there we go to the formal interview (aka "the loop"). I met with several people (yes several) and the interview went well. Everyone had good questions for me and were, IMO, very open about experience and thoughts on Amazon...both good and bad. It was great to hear what's great about the place as well as where "we" can improve.
I met with people from a couple different businesses because of the growth they are experiencing and they not only wanted to gauge where I might fit best, but also give me an opportunity to look at other groups.
My recruiter followed up with me, shared feedback and made me an offer. And here I sit today, an Amazonian in my first week! I will keep this entry short but wanted to give a quick update on my experience and what's new.
If you have interviewed with Amazon, whether you ended up joining or not, drop me a mail and let me know what you think...good and bad. There are always room to grow in both areas.
You will see more about my Amazon.com recruiting adventure and hear about our hiring efforts. Feel free to connect with me with any questions and interest.
BR
bryrei@amazon.com
206.266.9815 work
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Biking riding, the new business sport
Hey folks, been a bit since I last scripted something. I'll be the first to admit I have been caught up in my own little recruiting world as things have gotten really busy....yes, recruiting, interviewing and hiring!
That being said, I still make time for riding (pedal power)! Those of you that don't know me, I'm big time commuter, bike racer and triathlete. The bike is my zen place. Makes me want to leave work early on sunny day, makes me smile when I fly by car traffic that is standing still on my way to work, and I like showing off my calves (no really).
But this week, a friend and Job Mob co-founder (http://www.thejobmob.com/recruiting/index.html#1) Josiah Johson drop me an email to let me know a buddy hooked him up with his old Cervelo (new or used those bikes are awesome) and he asked if I wanted to ride after work.
The weather here in Seattle started off slow, but based on the 5 day forecast, was going to start looking good Thursday through Sunday. So we decided to sync up on Thursday. Turned out today was good day. I met Josiah at the Job Mob HQ on Eastlake, checked out the space and we started talking shop as we were heading out the door.
This was just a friendly, let's get out in the sun shoot the breeze type of ride. We talked about how things have been going for the Job Mob and how the yare starting to see things turn in the economy and about successes and speedbumps thus far. Overall, business is good.
Then we start talking about recruiting and Josiah is like, Biking is the golf, and I'm like what?! Now I consider myself a very strong networker and well connected, but it kind of caught me off guard to hear someone say, not verbatim, but that biking was the new business sport.
I have always said that I need to learn how to golf so I can leverage that as a tool since it seems to be "the business man's sport." But Josiah proceeded to tell me about some of the technology folks he has met riding and the networking he has been doing while on the bike.
Now I have met my fair share of people via biking, have done a bit of networking and even hired from it. But I still hadn't thought of it as the new business man's sport. Now I really do.
And I'm glad that I won't have to pick up the clubs anytime soon, biking is pricey enough.
Good biking with you today Josiah. Best of luck to you and the crew at The Job Mob and I'll look forward to riding again soon.
For those of you that don't know, The Job Mob is a boutique recruiting firm working with technology professionals. Whether you are looking for a new adventure or not, this crew is good to have in your network. Never hurts to part of "the family."
Feel free to connect with me on the bike, linkedin, twitter or facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/bryan.reichert
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanreichert
@bryrei on Twitter
That being said, I still make time for riding (pedal power)! Those of you that don't know me, I'm big time commuter, bike racer and triathlete. The bike is my zen place. Makes me want to leave work early on sunny day, makes me smile when I fly by car traffic that is standing still on my way to work, and I like showing off my calves (no really).
But this week, a friend and Job Mob co-founder (http://www.thejobmob.com/recruiting/index.html#1) Josiah Johson drop me an email to let me know a buddy hooked him up with his old Cervelo (new or used those bikes are awesome) and he asked if I wanted to ride after work.
The weather here in Seattle started off slow, but based on the 5 day forecast, was going to start looking good Thursday through Sunday. So we decided to sync up on Thursday. Turned out today was good day. I met Josiah at the Job Mob HQ on Eastlake, checked out the space and we started talking shop as we were heading out the door.
This was just a friendly, let's get out in the sun shoot the breeze type of ride. We talked about how things have been going for the Job Mob and how the yare starting to see things turn in the economy and about successes and speedbumps thus far. Overall, business is good.
Then we start talking about recruiting and Josiah is like, Biking is the golf, and I'm like what?! Now I consider myself a very strong networker and well connected, but it kind of caught me off guard to hear someone say, not verbatim, but that biking was the new business sport.
I have always said that I need to learn how to golf so I can leverage that as a tool since it seems to be "the business man's sport." But Josiah proceeded to tell me about some of the technology folks he has met riding and the networking he has been doing while on the bike.
Now I have met my fair share of people via biking, have done a bit of networking and even hired from it. But I still hadn't thought of it as the new business man's sport. Now I really do.
And I'm glad that I won't have to pick up the clubs anytime soon, biking is pricey enough.
Good biking with you today Josiah. Best of luck to you and the crew at The Job Mob and I'll look forward to riding again soon.
For those of you that don't know, The Job Mob is a boutique recruiting firm working with technology professionals. Whether you are looking for a new adventure or not, this crew is good to have in your network. Never hurts to part of "the family."
Feel free to connect with me on the bike, linkedin, twitter or facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/bryan.reichert
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanreichert
@bryrei on Twitter
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