Over the last couple of years, I’ve been approached by a number of organisations looking for “talent”. (I use the term loosely, mostly because I don’t really see myself as “talented”. I like to keep that word for the artistically-minded. I prefer “skilled”, since it’s something I’ve learned, and something anyone else following in my steps can learn. But I digress.)
It doesn’t really matter how they found me, only that they approached me. Hey, I’m talking my ego here — believe me, it needs all the help it can get. Working at an agency with extremely skilled and talented people on demanding accounts will often leave you wondering: Am I really any good at my job?
Then opportunity knocks. It’s really quite validating.
Over the last year or so, I’ve been approached by a number of companies, local and international, regarding some fairly high-level positions. Among them:
- AvenueA/Razorfish (twice — I just got a call from another recruiter for a different office)
- Google (yeah, totally honoured to get this request)
- Replicon (a local company that makes the time tracking software we use — I was very tempted)
- IQ Interactive (also very cool, as they do some really neat work)
And most recently, this morning as a matter of fact, Yahoo! That’s also a very cool one, since I admire what Yahoo! does. It also doesn’t hurt that I know three people who currently work there (Jude, Scott, and Jim), and a couple who used to work there (Scott and Dr. Yes).
If you at least feel wanted, then you don’t feel rejected. And that’s a good thing in my books.
