Eric Burns Online — Page 11 of 13 — My Virtual Take on Tech

Can You Learn from the Cloud and Be More Secure?

November 30, 2018 High Level Tech Intro No Comments

The Internet has been described as the Wild West. It is expansive, diverse and chaotic. In old Westerns a new visitor to town often learned important details by talking to the local saloon bartender. Everyone tended to pass through for a drink. So the bartender saw and overheard a lot…

Does That Startup Have a Bright Future?

October 18, 2018 Getting Hired Startups No Comments

If you are looking to join a firm that is either planning to go public or be acquired, how do you analyze the risk level? It used to be that a “startup” was a small firm, low in employee count, where there was a clear risk. These days firms…

Yes, but Is Google Your Best Friend?

September 30, 2018 High Level Tech Intro No Comments

I was having a very interesting conversation with someone in our Marketing Department about the cadence of marketing and the over-abundance of technical content that exists today. This got me thinking that I need to take a closer look at how the consumers of the content I am tasked with…

About Me – I Don’t Aim To Go Viral

September 28, 2018 Attitude Random Notes No Comments

So when I wrote my “about me” page I did specify that I didn’t create my blog to rant. (And of course I disclosed that I am a Fastly Fanboy.) But one thing that I didn’t mention was that I am not looking to create viral content. Recently I’ve reached…

This Is What I Was Looking For

August 6, 2018 Attitude Getting Hired No Comments

A month ago I posted So What Am I Looking For? which covered how everyone should know why they are working where they are. I’d like to dive deeper into the analysis I did in choosing to land at PagerDuty. Photo by Matthew Henry To be honest I knew something…

I’ve Landed, & And I Owe Thanks!

July 16, 2018 Attitude No Comments

I’m not talking about a flight into Denver with turbulence. Rather about my journey to find a new exciting opportunity after the accident 11 months ago. Of those 11 months, 4 were spent disabled in a wheelchair pushing hard to recover. Over 7 were spent reviewing jobs online and email…

Hiring, but the Bus Is Empty?

July 11, 2018 Hiring Process Startups No Comments

One of the most influential book I read during my graduate studies was Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap . . . And Others Don’t by Jim Collins. His analogy of the Mirror and Window is a litmus test I use for leaders in the workplace. And…

Outbound Job Applications? Why I’ll Think Twice Next Time

July 9, 2018 Attitude Hiring Process No Comments

I’ve seen multiple posts about how applying for roles as a job seeker is often not a good use of your time. It can even work against you for various reasons. After this latest search I’m giving serious pause on how many outbound applications I’ll go through the effort to…

Job Candidate – We All Get The Same Pay . . .

July 5, 2018 Hiring Process Startups No Comments

I’ve worked for startups that have ranged in size from 5 people to a few hundred. (Yes, technically those shouldn’t be labeled “startups” but this is a different kind of economy.) At the smallest I actually signed on part-time for just health insurance and equity in the beginning. The next…

SE Candidate – Keep Organized During The Search

July 3, 2018 Hiring Process Sales Engineers No Comments

So one thing that is different about being a Sales Engineer in the tech space is that there is often true career stability. While other technologies or industries will grow or shrink, an SE that can adapt and learn will always be of value. When I look at my history,…