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What Values Make You Happy at Work?

Goodbye Culture-Fit, Hello Values-Fit With Amazon’s announcement that it is seeking to build their HQ2, there’s been a lot of discussion regarding the challenge of maintaining a corporate culture when you have two headquarters. Which, in turn, brings up a bigger issue: What should everyone focus on in the hiring process to ensure that new hires fit in with the corporate culture? While many organizations have been focusing on Culture-Fit, I have seen that this is not ...a good idea. As the US workforce has become increasingly internationalized, Culture-Fit has become associated with culture biaswhere candidates with similar backgrounds, opinions, communication styles, ethnicity and lifestyles are hired. However, what actually makes companies work is to instill a set of common values or principles. Which is why growing companies are now focusing on Values-Fit, hiring candidates who share the organization’s core values regardless of their opinions, ethnicity, etc. Quite often these core values are a reflection of the personalities of the people that drive the company. For example, Dave Duffield, founder of PeopleSoft, had what was known as Dave’s Rules of Business Behavior. Among the edicts: Clean bathrooms Eschew office politics Don’t use your business computer for personal business Imagine that: A company that was bought by Oracle for $10B had a core value system where keeping the bathrooms clean was rule #1! Another great example of a company that has clearly identified its core values is Amazon. Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, recently wrote in the annual shareholder letter, I’ve been reminding people that it’s Day 1 for a couple of decades. Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death. And that is why it is always Day 1. Amazon’s value-driven process is defined by 14 Leadership Principles (including customer obsession, ownership and a bias for action) that guide employee behavior, focus and goals. You can bet that Values-Fit is an important aspect of Amazon’s hiring process. In summary, it’s time to say goodbye to the outdated term, Culture-Fit, and focus instead on Values-Fit, which more appropriately matches the direction in which multi-nationals are heading. When organizations hire people that share a sense of purpose and guiding principlesbut have diverse viewpoints, backgrounds and skill setseveryone benefits.

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IoT Mobile Apps Product Manager San Diego, CA Our client is looking for a dynamic Product Manager who will be responsible for defining product and solution strategies in the Sports markets within their product portfolio. This position will define new products and features that meet market needs, assist in establishing use cases and product requirements, and drive the execution and delivery of key products. The successful candidate for this position will be a highly mo...tivated, strategically oriented leader with strong business acumen, knowledge in both the product and business environment, and experience in the consumer software spaces. Candidate must have experience developing mobile and/or SaaS products. The candidate must have a passion for sports and the pursuit for creating great consumer products that users care about. The Product Manager will be working on highly strategic products that will make a big impact in the Sports industry. Our client is working hard, having fun, and making history! Come join the fun. If you’re searching for the ideal candidate to fill an IT position, simply let us know when you’re available for a telephone call. Rick Raimondi [email protected] 858-736-1665

Does Telecommuting Work For You? IT Recruiting Expert, Rick Raimondi discusses the paradox of telecommuting in today's business environment. He'll tell you the trends happening with large corporation pulling back on job flexibility and what the data shows for future trends. Is telecommuting working for you and your company? We invite you to tell Rick what your experience has been...

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Systems Integrator Account Manager DC/VA Our client is a leader in Traffic Visibility, DDoS, Advanced Threat, and Cloud Protection. They require the best talent in the industry that will believe in making a strong impact for their customers. They are in search of a Business Development Manager to focus on the Federal Systems Integrators to increase opportunities for their DDoS and Advanced threat solutions with the Federal government. For the past 16 years, our client has ...been focused on protecting the majority of the world’s service providers, largest enterprises and Federal customers. You’ll be performing business development activities that include developing and growing relationships and opportunities through the Federal System Integrators to win federal accounts You’ll partner with a SI team by providing direction and setting priorities to drive revenue growth and meet strategic goals And much more http://www.nablenow.com//business-development-manager-fed/ If you’re searching for the ideal position, simply let us know when you’re available for a telephone call. Rick Raimondi [email protected] 858-736-1665 #SIAccountManager,#CloudProtection#FederalSystemsIntegrators,#DDoS

Why Is IBM Backtracking on Telecommuting? The rise of telecommuting has been one of the more important IT trends of the past decade. More companies are open to it, and mobile technology that has grown by orders of magnitude and concepts such as the cloud has made the idea of decentralized employment far more accepted. It’s interesting that the progress of telecommuting is not all in one direction, however. Indeed, one of the early champions of the form of work, IBM, is backtr...acking on telecommuting. Quartz reported that Big Blue is calling telecommuting marketing employees in the U.S. back to the office. Those who can’t (or won’t) comply will be fired. The story reports that the 2,600 employees affected will now be housed at offices in New York City; Boston; Raleigh, NC; Atlanta; Austin and San Francisco. This would be a big change for any company. It is even higher profile because of IBM’s telecommuting history. The story says that in 2009, 40 percent of its workers telecommuted. Employees of acquired companies were allowed to telecommute. An added irony is that the stated reason is one that has long been used as an argument against telecommuting: Read More http://www.itbusinessedge.com//telecommuting-pioneer-ibm-w See more

Solution Consultant Sales Engineer Bellevue, WA We’re conducting a time sensitive search. Our client has a highly visible opportunity for you to be part of a world class team that is the industry leader in application and network performance management products and solutions. In this position you’ll call on T-Mobile in the U.S. and partner with the sales team by providing quality pre-sales technical support and presentations, articulating unique product value to the c...ustomer. By having a strong background in selling Solutions and solid understanding of all phases of the sales cycle, you’ll support an account manager as a technical consultant. You’ll engage early in a deal to help set sales strategy, understand how to lead discovery, craft a solution to solve a customer’s business need, and get deep in validating our client’s solutions with key T-Mobile stakeholder groups. This requires an in-depth understanding of a customer’s technical infrastructure. If you’re searching for the ideal position, simply let us know when you’re available for a telephone call. Rick Raimondi [email protected] 858-736-1665 #SalesEngineer, #SolutionConsultant, #BellevusWA, #TMobile

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The Flextime Paradox Workers underestimate the benefits of a flexible schedule... Workplace flexibility has obvious appeal as an alternative to the traditional 9 to 5 day. Arrangements such as telecommuting and flexible working hours have been around for a while, with nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce doing some work from home. But how much do employees value this flexibility? And how good are they at assessing the factors that contribute to their own happiness? The answers are not what you may think. Results reported in a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, clearly indicate that, whatever people might say about their desire for greater scheduling choice, most employees aren’t willing to give up much pay to get it....see more http://www.nablenow.com/the-flextime-paradox/

WE’RE ALL ABOUT CUSTOMER INTIMACY At N-Able Now Solutions we work closely with our candidates and hiring managers, relying on personal touch, not process. By focusing on customer/client intimacy, we know what our candidates do best and learn the ins and outs of our client’s corporate culture. This intimate knowledge allows us to find candidates that best match your job requirements and your organization. If you’re searching for the ideal candidate to fill an IT position, simply let us know when you’re available for a telephone call. Rick Raimondi [email protected] 858-736-1665

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