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Opportunity At Perfect World Entertainment!

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(Steve here.  Beyond trying to bring attention to great projects, I’m trying to bring attention to great jobs.  The folks at Perfect World Entertainment need a Product Manager Platform position filled, so I’m helping out!)

PWE is building a new platform and we are hiring the team to build and manage the platform.

So we have a “Senior Product Manager Platform” position

The person will lead platform implementation efforts for the platform division and manage partnerships that offer strategic value to the group.   Shape and support strategies for ongoing growth of Platform content and drive the publisher and platform roadmap to ensure success.   Provide product management leadership throughout the products lifecycle (market/product requirement documents, pricing, forecasts, roadmaps, messaging, go-to-market plans, etc.).   Prepare and present strategic, competitive, and market analysis for the product.

Great role, great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new initiative.

Go here for more information!

 

Why Sharing Career Lessions Needs Translation

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Recently I got laid off.  I could probably add “again,” but I’m living in Silicon Valley, where “laid off” is sort of the minor flu of careers.  We all catch it occasionally and it’s not that remarkable.

So beyond my job search, I’ve also been working on learning lessons to use into my suddenly-delayed book on job search.  I appreciate the irony, and wanted to make sure I not only applied what I learned to my search (which is working) but captured new lessons.

I’m used to doing this; sharing my experiences with others.  In fact, I encourage other people to share their own career experiences.  But I came to realize as I discussed my delayed project and lessons with people, I’ve missed a crucial fact: translation.

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Are You Interviewing For A Position Or As A Person?

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After seventeen years and counting in IT, I’ve done a lot of interviews and held a lot of jobs.  I try to share my experiences, of course, which is why you get a lot of my brain dumps here.

One of those experiences that has turned into the career fertilizer I’m about to import, is that when you interview, you have to determine if you’re interviewing for a Position or as a Person.

This may seem a bit confusing – you’re a Person interviewing for a Position, right?  Well that’s you.  What’s different is what’s going on in the minds of your interviewers, even if they don’t always know it.

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