Thinking About Wuhan Family
The Chinese side of my family is from Wuhan. This is a photo at Moshan (磨山) one of my favorite places at the East Lake (东湖). Normally we would go to Wuhan in the summer. I know that sounds crazy because it’s hot, but that is when our Chinese Joint Ventures (our kids) have their school holiday.
We think about Wuhan all the time. We hope you and your family members are well.
Spring recruiting in China is suspended - as I hear from recent graduates in Beijing.
Do you want to work in North America this summer or this fall?
If so, experience in North America will raise your 起点 if you ever plan to work in China.
I’m a global exec giving back because I used to be an international student, too.
I’m happy to discuss how to:
hear back after applying
stay here
do well at job fairs
get interviews
network
negotiate the offer
If you don’t mind a little tech, here is a link to my calendar: https://lnkd.in/eqP_7R4
Can jump in there and find a time that’s best for you?
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Coronavirus: Latest Numbers
The latest official numbers on the Wuhan coronavirus at this link: http://bit.ly/2O8zm7Z
My in-laws are in Wuhan and they are doing their best!
Spring Job Fairs of 2020
Spring job fairs of 2020: Are you in the mood to ace your upcoming job fair? If not, no problem. If yes, check out this live training recorded with my #datascience and #SWE mentors. Recorded live and free for you here for a limited time.
We cover:
- The right philosophy with which to approach the job fair.
- The Before, during and after of the job fair.
- How international students handle the “we do not sponsor” question.
My goal for you: crush it!
Job Board Algorithms: Are You Trapped by Them?
Job Board Algorithms: Are You Trapped by Them?
Have you given up control and let them trap you?
Here’s how to know.
If you answer yes to:
- working really hard on the job search, applying to everything online, and that’s all you do
- not consistently getting interviews
- hearing “not hire international students” all the time.
- feel frustrated
- don’t have coffee chats on a regular basis
- dream company lists not guiding your actions
Then you know you are trapped.
At any time, you can shift to:
- get speaking to your dream companies
- get consistent engagement from dream firms
- experience growth in confidence, even enjoy the process
- come out from this process with a great offer
Glad to chat about your situation, your goals, and share some advice via this link: https://lnkd.in/eqP_7R4
There is no need to keep doing something that isn’t working.
Job Search: Strategy to Consider and Force of Effort
If you are looking for a job and you spend 30 min per day looking for a job...you will continue to be looking for a job. There’s job search strategy to consider, and then there is also the issue of the basic force of effort.
I held this friend to a higher standard of himself and he did eventually put in the work and get a great job.
Watch yourself and if you see yourself falling into a rut, pull out or have friends who can help you.
As my teacher says: self-discipline is doing something even when you don’t want to do it.
On Being an International Student using LinkedIn
𝙊𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙄𝙣 (LI). I got a question from a parent in China: is LI safe?
Her daughter was getting some messages that were not professional. The mom concluded that LI should not be used at all.
With 300m people on LI, LI reflects the broader society. There is good and bad. So, let’s use LI with a purpose, be professional and sidestep the bad stuff to get the results we want.
My mentees and I work through situations like this. I help apply a professional lens. People hire people, not resumes. We do need to meet people to get hired, and we need to be flexible with schedules + stay professional.
One female client connected to a manager at a famous company. That manager invited her for drinks and dinner. Drinks AND dinner? Red flag. Alarms went off. We had to respond cautiously.
Now, in NYC it is common to grab a drink after work. But I was fairly sure this guy was bad news.
I instructed her to say she had to keep it to a drink + that her friends...
Hopeful for 2019: Poetry from Tru Vu
“Because eyes see the blue sky,
Eyes glisten sky blue.
Because eyes see the vast ocean,
Eyes extend as far as the sea.”
When you contemplate 2019 and your own professional development, or the talent you want for your team, what do your eyes see?
Do your eyes glisten sky blue?
If you look out onto 2019, you will see yourself.
Hiring managers calling you about the offer they just gave you...a great team coming together to tackle enterprise goals...see that in yourself. Because you see that, offers come, teams are built.
Let's Grab a Coffee in Jan?
Fortune 50 campus recruiter (personally hires 200 people / yr): “If there was one thing I could tell folks, it would be to not just network with me when you want something. Network with me when I am really bored.”
That’s how I’m approaching things with the reindeer.
