One Louder

Exploring the fine line between clever and stupid. Heather Hamilton is a Staffing Manager and Microsoft Employee Evangelist.

I'm flip-flopping on flip-flops

From Gawker (oh yeah, I admit it), people are wearing flip-flops to work. Flip-flops are abundant at...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/30/2006

Rock Star: Supernova

Can you feel it? I think you can.

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/29/2006

Career Networking Event in Redmond, WA

Remember when I blogged about what awesome looks like on a resume? Well our invitational event with...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/28/2006

One customer, one experience

You might read Seth Godin's post about a card store customer's experience and wonder why the card...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/27/2006

The career pre-nup.What would you include?

I read about Nicole Kidman's pre-nuptial agreement ("Nicole Kindman in Love, Not Stupid"...love the...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/26/2006

You can work on an award winning marketing team....literally

Funny how people throw around the term "award winning". Sometimes it even denotes that an award was...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006

Corporate Initiatives Partner Manager

Microsoft is in the press more than any corporation in the world. As such, we need to know how our...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006

Research Manager - Worldwide Public Sector and Worldwide Licensing and Pricing

Would you like to work in a fast-paced market research team that is helping to provide customer...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006

Research Manager, Global Customer and Satisfaction Measurement

Purpose: This position’s primary responsibility is to drive research design, execution and analysis...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006

Corporate Initiatives Research Manager

Microsoft is in the press more than any corporation in the world. As such, we need to know how our...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/22/2006

Anderson Cooper on the Daily Show tonight?

It's like some programming wizard at Comedy Central really loves me! I can't decide if there's...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/21/2006

I don't know how to make this any clearer for you: cancel my account!

Saw Vincent on the Today Show this AM. He's the guy that taped his call to AOL to cancel his...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/21/2006

Want to add more marketing goodness to your day?

MarketingSherpa is holding it's blog awards again. And while I couldn't be bothered to vote (having...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/20/2006

Time for a change...

suddenly, I hate the title of my blog. Every time I see someone link, I wonder what they thought as...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/19/2006

Bill Gates' Success and How it Applies to your Career

In light of BillG's announcement that he will, over the next two years, transition to full-time work...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/17/2006

When are you least productive?

Anthony blogs about productivity and time-of day here. I find it interesting that the time of day...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/16/2006

The long overdue death of finger quotes in my repertoire

You know finger quotes, those bunny ear motions you you make with your index and middle fingers to...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/16/2006

All about the interview

Lots of blog posts on interviewing recently....hmm, could be a sign of changes in the employment...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/16/2006

Marketing opportunity for Starbucks Liqueur

You decide. Science is weird. I suspect that caffeine + alcohol makes for very annoying bar...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/15/2006

Bill Gates' Transition

I'm listening to the Town Hall Meeting right now but obviously, this is a public announcement. Here...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/15/2006

If Willy Wonka Made Coffee

Folgers goes viral I wonder what sound those yellow creatures make when you step on them. Just...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/15/2006

More proof that I am old

I don't get it

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/14/2006

Minty fresh and highly caffeinated

What happens when you combine 100 liters of diet coke and 500 Mentos. I really hope that the Coke...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/14/2006

One perfectly good reason to abandon your healthy diet

Here. And I'll be doing so for a brief moment in the near future. I love the interview with Dixie...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/14/2006

Fire the customer and make it snappy

I'm kind of fascinated by the concept of firing the customer. Seth Godin posts today about a couple...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/14/2006

Marketing with guilt...

It's working on me. Anything with dogs works on me. We are a big fan of Kongs in our family. Suspect...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/13/2006

Run, Heather, Run!

I remember having to run in gym class in high school. I hated it. I hated that burning sensation in...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/12/2006

Robert Scoble reportedly leaving Microsoft

First, I don't know if it's true. I'm reading it on blogs just like you. Aside from the occasional...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/11/2006

I want you to want me

Groucho Marx may have had it right when it came to club membership. Well, he may not have had it...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/08/2006

Are we cool now? What about now? Now?

Could it be true? Did Demetri Martin just sign a deal with Microsoft? Please bear with me as I...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/07/2006

Being "too nice"...something I've never been accused of

Here's an article on MSN careers on the difference between being "nice" and "too nice" (a pushover)....

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 06/07/2006

How to get promoted in ten easy steps

Hah! If it were that simple. But Kate Lorenz over on MSN Careers has some tips for getting promoted....

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/31/2006

The diff between marketers and evangelists

Sing it, sister Couldn't have said it better myself.

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/31/2006

Saying "we suck" makes you happy?

Steve Rubel says: "I like companies that say 'we suck'" And while I agree with the notion that...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/25/2006

I found some extra time in my work day

While everyone else is talking about this, I'm working. I can't be the only one that doesn't...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/25/2006

I own two pair of Uggs...

one that I, rather ironically, wear when I do yard work. I like how beat up they look and I just...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/23/2006

Telecommuting confessions...

I can use the phrase "good sweats" in a sentence with a straight face I put on a little make-up to...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/17/2006

Cool or Lazy?

I'm not sure which I am (actually, I am sure, but you probably aren't sure which one I am). I loved...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/15/2006

Explaining short stints on resumes

Over on the MSN career site, there's an article about explaining to a hiring company the short term...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/12/2006

Is the "Today Show" media and are they for sale?

This morning on the Today Show, they are broadcasting from aboard a huge new Royal Caribbean cruise...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/12/2006

Simplicity

This highlights to me the importance of simplicity (cute kid alert!). You can't help but appreciate...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/08/2006

If your blog is written by your PR department...

is it really a blog? Over at Novell, Kevan Barney (PR Manager) and Bruce Lowry (Spokesperson) are...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/02/2006

Naughty but Funny

Oddly, laughing at this makes me feel guilty like when I used to get the giggles in church....

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/01/2006

In asking for employment references on the job application counter-productive?

If I've learned one thing lately, it's the people will try to talk you out of something that they,...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 05/01/2006

The Chinese invented pasta

We Americans....we bring you the Pasta Express. Because making pasta is so hard. I predict this...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/28/2006

Product Naming Matters

If you have to tell your customers how it say it, your product better be good. That's all I'm...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/28/2006

I apologize ahead of time

I guess I never want to be the one to break up a party. I was tagged by Robert Merrill. Now, I am...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/28/2006

Hot job for Marketing-Savvy Editor

I don't often recruit on editor positions, but the hiring manager for this position in MSN contacted...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/27/2006

Marketing Editor for MSN

The adCenter team is looking for a smart and creative editor who is experienced with marketing and...

Author: HeatherLeigh Date: 04/27/2006

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