Co-CEO @builditfirst. angel investor. recruiting expert. new yorker. avid traveler. lgbtq+ human. pragmatic idealist. 🏙✈️🏳️🌈💙
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Joined February 2015
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Robert Charming retweeted
The highest ROI on your time is saying no to things you shouldn’t prioritize. Takes 15 seconds to save an hour!
Robert Charming retweeted
Hey friends, I’ve got a super talented, very senior engineer who is looking for a new job. I would highly recommend this person, they’ve got YEARS of experience writing SQL in React 🫣
Please let me know if you’re hiring for such a person and I can connect you
Robert Charming retweeted
Most of the time when you are stuck or unmotivated,
you don't know what you want.
Defining what you want is the first step in getting it.
Robert Charming retweeted
Boom! Today @backoneAI announced the launch of powerful, self-service AI tools for product data transformation. (Click on image to learn more!) medium.com/@r_20869/generati…
Robert Charming retweeted
Tattoo this to your brain:
"The world is a malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think.”
-- @pmarca
Robert Charming retweeted
On your resume and in interview conversations, outline your accomplishments, not just your duties and responsibilities.
Robert Charming retweeted
Every time you begin a new month ask yourself
(1) what should I stop doing
(2) what should I start doing
(3) what should I keep doing
Arrange your life like a chess board and tune it to perfection 💪
Robert Charming retweeted
Here’s a secret about managing up:
The more you manage up, the more your boss will recognize your value.
It’s a Jedi mind trick.
Let your boss think they’re managing you… But in reality, YOU are managing THEM.
Here are 13 principles for managing up:
Robert Charming retweeted
Food for thought: Why do we place a moral imperative on job searching? Why is escaping a toxic situation not a "good enough" reason for leaving a job?
Robert Charming retweeted
One of the most powerful ways to see better results as a leader?
Help your team members develop a personal growth mindset.
Robert Charming retweeted
Companies should realize it’s easier to encourage PTO use and avoid employee burnout than it is to replace burnt-out employees
Robert Charming retweeted
A successful job search can be broken down into 2 parts:
1) knowing your value
2) showing others your value
One can’t happen without the other.
Robert Charming retweeted
working for yourself is great bc you have the flexibility to choose which 14 hours you work daily
Robert Charming retweeted
Burnout is sneaky because you don’t realize you’re borrowing from tomorrow to push through today.
Robert Charming retweeted
Job seekers:
Networking is one of those things you should get good at. It will quite literally set you apart.
If I have an open role and someone reaches out to me personally and lets me know they applied, I almost always look at their application right then.
Robert Charming retweeted
If you feel that the interviewer is spending too much time concerned with some old position, explain to them how it helped get you to where you are today, and how it would help you in the future. Frame these as learning experiences that remain useful to you.
