With Blind Bytes, Jack Kelly and Rick Chen reveal insider tips about professional life, which you can use immediately to level up your career. In this episode, we take on bouncing back after a layoff. Jack shares what you should do if you've been laid off. He explains how you can get leads for a new job or a job referral. Jack also outlines how you can start a plan for a new job. With the onslaught of layoff announcements, this is understandably a difficult time for many people. If you need someone to talk to or have any questions pertaining to the job search, please feel free to reach out to Jack at jack@wecruitr.com. Talent by Blind helps software engineers and technologists land job offers with some of the fastest-growing companies. Our recruiters work directly with you (for free!) to get you on the inside track with hiring managers and roles with better total compensation packages or impact. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/mhe5kscq https://www.talentbyblind.com/

Matt Spitz, Vice President, Engineering at Vanta Matt was previously one of the founding engineers at Dropbox New York. He reflects on how the office grew from zero to 160 employees. We touch on how he helped hire 90 engineers, whether geography or job-hopping matters for your career and how Silicon Valley engineering culture might differ from New York and elsewhere. Finally, he explains what it's like to be an engineer at Vanta, the tech challenges in security and compliance, and what he looks for before he makes a job offer to his team. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/ba2qbznm

With Blind Bytes, Jack Kelly and Rick Chen reveal insider tips about professional life, which you can use immediately to level up your career. In this episode, we take on "career cushioning." Jack explains what so-called career experts and media pundits mean when they talk about career cushioning. In short, it's the plan that professionals should have to protect their futures and perhaps even survive a layoff or reduction in force. He breaks down the trend and provides actual things you can do to get started. Finally, Jack tackles the future of quiet quitting amid concerns about a recession and all the layoffs, hiring freezes and job offers getting rescinded. With the onslaught of layoff announcements, this is understandably a difficult time for many people. If you need someone to talk to or have any questions pertaining to the job search, please feel free to reach out to Jack at jack@wecruitr.com. Talent by Blind helps software engineers and technologists land job offers with some of the fastest-growing companies. Our recruiters work directly with you (for free!) to get you on the inside track with hiring managers and roles with better total compensation packages or impact.  https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/mhe5kscq https://www.talentbyblind.com/

With Blind Bytes, Jack Kelly and Rick Chen reveal insider tips about professional life, which you can use immediately to level up your career. In this episode, we take on the "hidden job market."  Jack explores why some jobs are never posted on job boards or a company's career page. He explains what some companies are doing to get around New York City and some states' pay transparency laws, which require salary listings to be included in job descriptions. Finally, Jack outlines why it's best to work with a recruiter who specializes in your job function or industry and why internal referrals are still crucial to getting the fast track in the interview process. With the onslaught of layoff announcements, this is understandably a difficult time for many people. If you need someone to talk to or have any questions pertaining to the job search, please feel free to reach out to Jack at jack@wecruitr.com. Talent by Blind helps software engineers and technologists land job offers with some of the fastest-growing companies. Our recruiters work directly with you (for free!) to get you on the inside track with hiring managers and roles with better total compensation packages or impact. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/mhe5kscq https://www.talentbyblind.com/

Danielle Poonoosamy, Director, People and Culture at Alma Danielle had an untraditional route to becoming the head of people and culture at a startup, and she says it started because she put her mental health first. We explore how burnout can fog our judgment and damage our personal growth. She also shares the latest in mental health benefits and top tips on keeping our sanity amid our current uncertain, stressful times. Finally, we take a peek behind the curtain into the mental health business. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/d2fhom3h

Kelly Scheib, Chief People Officer at Crunchbase Kelly reveals how companies determine their strategy for total rewards—everything from pay to benefits and even whether you have to come into the office. She explains why some employers are reluctant to change their benefits or pay. Finally, we get an insider's look into how the CEO and the rest of the executive leadership team perceive HR and company culture. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/d2fhom3h

Jack Kelly and Rick Chen explore what a crazy week it's been at Twitter. We discuss what happens with voluntary severances or employee buyouts and whether asking the hardcore to stay really works. Jack points out there's a vibe shift underway at Twitter, and Rick digs into the culture, reputational and employer brand risk of Elon Musk's late-night emails and policy changes. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/mhe5kscq https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackkellywecruitr https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenrick https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-workers-quit.html

Jack Kelly and Rick Chen react to Amazon's layoffs before Black Friday and the holidays. We put the 10,000 job cuts in context, compared it against the Twitter and Meta layoffs, and dug into whether Amazon might cut even more jobs later. Rick shines a spotlight on what the Blind community says about Amazon's company culture and how HR terms like unregretted attrition or performance improvement plans can help us understand the world's largest online retailer. Finally, Jack gives his best advice on navigating the workplace amid the whiplash of company return-to-office and layoff plans. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/mhe5kscq https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackkellywecruitr https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenrick https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/technology/amazon-layoffs.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/11/16/lyft-meta-salesforce-and-other-tech-companies-are-downsizing-their-real-estate-why-this-is-good-news-for-remote-workers/

Alissa Schepisi, Executive Vice President, Employee Experience at Edelman Alissa is the go-to person for many company executives when they need to make a tough decision. We go behind the scenes into how leaders plan and communicate policy changes, like return-to-office plans, layoffs, employee attrition, and even compensation changes. She explains why some CEOs share non-answers in all-hands meetings and why they're still so awkward on Zoom. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/3cwop5mx

Jack Kelly and Rick Chen look into what happened with the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its enigmatic founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. We tackle the crypto high-flyer's rise and sudden fall and discuss the red flags that might have been there all along. As a bonus, Jack shares his opinion steeped in working with hundreds of Wall Street and financial-technology compliance professionals for decades. Finally, Jack and Rick discuss how competitors and crypto firms dealt with FTX's bankruptcy filing and what this means for the industry and the thousands of professionals it employs. https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/mhe5kscq https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackkellywecruitr https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenrick https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/11/14/the-swift-ascension-of-ftx-and-its-sudden-demise-the-sec-needs-to-take-action/