I do, and it’s a known weakness that I’m always working on. The first step is admitting it, right? Our CEO, David Gray, passed along this great article, Get To Work By Meeting Procrastination Head-On. It’s a short read with solutions and gives good insight into why we procrastinate. For example, “Knowing and acknowledging when [...]
kristi m
February 27, 2012
Posted In: Life at Daxko, Professional Development, Talent, Technology, Workplace
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You may have heard that we’re kicking off our first annual Daxko Lab Days this week. Wondering what that is? I asked the head organizer, Will S., for the full scoop… WHO: All Daxko software engineers have the opportunity to pick one of nine different projects planned to work on. We estimate that almost everyone will participate. [...]
It’s that time of year when Daxko’s People Team hits the road for the opportunity to meet the best and brightest college students in the state. Each event, we look forward to talking with students and recent alum about their interests, career opportunities at Daxko and next steps. I invite you to check out the six [...]
If you follow @Daxko on Twitter or Facebook, you have heard by now that we had an amazing company-wide retreat last week called Kickoff. It’s been a tradition since 2005 for the entire company to go offsite and talk about the previous year’s highs/lows and the new year’s goals and initiatives. 6x.2x.3x. Looking at the past [...]
kristi m
December 5, 2011
Posted In: Free Career Advice, Grow Your Career, Interviewing, Job Hunt
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Something I’ve been involved with over the last 7 years is helping people in their job search. Since I was blessed with a fulfilling career in recruiting, I feel like I owe it to job seekers to give them helpful tips to steer them in the right direction. In my last blog post LinkedIn [...]
LinkedIn is a very powerful tool – how are you using it? As a professional, it’s important to build a network with like-minded individuals. If you are a believer in information sharing, this networking tool makes it really easy! “As of this year, LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more [...]
I’m talking about your perspective on life… your job… your faith… or, even the city in which you live. If you’re stuck in a daily grind, maybe you need a new perspective. This blog post was inspired by my recent trip to Chicago. We went on a riverboat architectural cruise for a guided tour of the [...]
Are you familiar with TechBirmingham? “TechBirmingham leads, supports and coordinates the start-up, attraction, growth, retention and expansion of technology-based businesses, investments and jobs in the Birmingham, Alabama area.” Daxko has been a proud supporter of TechBirmingham for many years. In fact, our CEO David Gray, is the chairman. We’re big believers in uniting local tech groups to exchange knowledge, network [...]
Posted by Kristi M It’s that time of year when Daxko’s People Team hits the road and has the opportunity to meet the best and brightest college students in the state. Each event, we look forward to talking with students and recent alum about their interests, career opportunities and next steps. I invite you to check out the career [...]
This post is meant to inspire students to pursue software engineering. Going back to school isn’t in my future, but it’s not too late for you! (Not to mention there is no way on this earth I could do anything remotely close to software engineering. I was not blessed with technical ability.) So what is [...]