by Dave Walker » Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:09 am
A great piece filled with personal touches. Thanks to Dave for writing it, and for Ana for picking it out.
I'm struck by the similarities between Dave's and Dick's early career and my own, years later. It may seem that email and the internet has made things different, but fundamentally finding a job was the same, right down to the "just wait" factor. Then, as now, a resume gets 30 seconds or less before being filed away. If I printed out my job search responses, I could also fit them inside a shirt pocket :)
I think the personal motto of "keep moving" is an excellent one -- I've heard it in some form from Conrad Hilton to Mark Zuckerberg. It is so valuable, it's probably intrinsic to success.
However, I think we could also do well to encourage this behavior in others and at work. To some extent I feel that "mediocre success" can become a company motto as well, especially if there is a risk-averse managerial style.
"The single factor that differentiates Nobel laureates from other scientists is training with another Nobel laureate." -- Sol Snyder