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Leading Questions Podcast

We are Dawn Kuczwara and Jer Lance; technologists, leaders, and (most importantly) opinionated people who want to draw from our wealth of experience in becoming leaders and leading teams to help answer your questions. If you'd like yours answered, email us and we'd be happy to "help!"
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Now displaying: May, 2018
May 29, 2018
This episode's question:
My company encourages conference attendance and reimburses expenses/travel. Previously I purchased a hotel stay for an event and was reimbursed immediately. More recently, I purchased a prepaid hotel stay and conference ticket for an event 2 months out, but my company has said that I can't be reimbursed the cost of the hotel because I haven't stayed there yet. Once the stay is complete, then I can add it with my other expenses for reimbursement. While I should have been aware of this rule change and I'm thankfully financially stable, but how much could I push back? Should I take the risk or is this even really a point of concern?
May 15, 2018
Join Yanni Kuznia and Jer as they broadcast the live Q&A from Penguicon! Questions include:
What is the worst job you've ever had (not starter jobs like fast food)? I keep hearing about servant leadership...what's that? It's easy to find tech conferences, what are good conferences for leadership? Is college necessary? If so, how much?
Note: I kept referring to "Carnegie Mellon" courses when what I meant to say was "Dale Carnegie" courses. One of those is much more "bullshitty" than the other. I'll leave which is which as an exercise for the reader. Download this episode
May 1, 2018
This episode's question:
Can you please discuss your thoughts on what constitutes a good resume and, more importantly, what constitutes a terrible resume? As a hiring manager, I'm subjected to a wide range of resume formatting, some of which is clearly performed by the recruiter or agency presenting the candidate. A recent trend separates a candidates job history from their skills or accomplishments, making it impossible to determine the candidate's career growth, for example. Can you discuss what an individual can do to clearly present themselves in writing to clear HR hurdles for a phone screen or in-person interview? Also, please share your all-time "worst resume" stories.
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