http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/351431?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/assets/images/jobster/logos/rss_logo.gif http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/351431?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:51:58 GMT Most recently updated answers by James Wisdom http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/86740?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers An employee of mine recently said "bend like the willow" when we were discussing changing marketing direction on a big promotion, and this is great advice that has resonated with me. At QVC, becoming entrenched in your perceptions of what will happen is a sure path do disappointment and frustration. One must cultivate a zen-like acceptance that everything will probably change between point A and B - and by the way, we decided to change B to X. I once wrote a Haiku to the Today's Special Value (QVC's big daily promotion): still being revised the TSV, our challenge complete, final, now? Which pretty much sums it up. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:51:58 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/86740?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/86739?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers QVC's work environment could best be described as "hectic." It's very fast-paced and the business turns on a dime based on what customers want at any given moment. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:41:31 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/86739?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/86608?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Philip Morris respected and appreciated an aggressive sales force during this troubled era for the company. I had great colleagues - young, sharp, work hard, play hard types. But, with hundreds of lawsuits looming and a changing marketplace, the company was between a rock and a hard place, which made the job in the field challenging. I enjoyed the competition against the other companies like Reynolds, Lorillard and Liggett. After about 2.5 years I had swept through the territory and brought most of the accounts under exclusive agreements and landed the 2 major chains operating in the region. Sales were up by 10%+. I took great satisfaction in the accomplishment though it was hollow in context of the fact that cigarettes were killing people and that's why I finally left. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:59:29 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/86608?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/86607?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers I found Pitchfork when I was looking for a review on the Sneaker Pimps. I loved the style of their reviews and emailed the Editor and Creator, Ryan Schreiber. He let me write 3 sample reviews, liked them all and we thus began a relationship that lasted 4 years in which I wrote over 300 reviews for the now-popular music tastmaker. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:57:30 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/86607?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/168977?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers After 3 years with Philip Morris as a Territory Sales Manager, I did 2 years of contracting with J&J and GEFA while I acquired Webmaster Certification and worked on a freelance business on the side. Meanwhile, I looked for a job until I was contacted by someone who had seen my resume on a site. I got a job as a web developer, was promoted after a year, then promoted again into the Marketing arm of the $1BN ecommerce site 3 years later. Thus I find myself today. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:02:25 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/168977?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/168975?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers I hauled drywall at a local construction site for two weeks before I gave up - my hands couldn't take it. I then became a busboy then a dishwasher, salad cook, banquet chef, then grill cook, stockboy, festival labor, security guard, youth hostel manager, promotional representative (for both Philip Morris & Apple Computer), inside sales representative ... and all this before my resume begins. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:20:18 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/168975?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/168978?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers I had one of those interviews that is advertised like an interview but when you get there it's actually a pyramid scheme looking for motivated, unhappy young professionals to sell supplements. I had already been down that road so I walked out but they were very upset that I didn't just sit there like a good sheep. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:33:03 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/168978?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers