Career tips

Have you ever had an “ah-ha!” moment? It’s that moment in your life, or in your career, that initiates a change in how you think, work, live, etc. I recently had a few “ah-ha!” moments myself around the work I do at Cisco. (It’s truly one of the best places to grow both professionally and personally…

Extended sailing is often described as “days of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.” As a sailor, I can tell you that those boring times give you a lot of time to think. In fact, if you ever find yourself crossing the Atlantic Ocean in your own 40-foot boat, you will have approximately 25…

Everyone knows that the New Year means setting new goals, be it saving for that vacation holiday or spending more time with friends and family. Its also a super time to set goals for your career. Some simple ways to look at how to achieve your Career Goals include: 1 – Try and Establish a vis…

To create world-changing technology, you need world-changing technologists – like the engineers that help make up the #WeAreCisco tribe. So who better to give career advice to aspiring Cisconians than these inspiring Cisconians? These systems engineers are all Chairman’s Club Winners – the top 1% in…

The Internet is flooded with ways to succeed in life, business, happiness, relationships, and just about anything else that can be measured. A quick Google search will bring up thousands of articles from people who want to help. As a young professional here at Cisco, I frequently catch myself wonder…

Recently I had the opportunity to talk to a group of students who had a decision to make. They had multiple job offers, a good problem to have, but could only pick one. Hard Choices. My job was to sell them on Cisco. But it turned out to be more than that. While I was happy to share why I came to Ci…

Cisco employees are really excited about the upcoming Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens. Especially me. Opening night. I’m there. Which got me thinking, maybe I could channel Yoda by imparting some “Do or do not, there is no try” wisdom about how to use the Force in a job search. Express your inte…