Good Jobs #65 🏔
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Good Jobs #65 🏔
Dev, design, marketing, and sales jobs at Figma, Automattic, Krazy Coupon Lady, Trust & Will, Simplot, Healthwise, and more
Mentor
A couple jobs ago, I had the opportunity to interview hundreds of parents over the course of a year — specifically new and first-time parents.
It was incredible. It shaped the way I parent my daughter.
One major takeaway I had from those interviews is that advice from the parent of a child only a year older than yours wasn’t all that helpful. Five years older: Meh. Twenty years older: Pretty bad, maybe even dangerous.
The best advice came from parents who had a child just 3-6 months older. Their advice was specific, actionable, and not yet muddled by our rosy recollection of the past.
Anyway, I bring all this up because mentoring has a similar dynamic. An experienced designer with 10 years or more experience under her belt giving advice to a new grad might be helpful, but the most useful advice often comes from someone just a few steps ahead. They just walked the path with the slippery rocks, the steep cliff, and the poison ivy. They can provide the most direct information to help you avoid making their mistakes.
The person way up at the top of the mountain might not remember exactly where that cliff was — or worse, maybe they took a path that was harder and more painful than it needed to be.
Consider mentoring. No matter what stage of your career. Someone out there is two steps behind, a little bit scared, and looking for some useful advice.
Onward,
Loren
P.S. I’m mentoring on ADPList.
DEV
Senior Software Engineer at Kount
Boise | Full-time
Lead Software Engineer at Balsam Brands
Boise or remote | Full-time
Software Development Engineer in Test III at Healthwise
Boise or remote | Full-time
Software Engineer at SEL, Inc.
Boise | Full-time
Software Engineer at Simplot
Boise | Full-time
From last week: Full Stack Engineer at ConvertKit
Remote | Full-time
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PRODUCT, DESIGN, RESEARCH
Product Designer at Figma
Remote | Full-time
Product Designer at Vacasa
Boise or remote | Full-time
Senior Product Designer at Automattic
Remote | Full-time
SALES, CX, MARKETING
Customer Support Manager at Gravity Payments
Boise or remote | Full-time
Account Executive at Trust & Will
Remote | Full-time
Social Media Content Creation Intern at Scentsy
Meridian | Part-time, Internship
Digital Content Photographer at Krazy Coupon Lady
Eagle or remote | Full-time
Still hiring: Junior/Mid-level Copywriter at Duft Watterson
Boise | Full-time