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Career Fair Etiquette

Maxed Out Mike — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:51:11 +0000

We recently attended a Career Fair here in Boise for two days and afterwords I was left with a few thoughts that I wanted to share.

A) Do not walk up to a booth and say, "Bodybuilding.com huh… Do you guys have a website or something?"

This is equivalent to going up to the Marine’s booth and asking if they are some sort of military branch. Common sence folks!

B) When you walk up to a booth and the host asks, "What are you looking for in a career" do not say "Ill take anything. I just need a job."

The second you say this, you have lost my attention. It does not say you are a driven and motivated individual. It tells me you will be saying that to a lot of booths and wont be getting many calls back.

C) My last point and the one I stress the most is: Dress Accordingly!

Showing up in a jean skirt w/ cowboy boots and a tie die shirt will make you stand out. But not in the way you want to stand out. Same as if you show up with your Nascar hat, a wife beater and cut off jeans w/ (yet again) cowboy boots. Is this how you would dress to a job interview? A job fair is essentially a 5 min job interview.

What are some other points we should recognize before going to a job fair?

E&Y Regional Entrepreneur of the Year - Ryan DeLuca

Maxed Out Mike — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:17:50 +0000

Our CEO Ryan DeLuca has won the Ernst and Young Regional Entrepreneur of the year. Check out the full article here

Check out the Latest Bodybuilding.com Newsletter

Maxed Out Mike — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:33:08 +0000

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/newsletter.htm

Learn a bit more about our culture and the life of a BB.com’er

SKIS THAT I MUST HAVE!

Maxed Out Mike — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:20:49 +0000

Check out this link for the sweetest ride ive ever seen http://www.shopatron.com/product/part_number=311158/379.0

Strange News of the Day - Man Killed By Exploding Cellphone

Maxed Out Mike — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:13:58 +0000

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article5648440.ece

After reading I have moved my cellphone from my front pocket to the back pocket. Im willing to risk part of my glutes what it would be near in the front pocket!!!

2009 Goals

Maxed Out Mike — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:21:30 +0000

I want to share my goals with everybody on Bodyspace to not only encourage them to plan their goals but also so you can help keep me accountable!

Mike’s Goal Plan For 2009

Where will I be at the end of 2009?

I will be on my path to finishing my education, continue to grow with my family, develop closer relationships with good friends, meet several new friends, fit and in shape, teaching and helping others learn. I plan to develop, grow and balance my roles as a Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Nephew, Godfather, Friend and Boyfriend. .

FAMILY/PERSONAL

Ø Have a gathering with my parents once a week.

Ø Plan an event with Shannon and Shaun once every two weeks

Ø Spend more quality time with Hunter. Have him over for a weekend once a month

Ø Call Michelle and catch up at least once every 2 weeks.

Ø Communicate a bit more with my extended family, whether it is by phone or by email. Once a month.

Ø Do something special/romantic for Erin every week.

Ø Tell Erin I Love her EVERY DAY! And make sure she knows it!

Ø Keep in better touch with my close friends; Mil, James, Chandler, Jake, Britt, Allen, Cherry, Spud, Kelley..

Ø Keep a positive attitude and upbeat outlook. Don’t fall into the pessimistic trap.

TRAVEL

Ø Begin savings plan for European vacation 2011

Ø Attend Richards’s graduation in Reno Feb 12^th

Ø Attend Milinda’s graduation in Moscow (May/June)

Ø Attend Brittany’s graduation in Seattle (May)

Ø Visit Michelle in San Diego

Ø Attend a Red Sox game in Seattle

FINANCIAL

Ø Sell the Truck

Ø Add $50 minimum per paycheck to savings EVERY payday

Ø Keep CC use to a minimum, emergency only

FITNESS/HEALTH

Ø Continue 5day workout program

Ø Increase amount of cardio per day. Shoot to beat the previous days mark.

Ø Begin playing/coaching soccer again.

Ø Sign up for rec league basketball/softball

BUSINESS

Ø Continue studying interviewing methodologies

Ø Expand Tech recruiting skills

Ø Continue building relationship with department managers to fully understand their needs and interests for their department.

Ø Network with other Liberty Media recruiters

Ø Expand role to help ease Staci and Sarah’s workload

Ø Stay up to date w/ current with job trends in the market

Ø Develop a larger network to increase referrals

Ø Develop ways to increase employee retention

Ø Expand On Boarding Program

Ø Develop a training program for interviewers. Make sure they are up to speed on FLSA and EEOC laws and know what questions they can’t ask

Ø Become Bodybuilding.com’s CTO

LEARNING

Read 2 books a month EVERY month

Start school! Q1

Read 2 IT related books per quarter to expand tech recruiting skills

Take a personal finance class

Learn something new, and apply it, every day!

PLANNING

Ø Write this list

Ø Give list to friends and family to keep me accountable

Ø Put list up at work and on bathroom window to constantly see it!

Ø Read it every day, add new items, and put them into action.

BB.com Xmas Party

Maxed Out Mike — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:50:38 +0000

Last night we had our company Xmas party at a local venue called The Reef. Their staff was awesome with helping us set up and preparing the AMAZING food! They were bringing out fresh food every half hour while our DJ played some great tunes and everybody got to socialize a bit and let loose outside of the normal work atmosphere. Which, on some days, is not a whole lot different.

It seems everybody had a great time. Our beloved CEO Ryan and Colossal Cole from Customer Service had a great dance off which we have video of. Blackmailing will pursue over the next few weeks! Im pretty sure Cole took the trophy but Ryan definately gave him a run.

We had a great turn out for the event. We have about 190 employees through our Corporate office and Idaho warehouse and all were invited to bring a friend. It was quite a turn out that lasted well beyond the 7-9 time frame. The Reef had a band scheduled to start at 9 when they opened to the public and not many people ventured away staying till the wee hours in the morning.

Big thanks goes out to Erin Hogue for coordinating the event and to Anne Hensley for helping set up decorations!

It was what our forum members called “Epic”. Cant wait to see what happens at the next company event (See the BOISE FIT EXPO 2009!!!)

sore

Maxed Out Mike — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:19:27 +0000

so after switching to a upper body/lower body two day split the body has become a little sore! Upper body last night. Superset Lat Pulls/bicep curls (3/12-15) and then switched to a superset of dumbbell chest press/skull crushers (3/12-15) then did arnold shoulder presses alone. that came out to be enough after the 15 minute HIIT cardio before it. Hurray, today i do legs. That means i wont be walking all weekend!

Boise Fit Expo 08

Maxed Out Mike — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:03:25 +0000

Boise Fitness Expo 2008

At the Big Easy Concert House, Boise, Idaho

What a night. Arriving just after the girlfriend put an offer on a house (which we are still hoping she gets) the first thing I notice is a MILE of a line! WOW. Now this is my first time coming to the expo. I didn’t think it was going to be very big, because before I worked for BB.com, I never heard of the Boise Fit Expo (apparently I don’t get out much). Ron Avidian and Isaac Hinds were interviewing VP Jeremy DeLuca out front. A few co-workers were slammed at the door, so as a gentleman, I started helping out getting out the “empty bags” which were slammed packed with samples and supplements that vendors handed out inside. We had around 500 t-shirts, which went fast. To try and get the line to go smoother, we were running down the line, throwing shirts out, like cheerleaders at basketball game, we were only missing the slingshot to launch it into the upper deck!

Once I finally snuck inside, I headed in to look for other employees. The joint was packed! Music playing in the background, guys doing ez bar curls for a competition to win a supplement from BEAST sports. I got distracted at the main stage where the FAME Bikini Model search was taking place, which I think would stop any man, and a select women, in there steps. I make it up stairs and look for the other employees. Don’t have to go far, just have to head for the bar! After finding Ryan DeLuca, hanging out with the VIP wristbands, I get mine and mingle with some fellas from my dept. I attempt to go check out the different vendors, but I figured I get enough goodies being an employee that I’ll stay out of the way of the guests!

I head into the VIP room to hang out with a few employees and head to the balcony where we could see the venue and the stage. Jay Cutler is at the MuscleTech booth taking pictures and signing autographs. Bill Romanowski was signing copies of his book and promoting his new supplement line; Nutrition53, in another corner. BSN had their booth set up with “The Prodigy” Brandon Curry signing autographs and taking pictures. Up on the balcony, I bumped into ErgoPharm’s own Patrick Arnold was watching the ladies finish up the FAME Bikini contest. Thanks to the beautiful Crystal Matthews and the eccentric Jerome Ferguson for hosting the contest and getting the fans to cheer instead of just stair with their jaws on the floor in awe! After that, Boise’s on Marika Johansson, put on a great posing show, in her Viking format, equipped with a sword. She is stacked alone; does she really need the sword? No, but it adds for effect!

Alright, enough standing and watching pretty ladies on a stage, time for a drink! After socializing with a few employees and vendors, I figured I would venture through the crowd, now that its died down a little bit. During the last 3 months, BB.com did its own Transformation challenge within the office, the winner, gets to go to host the booth at the Olympia this fall! While everybody did amazing, we had to have a winner. Kris Gethin, our editor-in-chief and author of the Transformation challenge took it with our Marketing Anylist Jamie Winery coming in a close second. Since Kris gets to go to the Olympia anyway, he gave his winning tickets to Jamie! Ryan DeLuca and Bob Cicharillo awarding them onstage.

Cruising around the crowd, I get over to meet Scott, the owner of BSN as well as get a picture with Brandon Curry. During that, Ryan DeLuca and Bob Cicharillo were up on stage handing out the employee of the year award! And GUESS WHAT…… It wasn’t me. Damn. I think it was rigged, but anyways, the winner’s were (that’s right, two EOY’s) Web Content Manager Will Wiedenmann and Purchasing Specialist Bill Baldry (and it’s the first time any of us have EVER seen Billy without a hat!). Went around and got to meet the guys from MuscleTech (and yes a picture with Jay) and then headed back upstairs.

As the vendors started running dry of free stuff, they started to gather up stairs in the VIP. Up here I got to meet and spend some time with a few new people. Bill Romanowski was hanging out, he had his ’98 Denver Bronco SuperBowl ring I got to try on. This was a huge moment for me, as it is the closest I will ever get to a Super Bowl and the Broncos are my team! Also got to spend some time with Brian Robauch from PhenogenX, Dave from iForce Nutrition, and Patrick Arnold from ErgoPharm; These aren’t your science nerds from high school! Some very cool guys that were fun to hang out with and represent great companies! Also got to swap some stories with Jerome Fergeson; Saw him at lunch earlier that day with his hair up, and he is actually 6’4 when he has his hair up. Its nuts! Of course I got to meet Jamie Eason finally, as she always was coming to the office when I wasn’t there! All in all, it was a great night! Big thanks go out to the Big Easy for hosting and of course to Dave Middleton, our marketing and events manager, for bringing it all together! If you missed it this year, don’t let it happen again next year! BFE 09 here we come!

The Keys to happiness from Ryan DeLuca

Maxed Out Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:42:48 +0000

Great outlook on life sumed up right here from the CEO himself. Ryan DeLuca

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=128293971&postcount=168

The keys to happiness:

1. Long-term, close relationships (wife, kids, parents, friends, etc.)
2. Focusing on something you are passionate about every day.