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Patrick Algrim Quotes

Total quotes: 24
“Humans have already lost to machines when it comes to motivation longevity. Which arguably is more important than intelligence.”
— Patrick Algrim, AI: Motivation longevity is what we should worry about
Tagged: Man vs. Machine, Artificial intelligence
“You’ll be getting questions related to the job, your experience, and you won’t be thinking as introverted as you might be thinking you are. And in reality, that’s the purpose of the question being asked by the interviewer.”
— Patrick Algrim, Answering “What Interests You About This Position” In A Job Interview
Tagged: Jobs, interviews
“I get it, you want to make invention. And please, do that! But you must understand that the only true way to measure the steed of your invention is against economics.”
— Patrick Algrim, Don’t Blow Bubbles: Launching Startups Outside The “Bubble”
Tagged: Innovation, Start-Ups, Bubbles, Real Growth vs. Anticipated Growth, Making It Real Now
“A data warehouse is most commonly used by technology organizations who are dealing with heavy data analysis.”
— Patrick Algrim, 15+ Best Data Warehouse Interview Questions To Get Hired With
Tagged: Engineering, Dev Ops
“When companies think seriously about their offerings and being able to scale their services, Amazon AWS is the thing in question to use.”
— Patrick Algrim, 35+ Best AWS Interview Questions To Hire Or Get Hired With
Tagged: Engineering
“On average, more than 1,000 applications are received within the first 48 hours of a job listing is posted online.”
— Patrick Algrim, Best Resume Examples for All Jobs[2020]
Tagged: Careers
“A hiring manager is going to be looking for your ability to comprehend the basic duties, like answering phones, scheduling appointments, having keen organizational skills, and generally knowing how to be a good office manager.”
— Patrick Algrim, Receptionist Cover Letter Sample
Tagged: Careers, Human Resources
“The Ladders recent eye-tracking study (performed in 2018) concluded that the average time that an HR manager or hiring manager looks at your resume is only 7.4 seconds.”
— Patrick Algrim, 120+ Questions to Ask an Interviewer by Job Title[2020 Updated]
Tagged: Human Resources, Careers
“A regular face-to-face interview would mean a handful of interviewers have to deal with an enormous number of interviewees. Not only is the system lousy, but also companies have to invest in resources required for conducting those interviews.”
— Patrick Algrim, 200 Phone Interview Questions To Ace Your Phone Interview
Tagged: Engineering
“This might allow devops engineers to manage multiple servers and hosting provisions from one unified portal. It directly competes with Docker and Puppet which are gaining in popularity right now. Ansible was around and established before these other options, though.”
— Patrick Algrim, 40+ Best Ansible Interview Questions To Hire Or Get Hired With
Tagged: Engineering, Dev Ops
“According to Creative Boom, the essential characteristics and competencies of a graphic designer include "communication skills, curiosity, passion and drive, openness, ability to take criticism, problem-solving skills, self-doubt, patience, reliability, and evolution."”
— Patrick Algrim, Best Graphic Design Resume Examples & Writing Tips (+ Free Template Download)[2020]
Tagged: Graphic Design
“A resume is most frequently updated when the professional resigns from a job, counting as employment history. And that’s the key difference between a resume and curriculum vitae; when it is updated. A resume is updated upon the completion of work experience, and a curriculum vitae is updated upon the completion of academic achievements.”
— Patrick Algrim, What is a CV: Difference's Between a Resume and CV (+ CV Template)[2020]
Tagged: Careers, CV, Curriculum, Vitae
“A resume objective can go by a number of different names. Career objective, branding statement, summary statement, objective statement, resume summary, job objective, career summary, and professional summary are some of the names this resume section is often referred to as. Generally speaking, these all serve the same intent on behalf of the applicant.”
— Patrick Algrim, 85+ Best Resume Objective Examples and How to Write One[2020]
Tagged: Careers, Human Resources
“Playing an ice breaker game can also be great for new employees who are joining the workforce. This helps to spur connectivity between new colleagues and the icebreaker activity (the game) can promote team building and collaboration. This can be done in person or with a virtual team, where attendees are given instructions on how to play with the rest of the team.”
— Patrick Algrim, 200+ Ice Breaker Questions for Life (Work, Team Building, Virtual Meetings, Events, More)[2020]
Tagged: Careers, Team Building, Fun Games
“Job seekers should send a rejection email as soon as they feel comfortable with their decision to rescind their potential employment. This could be after the first interview in the interview process. Or after receiving the job offer. It’s important to communicate with the hiring manager, HR manager, or recruiter of the desire to withdraw.”
— Patrick Algrim, How to Turn Down a Job Offer Gracefully (+ Example Emails)[2020]
Tagged: Careers, Human Resources
“Let’s say you are writing an email to a generic contact email address, like hello@company.com — should you use “To Whom It May Concern”? The answer is no. If you are addressing an email to an unknown party, try something slightly more informal. For example, “Hey all”. Which is less formal but may receive engagement on the email, resulting in a reply to your inquiry.”
— Patrick Algrim, To Whom It May Concern - Capitalization, Alternatives, When to Use[2020]
Tagged: Careers
“There are two methods to figuring out what your salary range should be. The first method is to take your current salary range and “give yourself a raise”. A typical raise is around 8% of your existing salary. That means you would take your current salary, add 8% and that would be the range of your salary expectations for the new job.”
— Patrick Algrim, Answering “Desired Salary” in a Job Application or Interview
Tagged: Careers
“A small gift is okay. Sending a notepad or unique gadget that is relative to their interest is okay. Keep it small. And something that relates to the conversation that you shared during the interview. Be sure that you include a note along with it so that they know it’s from you. You’ll need to overnight this package. So if you don’t feel comfortable doing that, you should veto this idea.”
— Patrick Algrim, Unique Ways to Say “Thank-You” After an Interview
Tagged: Human Resources, Careers
“Your subject line is going to be the first thing your manager will see, other than your email address and your name. Essentially, that subject line is your second impression (the first being your actual interview) and it will also be the contextual opener to what you’ll be saying in your email. As such, your subject line needs to be excellent. And it also needs to be brief and straight to the point without any excessive bells and whistles.”
— Patrick Algrim, Thank You Email After Interview (Samples, How to Write It)[2020 Updated]
Tagged: Careers
“Salutations or greetings when starting an email, business letter, legal letter, cover letter, or professional letter can set the tone for the message. It informs the reader that the message is either going to be formal and professional (or serious). Or informal.

If you choose the wrong salutation, it might be sending mixed signals to the reader. For example, if your letter is intended to be serious but you use an informal greeting, you might expect to get an informal response. Which may not have been your intention from the start.”
— Patrick Algrim, 35 Salutations to Use (Salutations List)[2020 Updated]
Tagged: Writing, english, Careers
“The use of microservices is gaining in popularity when you think about advanced technology-driven products and services. As the need for uptime and advanced features continues to expand, engineers are relying more on microservices. In a nutshell, microservices allows engineers to think about specific features and functionality for a set scope of code, all of which other engineers can work on, improve and deploy.”
— Patrick Algrim, 40+ Best Microservices Interview Questions To Get Hired With
Tagged: Engineering, Dev Ops
“Having an idea of who the interviewer is can be extremely helpful when interviewing. It can assist in the process of starting the initial phone interview as well as helping to make the interviewer sound more prepared. When the hiring manager or HR manager sets up the interview, the name of the interviewer is provided in the calendar invite. From there, a job applicant and candidate can determine who they are interviewing for.”
— Patrick Algrim, 26 Best Phone Interview Tips to Get a Second Interview[2020]
Tagged: interviews, tips, Jobs, Careers
“A letter of recommendation is a formal notice where the writer of the letter is providing their insight and approval to the character, traits, capabilities, skills, and professionalism of the person being vouched for. A letter of recommendation is most frequently found in professional settings, where a previous supervisor, boss, or manager is vouching for a coworker or colleague. But a letter of recommendation can also be found in personal and academic circumstances.”
— Patrick Algrim, Positive Letter of Recommendation Template(Examples, Writing Guide)
Tagged: Careers, Human Resources
“The perfect cover letter is one that’s targeted to the job description, job advertisement, and prospective employer. From what you bring up in your first paragraph (your opening paragraph), second paragraph, and more. Your greeting is a key part of that targeting process. A generic greeting or generic salutation is what makes your letter feel like a generic cover letter. Which feels like a generic template you’ve used for each job application you’ve submitted to every potential employer.”
— Patrick Algrim, How to Address a Cover Letter With a Name or Without a Name (+ Examples)[2020]
Tagged: Cover Letters, Career
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