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Mike The TA - Mike Kabongo
@miketheta.bsky.social
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Recruiter - Nerd - strong right hand of my family - here to talk music, DND, work, #hiring #recruiting - black all year (profile in progress)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kabongo

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Cinnamon 🐶
Young male Chocolate Labrador Retriever
Adoptable from Labrador Retriever Adoption Service (Lab Rescue) (Oakville, ON)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/cinnamon-78829475/on/oakville/labrador-retriever-adoption-service-lab-rescue-on366/
Cinnamon is a Young Chocolate Labrador Retriever described as: Athletic, Friendly, Curious, Funny, Gentle, Playful and Smart Cinnamon is a Young Chocolate Labrador Retriever described as: Athletic, Friendly, Curious, Funny, Gentle, Playful and Smart
October 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just over 2.5 and Sisko is still showing just two modes.

#DS9 #Dogs
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Hook 🐕‍🦺
Adult male Terrier mix
Adoptable from Humane Society of the Ohio Valley (Marietta, OH)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/hook-78828571/oh/marietta/humane-society-of-the-ohio-valley-oh177/
Hook is a Adult Terrier mix Hook is a Adult Terrier mix Hook is a Adult Terrier mix Hook is a Adult Terrier mix
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Meet your new best friend, Sage, located in Albany, NY.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/sage-78763787/ny/albany/hope-for-dogs-and-cats-pr-ny1667/
Sage is a Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Albany, NY. Sage is a Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Albany, NY. Sage is a Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Albany, NY. Sage is a Labrador Retriever mix dog, available for adoption in Albany, NY.
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Burnout is a good excuse to do something but it's not a reason to do something stupid with your time, money, and career.

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Burnout is an ugly thing Been there. Finding a new direction is key, not overreacting or jumping in blind is absolutely critical. Getting a quickie certificate in coding right now is one of the… | M...
Burnout is an ugly thing Been there. Finding a new direction is key, not overreacting or jumping in blind is absolutely critical. Getting a quickie certificate in coding right now is one of the most...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What other social media do you use?

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LinkedIn Reddit BlueSky Xwitter Spill What's next? Seriously, I use two of those daily, and the others I remember exist here and there. What if any social media site are you using for your tim...
LinkedIn Reddit BlueSky Xwitter Spill What's next? Seriously, I use two of those daily, and the others I remember exist here and there. What if any social media site are you using for your time aw...
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September 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hiring efficiently requires you to grow some calluses string things up.

No one ever built a durable and flexible team with just one source.

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#jobhunting #jobsearch #recruiting #hr #jobs
The debate over where the best talent is found is exhausting. | Mike Kabongo
The debate over where the best talent is found is exhausting. Honestly, one side firmly claims the best talent is passive and needs to be seduced into a company. Another side says just take whoeve...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Quitting a job is honestly pretty easy.

Doing it right is not so easy.

#netwhomping #work #jobs #recruiterlife

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Quitting is easy. | Mike Kabongo
Quitting is easy. Doing it without netwhomping is slightly less so. But it doesn't have to be the only option. In cases like this start by writing down my problems and issues, and drafting a couple...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I've been apart from my rather dramatic doggy for almost 90 minutes.

I don't miss him bit.

☹️
August 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
What's the opposite of networking?

#jobsearch #hiring #jobs #socialmedia #newwords
#communication

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Networking is a term we're all familiar with here at the dopamine circus. | Mike Kabongo | 16 comments
Networking is a term we're all familiar with here at the dopamine circus. I've got a new term. It might not catch on like dimfluencer did (whoever created that one), but yeah I think it deserves a s...
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August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Huh.

Yesterday's post seems to have stuck in a few craws.

#jobs #hiring #unemployment #recruiterlife
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Job hopping is a topic where there's a lot of friction between employers and potential employees, and also within teams inside an organization. | Mike Kabongo | 116 comments
Job hopping is a topic where there's a lot of friction between employers and potential employees, and also within teams inside an organization. Layoffs at companies with 5000+ employees are almost al...
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August 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Marketing is a skill job seekers can not afford to be without.

#Jobsearch #marketing #softskills #unemployment

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Your resume is a marketing document. | Mike Kabongo | 13 comments
Your resume is a marketing document. You have more time to write a resume than anything else you will submit to others unless you're a novelist working on uncontracted novels; therefore complaining y...
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August 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Monday and Wednesday get lots of hate in and out of the office, but Friday is the weirdest day in my book.

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#weekend #FridayFeeling #Work #WorkLifeBalance
Friday might just be the weirdest office day of the week. | Mike Kabongo
Friday might just be the weirdest office day of the week. Some folks come in buzzing looking to get a jump on next week, others high as a kite on what they've accomplished this week. I've worked wit...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Payback is an interview ender?

#jobsearch #interview #unemployed #hiring #jobs
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I do not recommend blowing up at interviewers. | Mike Kabongo
I do not recommend blowing up at interviewers. I think hasty actions can damage your career short and long term. On the other hand the clue deficient need to hear the truth here and there. Companie...
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July 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
At this point it seems to be the season of "roll my eyes out-very-loud".
July 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Please don't waste your effort writing a resume.

#jobs #jobseeker #recruiting

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Click[space}Click{space}Click > ClickClickClick | Mike Kabongo
Click[space}Click{space}Click > ClickClickClick Yes really. Specifically, when you have clickable content on your resume. Double check before sharing it that your email and LinkedIn, website, Gi...
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July 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
5 letters.
One question to help you sort through the job seeking advice that litters #LinkedIn #YouTube #TikTok and scam services.

#jobhunt #RecruiterLife

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WIIFM?!?! | Mike Kabongo
WIIFM?!?! Arguably the most important question you should ask twice about any job advice. Ask once from your perspective and look for proof or non-conflicting interests. Ask once from the perspec...
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July 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sitting poolside where there are no splashing, no diving, no jumping into the pool signs everywhere.

Trying to keep 2 hyper kids well behaved.

Some drippy woman more than old enough to know better pushes her 9-10 yr old into the pool

This is why we cant have nice kids.

#adoltsinaction
June 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Monday night I got an emergency kinship placement of two kids in my family. At 5 and 8 they'd be a handful even if they were NT. They are not.

So ah, happy Father's Day to me?
June 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Interview Prep: An AI template, timeline, and guide.

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#jobsearch #hiring #recruiterlife #unemployment
Interview prep ideally should start with deciding you want to apply for THAT particular job. | Mike Kabongo
Interview prep ideally should start with deciding you want to apply for THAT particular job. In your job search log add what appealed to you in the notes section. apply as normal. When you get sched...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I like dogs.

I like helping job seekers move closer to dog level likable.

I don't encourage my dog to whine.

Pause here, think carefully then clicky-click.

#jobs #hiring #recruiterlife #dogs #jobhunt #jobseeker

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#jobseeker #jobsearch #dogs #recruiterlife | Mike Kabongo
Looks cute. Is cute. Seems content. Actually whining. This is how people imagine themselves when they answer questions like "Why do you want to work here?" with "Because I need to p...
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May 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hope isn't a real job search strategy it's self sabotage.

#jobsearch #mentalhealth #recruiterlife #sales #hiring

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#jobsearch #jobseeker #recruiterlife #sales #mentalhealth | Mike Kabongo | 14 comments
When I was in sales a lot of time was spent looking at the criteria for what was put in your forecast. What should close this period? What should close next period? Which opportunity gave you a har...
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May 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Recruiter Math Is irrational fractals having a kegger.

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#recruiterlife #jobs #hr #recruiting #beer
#recruiterlife #math #sourcing #hiring #hr #behindthecurtain | Mike Kabongo | 17 comments
Welcome to Recruiting Math 215, you won't find the syllabus because I can't either. Instead let's jump right in. 60 candidates in a more than 7 million person metro area is not ideal It...
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May 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Winston 🐕
Baby male Miniature Dachshund
Adoptable from Blackberry Point Haven (Iron Ridge, WI)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/winston-76161400/wi/hales-corners/blackberry-point-haven-wi598/
Winston is a Baby Miniature Dachshund described as: Affectionate, Dignified and Friendly Winston is a Baby Miniature Dachshund described as: Affectionate, Dignified and Friendly
April 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Fortune cookies are somewhat unhinged ridiculous some days; it feels like it's adjitatiting about the hidden job market.

#food #recruiterlife
April 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM