Hello there there, campers! Look who’s back! For those of you who don’t remember me, I’m Gretchen,
Office 2007 Pro, one of the founders of JobsBlog, and I regularly wrote for the blog until I left Microsoft in April 2006. You might call me the Michael Jordon or Roger Clemens of JobsBlog … will retirement really stick? Or will I be back again, ready to give it another go? So, the questions I’ve heard a lot lately … Why did you leave? And why are you back? As I wrote in my good-bye post,
Office Pro Plus 2007, Microsoft was my first job out of college – and I stayed here for nearly 6 years, much longer than I probably would have predicted when I accepted my offer. I found myself in a position that’s probably not too uncommon to others’ experiences. I felt to further my breadth and knowledge, I needed to see what it was like on the outside … but at the same time, I didn’t want to leave MS and work for a competitor. So I co-founded my own small consulting company with Zoe,
Office 2007 Product Key, the other original founder of JobsBlog. We got to focus every day on the work we loved while helping small companies and jobseekers. The best part is that my team here at Microsoft was supportive every step of the way … as I was leaving, once I was gone, and, of course, when I decided I wanted to come back. It sounds incredibly cliché, but while I enjoyed working for myself, I missed the impact, resources,
Office 2010 Discount, and incredibly smart people who define Microsoft. So, I’m back – and yes, that also means I’m back with JobsBlog as the site’s editor. I’m no longer a recruiter so I won’t be offering up the helpful tips and tricks and insider info that our other JobsBloggers do, but I will chime in from time to time. I’m really excited to engage with all of you and make sure we’re delivering the interesting and useful information you want to see. So look for more on this in the weeks to come. I’m really happy to be back, and if I’ve got any long-time readers out there,
Office 2007 Pro Key, please chime in and say hi. I’d love to hear from you!
Gretchen
JobsBlog Editor