We’ve all seen it. Summertime is over and you head back to school and inevitably there is a new girl on that first day. Of course, everyone suddenly wants to date her and is falling all over themselves to do so. Why? It could be any number of reasons, but the real answer is that’s she’s new. That’s it, but in our society, as we all know, new is better. Ok maybe not everyone believes this, but that doesn’t stop every IT professional from pulling the high school equivalent when a new company comes to town.

This has really hit home for me over the last few years as we’ve had several high profile companies show up on the radar (Google, Honda Jet & Dell to name a few) and without fail every time the news breaks I get a stream of calls inquiring if I can “get them a job” with the new company. Unfortunately the answer is usually “no” (for a variety of reasons), but what amazes me most is that these people have done ZERO research about the companies, why they’re coming here, what technologies they use (do they need your skills?), and even if it’s a good place to work. Because the reality is that while they are new they may be the wrong place for you (think mgmt style/corp. culture, career direction, technology, etc.).

So do your homework. Find out the details and then after all that if it’s still something you want to pursue give me a call.