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Re: My Office is Straight Crazy

Rob Yapchanyk — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:00:17 -0000

I just want to be clear about seeing a hockey mask. I thought of Jason Voorhees immediately, by proxy of seeing the hockey mask. I'm plenty crazy!

Re: Volano Welcomes Two New Developers to the Team

Rod Smith — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:10:50 -0000

Welcome to Volano!

Re: What a Resume Doesn’t Say

Rob Yapchanyk — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:45:12 -0000

This is why a well crafted cover letter is so important. Employers see dozens of resumes with the same bullet points day after day. While a well structured and written resume is certainly a good thing to present with, your cover letter is your one opportunity to convey the essence of yourself to the folks who will be reviewing your resume.

I recommend being very natural in your cover letter, as well as professional of course. If you convey yourself properly, the potential employer will really get a feel for who you are and what makes you tick. If you have the necessary experience and skill but don't hear back, there's a chance that they didn't feel your personality would be a fit for their environment. This is a convenient way for them to filter out candidates, but also good for you; would you want to work at for a company where you don't feel you can be yourself?

In the end, the process is challenging for both employers and job seekers. Understand the difficulties employers face and do your best to address them in your cover letter and resume. If you meet the requirements for the position and have addressed all of their potential desires and concerns in your initial correspondence, odds are you'll be at or near the top of the list for interviews.

Re: Veni Vidi Vici! An Intern Whose Stock is Rising

Rob Yapchanyk — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:54:07 -0000

Best of luck, Jordan! Just remember, you're coming back to Omaha for your 21st birthday...

Re: Big Brother Knows What You Want

Brandon Moser — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:42:01 -0000

Most stores already have my picture in back. So I tend to get monitored anyways.

Re: Volano Joins the 3% Club

Kelly Grace — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:39:57 -0000

Snacks were nice... I won't let this much time pass again before donating blood. Thanks for participating Erin. It was good to have a pint of your healthy, fitness blood to off-set the stuff I gave them.

Re: Volano Joins the 3% Club

Erin Hawkins — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:36:57 -0000

We forgot to mention the excellent snacks available for donors. Rainbow Chips Deluxe AND fruit snacks.

Re: Volano Teams Up with Straight Shot

gabek — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:28:17 -0000

Awesome. This is great news all around. Supporting new companies with on-hand technical resources have been a proven model in other accelerators, and I'm sure great things will come out of Straight Shot because of it. Build on!

Re: Volano Pays out First Employee Referral Bonus

Brandon Moser — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:33:30 -0000

Company policy mandates that you must now take us all out to lunch.

Re: Volano Pays out First Employee Referral Bonus

Rob Yapchanyk — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:22:11 -0000

Congratulations, Shane!

Re: Volano Pays out First Employee Referral Bonus

Guest — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:19:45 -0000

Congrats, Shane!

Re: Execution After Innovation

Rob Yapchanyk — Fri, 31 May 2013 15:50:19 -0000

"Have you ever been proud of turning down a great idea?"

Unfortunately, I can only seem to recall the great ideas in which I didn't have enough faith that I could deliver; left to watch others struggle through the obstacles I felt insurmountable and be successful in the end.

I guess the saying is true: "Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right."

Re: Be Persistent

Don Stavneak — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05:15 -0000

Ken's tap dancing had to be one of the highlights, it was one of the more psychedelic episodes as the crew is marching into the later 60's. As for the lesson, persistence is the only way people truly succeed, but it needs to be a pleasant persistence. I feel everyone at Volano has that "pleasant persistence" from sales through delivery. We're not a pushy bunch, but we work through to the end.

Re: Be Persistent

Don Stavneak — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:56:01 -0000

Yes you do.

Re: Be Persistent

Kelly Grace — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:33:30 -0000

Whoops... great point Erin. I'll start putting disclaimers in there.

Re: Be Persistent

Erin Hawkins — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:50:55 -0000

Where's the spoiler alert warning? :)

Re: Be Persistent

Rob Yapchanyk — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:47 -0000

You know, I really need to actually watch Mad Men.

Re: Big Omaha Recap

Kelly Grace — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:47:42 -0000

I highly recommend that people who have not attended Big Omaha in the past check it out next year. It's a dynamic community and the free exchange of ideas and the people you meet make for a worthwhile 2 days. The 5 parties interspersed throughout the event are fun too.

Re: New Volano Intern Not Here to Fetch Coffee

Michael Hennings — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:17:21 -0000

Does he fetch anything else? Crown perhaps?

Re: New Volano Intern Not Here to Fetch Coffee

Rod Smith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:32:26 -0000

Jordan - looking forward to a great summer!

Re: New Volano Intern Not Here to Fetch Coffee

Kelly Grace — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:07:04 -0000

Rob, thanks for the sentiment. Can you grab me some coffee? Black, no cream.

Re: New Volano Intern Not Here to Fetch Coffee

Rob Yapchanyk — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:56:24 -0000

Welcome aboard, Jordan! He's a great addition to the team here. Anything else I could add would simply be redundant to Kelly's depiction.

Re: Hungry? The Big Omaha Snack Menu

Erin Hawkins — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:09:30 -0000

Wait, we're going to have the same spread here at the office, right? Right? Guys?

Re: Hungry? The Big Omaha Snack Menu

Anthony Rea — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:13:57 -0000

Yes! I suggested Rice Krispies Treats - awesome!

Re: Hungry? The Big Omaha Snack Menu

Rob Yapchanyk — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:20:46 -0000

Pita and hummus sounds especially delicious!