New Consultancy: Kell Partners

Hey Devs,

I’ve just started with a new consultancy KELL Partners. This is a LinkedIn success story if I’ve ever heard one! I get a good number of inquiry’s from linkedIn, enough so that I’ve come to understand that not all of them will be a good fit. This was especially true when my profile was more general than it is now. It was difficult figuring out what to put in there while switching to being self employed.

I started asking these inquirers about what brought them to my profile, which resulted in me removing some of my skills since I wasn’t looking for that type of work anymore. I’m talking old skills from college courses taken ages ago...

A blogger that I occasionally follow created a helpful post on the importance of tailoring Linked in for your job search. I think he makes some very valid points. As I get to know the salesforce arena better, I’m sure that my profile will continue to become more specific and attract more companies that are a good fit.

Anyway, I’m really looking forward to working with KELL because they are a good fit. They are based in Austin, they are a small company that works with non profits, they are looking for mostly configuration hours, and I’ll get to become familiar with a new set of 3rd party salesforce.com apps which will expand the services I offer to clients.

The only thing I’m not looking forward to is another set of email address/project management and timesheet credentials! Yep...first world Independent Consultant problems :)

At the start of the new year I had a goal to get another client into the mix, and I was very prepared to have a long job hunt. I consider myself truly blessed to have the opportunity to work with KELL Partners. Here’s hoping that this is the start of a beautiful relationship.

Check me out, I’m part of the KELL Partners team.

Till next time...