Tom McCormack

Graduate Assistant

Intentional Product Manager

I help product managers navigate and complete the Intentional Job Search program and find their next roles in product.

Program Success + Community Manager

App Academy

I helped job seekers with all aspects of the job search, including: 

‣ Establishing a vision and outlining a path to make it a reality
‣ Facilitating group workshops
‣ Developing relationships with tech experts
‣ Learning about tech trends and best practices
‣ Curating and sharing resources for practice and further learning
‣ Introducing concepts related to tech ethics
‣ Sourcing job leads
‣ Conducting mock interviews and providing feedback
‣ Consulting on negotiation of salary and other compensation
‣ Reviewing portfolios, LinkedIn profiles, and cover letters
‣ Advising on resume optimization for applicant tracking systems
‣ Establishing personalized networking strategies
‣ Inspiring ideas for content creation 
‣ Organizing and running a 75-person hackathon
‣ Sharing methods for building community and participating in professional discourse
‣ Providing motivation and perspective to shift mindset

Career Coach

Ambitious Labs

‣ Provided guidance to leadership team on community building, curriculum development, user engagement, and go-to-market strategy.

Strategic Advisor

Prentus

‣ Assisted with rollout of new offering for job seekers and go-to-market strategy.
‣ Developed innovative approaches to community building and engagement. 
‣ Curated resources and job leads.

Community Manager and Career Coach

Collective Supply

Collective Supply is a recruitment/placement service that matches senior UX designers and researchers with companies that have ethical hiring practices.

As a sourcer, I assisted with: 

‣ Identifying strong candidates for UX design and research roles. 
‣ Researching and collecting UX design and research opportunities.

Sourcer - UX Design and Research (Volunteer)

Designity

‣ Researched and implemented best practices for community building, learning, and career development
‣ Recommended events and training opportunities to the design community
‣ Curated resources for the design community 
‣ Facilitated group sessions
‣ Vetted creative portfolios and challenge projects
‣ Designed and scheduled weekly design newsletter emails using HubSpot

Creative Career Advisor and Community Builder

Thinkful

Helped program graduates with all aspects of the job search. This included: 

‣ Establishing a vision and outlining a path to make it a reality
‣ Facilitating group workshops
‣ Running design hackathons
‣ Developing relationships with design experts
‣ Hosting guest speakers
‣ Learning about design trends and best practices
‣ Curating and sharing resources for practice and further learning
‣ Introducing concepts related to design/tech ethics
‣ Sourcing job leads
‣ Conducting mock interviews and providing feedback
‣ Consulting on negotiation of salary and other compensation
‣ Reviewing portfolios, LinkedIn profiles, and cover letters
‣ Advising on resume optimization for applicant tracking systems
‣ Establishing personalized networking strategies
‣ Inspiring ideas for content creation 
‣ Providing motivation and perspective to shift mindset

I worked with web developers, data scientists, data analysts, UX designers, UX researchers, product managers, and digital marketers.

Senior Career Coach and Community Builder

‣ Helped students successfully navigate and complete online training programs.  
‣ Responded to questions and inquiries via email, phone, and video chat. 
‣ Used Zendesk and Salesforce to organize workflow and maximize efficiency.  
‣ Created 20+ canned responses that were used by everyone on the Academic Success team.
‣ Collaborated with team members to learn and implement best practices.   
‣ Assisted with grading of career-related student assignments.
‣ Recommended process improvements and policy changes to improve student satisfaction and outcomes.

Academic Success Manager

HeatSpring

‣ Remote consulting for online renewable energy training company
‣ Partnership management
‣ Instructor course-building support
‣ Student technical and administrative support

Student/Instructor Success Manager (Consultant)

Tasty Superfoods

‣ Remote work for an online natural food retailer
‣ Conducted product, market, and keyword research
‣ Wrote and edited sales copy and product listings
‣ Assisted with online marketing strategy and execution
‣ Managed $5,000 monthly advertising budget
‣ Responded to customer support inquiries via email and phone

Product/Market/Keyword Research, Marketing, Customer Support

‣ Remote work for an online renewable energy training company
‣ Responded to questions and inbound sales inquiries via email and phone.  
‣ Provided technical and administrative support to hundreds of students.  
‣ Assisted with curriculum development and implementation for 25+ online courses.   
‣ Developed subject matter knowledge related to renewable energy and high-performance building. 
‣ Built relationships with dozens of renewable energy experts and publishers.
‣ Assisted with content strategy and copyediting for course materials, website, and blog

Student/Instructor Success Manager

🏗 Career coach and community builder.

⚖️ Interested in tech ethics and changing our perceptions of work. 

☀️ Experience in customer success, education, urban planning, and renewable energy. 

😆 I love convoluted inside jokes that keep morphing and becoming more absurd. 

🏝 When I'm not working you can find me hanging out with my family, playing beach volleyball, mountain biking, or doing something else outdoors.

🛸 Recommended podcast: "The UFO Rabbit Hole" - https://uforabbithole.com

I help job seekers with all aspects of the job search, including: 

‣ Establishing a vision and outlining a path to make it a reality
‣ Facilitating group workshops
‣ Developing relationships with tech experts
‣ Learning about tech trends and best practices
‣ Curating and sharing resources for practice and further learning
‣ Introducing concepts related to tech ethics
‣ Sourcing job leads
‣ Conducting mock interviews and providing feedback
‣ Consulting on negotiation of salary and other compensation
‣ Reviewing portfolios, LinkedIn profiles, and cover letters
‣ Advising on resume optimization for applicant tracking systems
‣ Establishing personalized networking strategies
‣ Inspiring ideas for content creation 
‣ Sharing methods for building community and participating in professional discourse
‣ Providing motivation and perspective to shift mindset

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