When marketing people see me, they know their jobs are safe. I am not the creative type and I do envy those who can produce great, engaging work such as Kris Dunn and the gang at Fistful of Talent.
This year, my moment of inspiration came in the form of an internal communication for the employee referral program here at TiVo. The the referral’s name has been redacted. Hopefully you get a kick out of it just as much as I did when it came together for me. Merry Christmas!
A few nights before Christmas (at TiVo)
T’was a few nights before Christmas
And all through the TiVo house
Engineers were a-stirring
Every single last mouse
Each were busy developing
As they typcially do
But they were short a PM,
That’s “project manager” to you
They needed someone to help
Track the budget you see
Remind folks of the milestones
To the nth degree
The job had been posted
Applicants had applied
But no one seemed to fit the job
All that had tried
When down the referral chain
“John Smith” made a clatter
The recruiter interviewed him,
The hiring manager was a chatter
TiVo did make “John”
An offer he couldn’t refuse
And he started this past Monday
Isn’t that great news?!
So see what happens
When a referral make?
They win, so do you
All for TiVo’s talent sake!
