Michael Wist
Michael Wist was born in Baltimore, Maryland in February, 1974 and grew up in the nearby suburb of Pasadena. Michael, known as “Mick” to friends, matriculated from Mount Saint Mary’s College in 1996, with degrees in English and Economics.
Mick’s initial career path led him to work in a law firm, where he confirmed what he had always known — working for the man wasn’t nearly as much fun as being the man. Mick is a strategic thinker who possesses the rather rare ability to quickly discern the gist of any given social or business situation. As such, he was born not believing in Santa Claus and became disenchanted with the American political process in 1982, at the age of eight.
Mick also possesses a keen insight into the human condition and dry witticisms roll from his tongue like breakers endlessly tumbling onto the beach. He is clinically modest and a true master of self-praising imagery (see previous sentence).
Mick lives in Ellicott City, Maryland with his lovely wife Allison and their two champion Maltweilers. Together with friend and business partner Matt Blevins, Mick has built and managed numerous businesses and continues his entrepreneurial pursuits with Insourced.
Author Archive
By: Mick, April 21st, 2008
When faced with a time crunch at work or at home, whether it’s a major project deadline or just getting some things done quickly, prioritizing your objectives is the first thing that must be accomplished. Without the proper order of your tasks, it is likely that you will get bogged down in areas that are […]
Tags: prioritizing objectives, setting and achieving goals, time management, work life balance
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Workplace, Management |
By: Mick, April 15th, 2008
I’ll readily admit that I don’t know every detail of the “negotiations” happening between Maryland government and the commercial watermen who depend on the Chesapeake Bay for their livelihood. But having lived in Maryland for over 30 years and witnessed firsthand the continued decline of the Bay and its once-abundant wildlife, you don’t have to […]
Tags: chesapeake bay jobs, maryland crabbing industry, maryland watermen, saving the chesapeake bay, working on the chesapeake bay
Posted in Perspectives, Blue Collar, Economics, Seasonal Employment |
By: Mick, April 14th, 2008
Well, I wouldn’t necessarily call what we’re on a “vacation” in the traditional sense, but it is a break from our normal routine in a place with better weather and fewer pets. So, I guess it qualifies on several levels. But working while I’m outside of my home office setting has proven to be no […]
Tags: vacation jobs, vacation offices, working from home, working from the road, working on vacation, working remotely
Posted in Workplace, Vacations |
By: Mick, February 25th, 2008
Sortis, LLC is a Madison-based marketing firm that provides Branding, Marketing, and Internet consulting services to clients across the United States. From small to medium-sized companies, Sortis delivers creative solutions and results. Since 1995, Sortis has focused on building and implementing campaigns based on Return on Investment that help our clients think outside […]
Tags: Madison Wisconsin jobs, web developer jobs, web developer madison wisconsin, web developer Wisconsin
Posted in Job Search, Sweet Jobs, Featured Employers |
By: Mick, January 24th, 2008
ALDI offer our District Managers a full year of training in order to prepare them for success. It’s an exclusive hands-on learning experience that immerses you into the day-to-day operations of ALDI, and exposes you to our entire business. You also receive your full starting salary of $70K throughout the training year.
The first part of […]
Tags: ALDI careers, district manager jobs, grocery store jobs, management training programs, retail management jobs
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Job Search, Sweet Jobs, Featured Employers |
By: Mick, January 14th, 2008
The most recent Insourced featured employer is Luxtera. If you have the skills, you might want to take a moment to learn more:
About Us:
Luxtera is a technology development Silicon Photonics company. Our technology platform enables a new breed of monolithic opto-electronic devices manufactured in a low cost CMOS process. Our vision is to […]
Tags: California technology jobs, semi conductor jobs, silicon photonics jobs, technology jobs
Posted in Job Search, Sweet Jobs, Featured Employers |
By: Mick, October 3rd, 2007
I personally know over 10 people directly employed by either the local, state or federal government and another dozen or so that work for contractors whose sole revenue stream is government contracts. Their positions, skills and personalities are widely varied and each seems to be at least “pretty happy” in their positions. They all make […]
Tags: defense department jobs, federal government jobs, government contractor jobs, government jobs, local government jobs, state department jobs
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Job Search, Sweet Jobs |
By: Mick, October 1st, 2007
On Friday, I had a meeting about affiliating with a real estate brokerage that was kind of like a job interview. Well, kind of like it in that there were two of us sitting across from one another at a conference table and we were discussing me working for their company. But it wasn’t quite […]
Tags: how to relax during a job interview, job interview as a conversation, job interview tips, job seeker tips
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Recruiting, Job Search |
By: Mick, September 28th, 2007
Beginning this past July, Hewitt Associates LLC began supporting Marriott International in a nationwide joint effort in sourcing & recruiting cream-of-the crop candidates for all Marriott Properties throughout the United States.
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If you are interested in applying for one of the many hospitality jobs currently available with Marriott International, please visit http://greatjobs.marriott.com.
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Tags: hewitt associates, hospitality jobs, hotel jobs, marriott international jobs, marriott jobs
Posted in Job Seeker Tips, Recruiting, Job Search, Featured Employers |
By: Mick, September 27th, 2007
We’re currently in the process of leasing a commercial property in Baltimore, Maryland and I got to thinking about the various roles that are played throughout even a fairly simple transaction. We own a commercial building in a very nice area of downtown Baltimore and we’ve listed it with a leading broker in the area. […]
Tags: baltimore real estate jobs, commercial real estate agents, commercial real estate jobs, real estate assistants, real estate attorneys, real estate jobs, real estate paralegals
Posted in Job Search, Local Job Search |