Interview: John Carney, CEO, Affinity Mobile

I had the pleasure of spending a few minutes last week with John Carney, former Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations at T-Mobile, and currently the Chief Executive Officer of Affinity Mobile, a global provider of mobile financial services.

John Carney is nothing if not passionate about the mobile industry. In this interview, he shares his vision for Affinity Mobile, and how their mission sets them apart from other companies in the mobile space.

Thanks to John and Cinco for inviting me to visit their new HQ offices in Plano, TX. It's going to be interesting to watch how Affinity Mobile impacts the mobile financial services piece of this industry.

Disclaimer: In the interview, I introduce John Carney as the co-founder of Affinity Mobile, when actually, he's the co-founder of Affinity Global Services.

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Urgent requirement for five (5) UMTS Engineers for Detroit, New York, Seattle, and Spokane.

Min 2 years of UMTS Design and Optimization experience.

This is a "Direct" hire by Mycom with full benefits.

Base location is Dallas with 100% travel.

Email Marie Velazquez today for a quick response: marie.velazquez@mycom-usa.com

RF / Wireless Network Engineer, ATT - Orlando, FL

Contract Recruiter (2): Verizon Business (Ashburn, VA) - possible virtual

Company: Verizon Business
Location: Ashburn, VA

Seeking TWO Sr. Contract Recruiters to work out of our Ashburn , VA office with some flexibility to work from home. Seeking a Full Life Cycle Recruiter and a Sr. Sourcer (Hunter) Both positions allow flexibility to work from home and both are long term opportunities. Ideal candidate will have gone through AIRS training and is comfortable recruiting in a technical sales environment. Listed below are some loose bullets for the position. Feel free to pass along this e-mail to anyone you see fit.

Ability to strategically develop creative staffing initiatives to attract passive job seekers and diverse candidates (i.e. networking events, open houses, involvement with diversity associations/organizations, etc.) .

Experience with supporting a sales organization and understanding the demands of their hiring needs.

Ability to build a consistent pipeline of candidates for future openings within sales organization for offices throughout the country.

Manage a significant amount of requisitions while meeting time to fill and diversity goals.

Effectively work with Human Resource Business Partners to gain an understanding of compensation, organizational staffing goals and to develop new hiring strategies.

Experience with utilizing/updating different applicant tracking systems and maintaining OFCCP rules and regulations.

Experience recruiting for Account Managers, Sales, Engineers, Proposal Managers, Contracts Managers, Sales Managers, etc with telecommunications background a plus.

Please e-mail dana.mclee@verizonbusiness.com.

On the subject line please reference contract recruiter_wirelessjobs.com

Data Analyst - RealNetworks (Seattle, WA)

RealNetworks is looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join our team in a division that offers a unique combination of entertainment products that are unrivaled in the wireless industry.

We seek a detail-oriented, critical-thinking, client-facing data analyst for the Product & Service team within the Personalization & Network business unit. This team develops and maintains the RingBack Tone (RBT) product and service for a wireless carrier client.

This individual will be a key member of the team and is responsible for the following key areas:

1) Generating intensive statistical data analysis for product and service enhancement and pertinent business planning;
2) Content analysis and report generation;
3) Preparation of settlement and business analysis, including revenue investigation, reporting, projections, and ROI analysis;
4) The creation of statistical presentations, explaining findings and insights, and making recommendations to the client.

For more details and to apply, check out this site (CLICK HERE!).

Marketing Yourself - Wireless Recovery

Source: WirelessJobs.com ( by Harry Daniel Richards)

I was laid off from my job in March of 2008. It was the most painful separation I have ever experienced and since I came to LA 5 years ago to work for this company, I am feeling very disconnected. I was responsible for the companies wireless technology and have been in wireless since 1985.

This the longest time I have ever been unemployed since I graduated from college in 1977. In this time, (spent wandering around through my network looking for a job) I have learned a couple of things.

1. I will never be able to retire as long as I am married to my wife of 30 years - I am driving her nuts
2. I will never be able to retire regardless of who I am married to - I am driving myself nuts
3. I need to simplify my life - its amazing how much money I have spent on stuff I don't need
4. My kids are all out of high school and need to move out
5. Watching other people go to work is depressing when you have no where to go
6. Listening to other people complain about their jobs is infurating when you don't have a job
7. Your resume is never good enough for those people who review them and want you to pay for improvements
8. A lot of the jobs posted on job boards aren't real and are really scams for people who want you to pay them
9. My professional network isn't as good as I thought it was
10. I spent the first part of my career being underqualified - now it seems I am over qualified. When was I qualified?
11. My wife needs to go to work
12. I don't market myself very well

Number 12 is the most painful piece, since I have been responsible for wireless sales and marketing a couple of times in my career. However, all the jobs I have had in the last 15 years have been a result of knowing people so I didn't have to send out resumes and interview - just show up and go to work.

So now the journey begins to learn how to market myself better and here's what I have done so far.

Hooked up with a professional coach - I didn't know they were out there, but I need someone to get me on track, help me plan and hold me accountable. I miss the structure of a job

Went to a local university and met with the Dean of Business (and facility) I am offering to lecture on wireless technology and business in general

Get business cards that identify me as a "Technology Consultant" and start attending some events

Wrote a white paper on mobile marketing to send to ad companies to generate some interest

None of it has generated anything yet, but I have just started to focus on the self marketing aspect so it will probably take some time. I don't really want to start my own business again so what I am really looking for is a job. Nothing fancy, don't need to rule the world or be a CTO, but need something to do for the next 15 years or so.

What I am going to try and do is use this blog to track my efforts. Anyone that wants to jump in is welcome.

Anyone that wants to give me a job is more than welcome!

Dan

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