Marissa Mayer Thank you for a great resume!

Marissa Mayer Thank you for a great resumeMarissa Mayer Thank you for a great resumeOur team met with the former Yahoo CEO in London for a brief catch-up on resumes, motherhood and the best ways for dealing with bad press.Few would take on the challenge of walking a mile in Marissa Mayers shoes. After five years as CEO of the troubled Internet behemoth, she is now taking her superwoman cape off and moving on to the next big thing. Her achievements as CEO (during her leadership, Yahoo became one of three digital companies with over 1 billion users globally) and personal sacrifices for the companys well-being (she only took a total of eight days off for the birth of her first son) are numerous.Yet, it is safe to say that Mayer is leaving a troubled legacy behind. From spending over $1 billion on the acquisition of Tumblr, which she herself called poetic, to failing to disclose the large-scale security breach, which affected over 500 million Yahoo users Mayer has had her fair share of cringe-worthy moments.The team welches inspired by Mayers ferocious ambition and in August 2016 we created and published her resume. It welches a crucial force in enabling more users around the world to learn about our platform. Mayers resume welches liked over 40K+ times on LinkedIn, without any paid advertisements. And the Business Insider article covering the story received 300K+ reads. Today, boasts over 250K+ registered users from over 150 countries worldwide.This is why we were particularly excited for the opportunity to meet Mayer and thank her in person for the unknowing contribution she had to s success. Imagine how proud we felt when her face lit up with recognition and amusement as we introduced ourselves. I know you, you did a great job with my resume I loved it, she said.We also had the chance to ask Mayer a few questions, which we are happy to share with you. Get an exclusive peek into the thoughts of the First Lady of the InternetWhat was the biggest challenge you t ackled at Yahoo? Definitely, it was returning the company to its original 1990s culture. The Silicon Valley tendency to combine business and fun has its roots in the work environment created by Yahoos founders Jerry and David. The idea that the corporate culture and brand of an enterprise can have a meaning larger than the business itself has in my view been one of the key ingredients to Yahoos early success. The challenge which I faced when I joined as CEO, was to reboot the original culture, while also encouraging Yahoo employees to spend more time at the office and give that extra discretionary effort, which the company needed to pull through.Related articlesInfographic 8 Tips From Your Dog On Starting A CareerPros and Cons of working in a startupTravis Kalanick resigns as Uber CEO heres his resumeYou were the first Yahoo CEO to promote maternity leave. Why then did you hide your pregnancy for six months and why didnt you take a longer break from work following the birth of yo ur children? For legal reasons in the US maternity leave technically is a disability leave. If I took maternity leave, I would have had to appoint a temporary deputy, which would have been complicated and confusing for the board and shareholders. I also felt that Yahoo needed me, needed a strong leader, who was present. Whats your strategy for dealing with bad press? I follow the advice a close friend gave me I dont read any news or articles about myself. One question, in particular, remains on everyones minds. Namely, what caused Yahoos slow demise? As made obvious by the many achievements on Mayers resume, she was expected to over-deliver during her time at Yahoo. Yet, the geek goddess was largely criticized for almost every decision she ever took, while in charge. It may be that expectation was set too high. When Mayer joined the company as CEO in 2012, Yahoo employees made posters with her picture and the word hope underneath. These make-shift pieces of art were in a similar g raphic style to the emblematic Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign. The posters were hung all around Yahoo headquarters. Newspapers all over the world were blasting headlines like Googles First Lady Jumps Ship to Yahoo. A good indication of her slim chances to steer the Yahoo ship in the right direction may have been the short-lived careers of Mayers predecessors. She was the fourth CEO in four years. Her immediate predecessor was taken down after it was discovered that he had lied on his resume. Observers judged Mayers task of saving the poster-child company for the first era of the Internet as close to impossible. Googles search algorithms had been performing better than Yahoo employees categorizing the web by hand. Facebook was doing a better job of serving the communication needs of digital consumers than Yahoo chatrooms. Apps had taken traffic away from desktop computers to mobile phones and Yahoo was lagging behind. Regardless, Mayers name will grace the tech history book s, while her life experience will inspire young women and girls the world over to dream big and aim high. Kudos, Marissa Should you be looking for a job again, we will be waiting for you at www..com.