Cloud-based enterprise contract management company Icertis scores $25M

John Cook | GeekWire | 29 March 2017

“Icertis, which helps large organizations such as 3M, Becton Dickinson, Cognizant, Daimler and Microsoft manage contracts, has landed a $25 million venture funding round, one of the largest in a Seattle area software company so far this year.

The Bellevue-based company, led by former Microsoft manager Samir Bodas, says it goes beyond simple document management and electronic signatures to provide “contract intelligence.” That means organizations use the Icertis cloud platform to get automatic oversights of contracts, which speeds up contracts and reduces risk.

The $25 million series C round brings total funding to $46 million. Backers of the company include B Capital Group, Ignition Partners, Greycroft, e.ventures and Eight Roads Ventures”

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View Icertis’s job opening here.

 

How To Answer The ‘Greatest Weakness’ Question

Liz Ryan | Forbes.com | 29 March 2017

“The interview question “What’s your greatest weakness?” is one of most pointless and offensive questions you can ask a job applicant, but interviewers still ask it every day.

They don’t realize that well-brought-up people do not ask perfect strangers about their weaknesses.

They don’t realize that asking the question “What’s your greatest weakness?” marks them as just another clueless, by-the-book HR or Recruiting drone. We have to feel sorry for them!

The obnoxious question “What’s your greatest weakness?” should have been retired from the corporate and institutional recruiting playbook at least twenty years ago.

Here are five reasons this is one of the worst interview questions ever asked of a job-seeker:”

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Wrench, a Seattle startup that brings auto mechanics to you, lands $4M

Casey Coombs | Puget Sound Business Journal | 28 March 2017

“Seattle startup Wrench has raised $4 million in a Series A funding round led by Madrona Venture Group.

Wrench develops mobile and desktop software that lets car and truck owners get repair quotes and schedule at-home or at-work service for their vehicles.

“Our services in Seattle, Phoenix, San Diego and Portland have loyal and growing customer bases,” said CEO Ed Petersen. “We will use the funding to rapidly expand our services and footprint.”

The 30-employee company plans to use the funding to expand its offerings and push into new markets.”

Read more here.

Like fixing cars? Be a Wrench!

 

Women get a ReBoot to help them return to workforce

Rachel Lerman | The Seattle Times | 24 March 2017

“Nancy Jensen excused herself during a job interview at a tech startup to go to the washroom, where she frantically Googled the various technologies the interviewers had brought up.

Jensen is no newbie to the tech world. She led part of the SharePoint team at Microsoft, helping it grow from the ground up to more than $360 million in revenue. She worked at the Redmond company for nearly 13 years and later opened her own consulting firm, helping companies and nonprofits plan proposals and events.

But in late 2015, when she dashed to the washroom during her job interview, she had been out of the workforce for four years as she raised her two kids. And technology moves fast.

Slack had become a common workplace tool. Microsoft had added a slate of new features to its products. Mobile apps had evolved from distractions to necessities.”

Read more here.