1. I've never seen a company where HR was impenetrable. 2. For cross-continental meetings, substitute coffee for phone call. Or serendipitously turn up at a co

1. I've never seen a company where HR was impenetrable. 2. For cross-continental meetings, substitute coffee for phone call. Or serendipitously turn up at a conference, a panel, or in the executive wash room. This is all the easier with twitter and 4-square. Hustling is not stalking according to my attorney :-) 3. Companies don't hire you. People hire you. It is your job to get PEOPLE interested in you, and that does not come from a resume, qualifications, or any other credential. Those are incidentals and formalities "after the fact."