The Parrot Interview
A true interview story about making an impression, learning from the result, and showing up ready to try again.
Read the storyBuilt for the person carrying the weight of the search.
RungMap is here to make the next step feel more manageable, one honest decision at a time.
A note from the founder
I built RungMap because I knew what it felt like to need it.
Every few years, I found myself looking for another sales position. I had experience and knew I could contribute, but the search still felt scattered. There were opportunities to sort through, companies to research, applications to complete, and interviews to prepare for. I often wished I had a guide beside me to help make sense of it all.
The idea of a guide has always meant something to me. My great grandfather was a Maine game warden and spent 30 years as a Maine Guide. A good guide does not choose the destination for you. They know the country, pay attention, and help you make good decisions when the path is not obvious.
That is what I wanted RungMap to become.
RungMap was built to help people find opportunities worth pursuing, manage the work that makes a job search exhausting, and prepare for the conversations that can shape their future. It should help you feel more organized, more prepared, and less alone while leaving every important decision in your hands.
Will this make the experience better and lighten the burden for the person looking for work?
That question guides every decision we make. If the answer is no, we go back and try again.
Charles
Founder of RungMap
Experience that stays close to the work
Two longtime sales leaders, still paying attention.
Between us, we bring more than five decades of interviewing, hiring, coaching, and building teams. Charles has more than 30 years of experience. Our cofounder has nearly 25 years across finance, accounting, mutual funds, software, and hospitality.
We have worked across financial services, healthcare and life sciences, enterprise software, advertising and marketing technology, cybersecurity, hospitality and travel, industrial and construction markets, and consumer products. We have interviewed thousands of candidates.
A little more of the story
Stories from the road.
The Long Way to RungMap
The turns in the road that led to a simpler, steadier way to approach a job search.
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