Recent Posts by Manuel Angel Castillo

> We write stories through the simple act of living. From going to the shop, to working out. Everything is a small narrative, a story to tell. But, what if you were to take control of that story? What if you became the narrator of your own tale? Your career is also a story that you can constantly write. There are simple techniques from the world of storytelling that you can apply to your career that can help you seize control of your narrative and take it to new and exciting...

Your professional career can be a very complicated endeavor, and sadly it does not come with an instruction manual. Because of this, it's easy to forget your ultimate goal, lose motivation or just feel overwhelmed by the whole thing. Sometimes, all you need is the right framework, to give everything a sense of logic and make sure that everything runs smoothly. Where can you find this system? Well, video games have some great ideas. Gamification means taking principles that...

In my time here at Oracle I’ve had the opportunity of working alongside the wonderful people of Campus Recruiting. When I first started helping them design campaigns I had to ask. “Why should students choose Oracle?” I wasn’t prepared for the answer I got. Because that simple question got me access to a world of wonderful things that the young engineers of the Mexico Development Center are working on. The Gift of Knowledge.  Whenvisiting universities and meeting new and...

Being Branding Lead for Latin America has allowed me to meet a lot of wonderful people. But, more importantly has allowed me to get to know the awesome work that’s done all throughout the region and how we are making a difference in every country we are in.  Today I’d like to take you on a brief tour of what’s going in Oracle Latin America, and show you some of the projects that you could join The Mexico Development Center at Dawn The Mexico Development Center in Guadalajara is...

Credit: Marvel Comics Leadership has become one of those qualities that are crucial to business. However, becoming a leader is not an easy process in my time as Employer Branding Lead for Latin America there a few lessons I’ve learned, that have helped me be successful and set the foundation for bigger and better projects. It’s a tough journey, but it’s definitively worth making. Believe it While I’ve been in charge of smaller teams and projects, theidea of being at the helm of...

This case study was developed as a contribution to the open-source HR initiative. Learn more at HROS.co and #HROS.  In May 2015, Oracle held a number of recruiting events in cities across the United States. The Recruitment Branding team at Oracle was tasked with sourcing as many junior sales professionals to attend as they could, leveraging social media for outreach and awareness. We had no budget, very few people and less than 4 weeks. Here’s aninsider’s look at how the team...