Allie LaBelle, a member of the NuHarbor human resources recruiting team, shares her thoughts about the organization:
If you had to describe NuHarbor Security in three words,
what would they be?
Security, Passion, and Education
What is the number one thing you look for in a new team
member?
We are
looking for passionate people that are excited to work for a cyber security
company. We look for a new team
member to fit our companies’ culture! We look for a new team member who will always
put their team first, strive to do better for our customers, and continue to
learn and grow.
What qualities do your coworkers possess that make them
enjoyable to work with?
We think that getting to spend time with the awesome people
we work with is one of the best perks of the job. NuHarbor Security employees
are very easy to talk to! We use slack for interoffice communication and always
have several conversations going on from division specific conversations to a
watercooler where we encourage random conversation from weekend plans to
favorite beers. In our Vermont office we
frequently host lunch events from potlucks to pizza and beverages of choice
days. What makes our coworkers so
great to work alongside is their passion for what they do, their
openness to welcoming new members, and their drive for the company as a whole,
to be the best that they can be for the good of each other and the company!
What makes
you enjoy going to work and how does the culture promote that? What about the office encourages that
supportive environment and culture?
What makes me
enjoy working for NuHarbor is not only that we are located in the beautiful
state of Vermont and get to see the mountains everyday on our way to work. It’s
the fact that when you are hired and are going through onboarding you are never
a stranger for long. For new students who have just graduated the first day let
alone first week may seem scary. Have no fear, by the end of the first week
everyone has stopped by to say welcome and introduce themselves to you. The
communication is amazing at NuHarbor, there isn’t the need to feel like you are
bothering someone when you send a Slack message over to them! Something that makes NuHarbor stand out is how we follow
our values. Everyone is on the same page when it comes to our them, protect the
house, help our clients win, and always be learning are the three values that
all our employees model
Why did you originally choose to work for NuHarbor
Security?
I choose to work for NuHarbor because of the great things Iheard about the company. I came from a huge companyand I was yearning for a smallercompany
with a “family” feel! We were voted #4 for “Best Places to Work” in Vermont for
2018, we are waiting on the 2019 results but we already know we are somewhere within
the first 50!
Do you have any examples or remember a specific time that
you loved working with your team?
Currently our
company had to transition from working at the office to 100% working remote. At
a time where the unknown was frightening our company really kept us together. Justin
our CEO has put on a couple events to keep us updated and at ease. He put on a virtual
“town hall” where he updated everyone about what was happening at NuHarbor! Our
departments managers all gave an update on their departments! I really enjoyed
and found it important to get together as a company. On Fridays we have been
doing a “virtual happy hour” as a company! The last two weeks we have had
themes for the zoom meetings, everyone joins with fun virtual backgrounds! This
upcoming Friday is our first Bingo game!!! Even though we are all separated and
not in the office environment we are kept in the loop of what’s happening and
able to still enjoy each other’s company!
If you remember anything specific, can you talk about
your interviewing/hiring process when you started at (NAME OF COMPANY)?
The hiring process at NuHarbor was very personable! They
clearly love what they do! Kathie Cheney the HR director started the interview
process with a pre-screen phone call “trying to get to know me” were we just
chatted about what I currently did and what interested me in this opportunity. We
then had a “face to face” with another person from the HR team. They asked me
about what they were looking for and asked me some questions regarding the
position, I was able to ask question about the company too! The next step I was
brought back in for another face-to-face where I had a full panel interview
with a couple people from the different departments! They asked me more
technical questions and opened it up for me to ask the managers questions. They
even gave me the grand tour of the offices! From
there I heard back within the next 12 hours about the verdict!
What internal mobility is available, and how soon can
employees take advantage of growth opportunities?
Our company is growing! We are taking on more clients and
expanding our boundaries across the East Coast! There are a lot of
opportunities for internal mobility within our company! If you are successful
and are doing a great job you will not go unnoticed. We keep a lot of our
employee’s strengths and aspirations into our recruiting mind frame.
Why do you hire UMBC students?
We see that
there is a lot of correlation between what UMBC students focus on and what we
do daily at NuHarbor Security and are excited about the opportunities to hire
within the University! We have
researched the Cybersecurity Track and Cybersecurity Analytics certificates and
feel these individuals would be able to hit the ground running at NuHarbor
Security!
