Job Applications – Good, Bad & Ugly.

April 24, 2011 No Comments

For a good few years now I have been in a position where I am either responsible or have some opinion on new hires. Because of this I have seen many, many job applications, CVs and cover letters.

Given that a job application is a) Your first contact with your prospective employer and b) Something you can spend time on, I am constantly amazed by some of the applications I have received.

Some people obviously need advice here and in the interests of making my life a little bit easier in the future here are some tips for applying for technical jobs… :-)

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Tools Of The Trade

April 20, 2011 No Comments

I’m a bit slow with the technical posts because after work and any programming I do at home I usually have little enthusiasm left for writing about technical matters. However, to get the ball rolling I’ll start easy. Below I have put together a short list of development related programs that I find useful on a day to day basis.
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Mind

February 11, 2011 No Comments

…for the technical stuff.