Blog Posts - Page 3
Some advice about CVs
One day I'd like to write about the most recent hiring experience I had in 2017, to compare and contrast against my previous written and recorded expe...
Verbal scaffolding
This is about communication. What I want to do is start at the beginning. I mean, isn't that the most efficient way of bringing someone else up to spe...
The uncertainty continuum
The uncertainty continuum We're sitting in a meeting room having another conversation about the project, and for the 3rd time someone says "but what a...
Understanding guitar tone
This post is about a hobby that's been languishing a while: music. It's been a significant part of my life since I've been born, and I've been making ...
Optimising for clarity
I've spent a lot more time over the past few months listening and talking to people than ever before. As a new manager, I've had to learn a few really...
Interesting people
Who are your interesting people? The internet has done wonders for opinions, since everyone (including fools like me), can write and publish. Not ever...
Here's something you already know
There is a difference between assuming nothing and hammering things home well past the time the point has been made. I had a conversation recently whe...
Recording software stack
I was worrying today about the costs of my recording hobby, having assembled a collection of VSTs and recording software. Once I put the numbers down,...
Forum building
From time to time, as we all do, I get into a new subject or hobby. So into it, infact, that I want to get involved; especially when it's a community ...
New job pt 3: deal or no deal?
For those joining us this late in the game, allow me to recap: - Two companies, both alike in dignity (and their desire to get their hands on me). - T...
New job pt 2: the art of handwaving
Having beaten the first couple of levels, now things get intense. Casual mode is yesterday's news, now we're in to Hardcore territory, and coming up t...
New job pt 1: foot in the door
Every journey begins with a single step, and for jobs, that's getting your CV to someone who cares. I've been very lucky to have had some excellent ad...