By @edent · career employment gov.uk WeekNotes · 13 comments · 1,400 words · read ~665 times.
I hate being introspective. But I'm told it's good for me. A few months ago, I handed in my notice to Cabinet Office. And now I'm no longer a Civil Servant. It's hard to sum up those 2,462 days. Every day brought new challenges. I saw my work presented to the highest offices in the […]
Continue reading →By @edent · cv employment guides HowTo work · 2 comments · 750 words · read ~2,081 times.
I've just finished reviewing a few dozen CVs and Covering Letters. Almost all of them were awful! Candidates - I beg you - make this easy for me! I have been given a fixed set of scoring criteria and you've given me a 2,000 word essay on your life, loves, and hopes for the future. […]
Continue reading →By @edent · diversity employment hiring work · 8 comments · 800 words · read ~16,245 times.
I'm going to let you in to three TOP SECRET rules for getting hired. These are the hidden techniques used by TOP interviewers… Never Tell The Candidates The Rules Of Success I read an infuriating blog post recently: "If someone doesn't send a thank you email, don't hire them". This is a great way to […]
Continue reading →By @edent · employment meta NaBloPoMo · 2 comments · 300 words · read ~932 times.
Welcome to my yearly NaBloPoMo - where I attempt to publish a new blog post every day in November. This year is likely to be challenging as I've just started a new job. As of last month, I am the Open Standards Lead at Government Digital Service - part of Cabinet Office. As ever, this […]
Continue reading →By @edent · employment work/life · 3 comments · 900 words · read ~374 times.
Last week I ran a mentoring session with a young woman working in technology. She's smart, capable, dedicated, confident and utterly un-ambitious. She was incredibly frustrated that all of the training courses and women's networks she had found were fixated on her becoming a manager, an executive, or a CEO. We were both in agreement […]
Continue reading →By @edent · edent employment meta mobile touchnote work · 2 comments · 150 words · read ~108 times.
If you haven't already heard, I've joined the award winning team at Touchnote ltd. I was overwhelmed by the support of my friends on Twitter and by the excellent bloggers at Mobile Industry Review and The Really Mobile Project. Starting a new job is never easy - but you guys have given me wind in […]
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