I've had to review prospective candidates' CVs on and off over the last few years. In some rare cases both the CV and the covering email (or letter) has been inspiring. Unfortunately those were rare cases. The average CV that I have the "pleasure" of reading, however, is anything but inspiring. … [Read more...] about Bad Presentation – Job Application Quality
Linguistics
Libel Online
Hugh, or at least his company, may have been subject to libel by a publication this weekend. If you are unsure about what libel, slander or defamation are exactly then the short guide from Digital Rights Ireland may be helpful. … [Read more...] about Libel Online
Geeks’ Language
One area that has always fascinated me is language. … [Read more...] about Geeks’ Language
What’s in a word?
Words dissemble Words be quick Words resemble walking sticks Plant them they will grow Watch them waver so I´ll always be a word man Better then a bird man Jim Morrison, An American Prayer. Words and language are powerful. Your choice of words can have a very powerful effect, be that in your personal life or in business. … [Read more...] about What’s in a word?
Marketing speak gone mad
Are you sick of hearing meaningless marketing speak? I know I am. While we were working on our new company site we had to come up with quite a lot of new content and replace a lot of the older content. Looking over some of the information that was available online to describe our partners' services made me almost cry. Why do people think that they can string together … [Read more...] about Marketing speak gone mad