Category Archives: Personal

Googling job applicants

By Simon Coles | Published: August 23, 2009
We’re in the middle of a hiring process and I’ve spent the past few days interviewing – hopefully tomorrow’s second interviews will be the last of it! My apologies to those I spoke with on Friday, I really had had enough by then. As a natural part of “Let’s get to know this person” we [...]
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Why you should blog

By Simon Coles | Published: August 16, 2009
Every blogger has to answer the question “Why are you bothering?”, even if it’s from exasperated co-workers! In an effort to perhaps encourage others, here’s why I bother… One of the major benefits is slightly counter-intuitive – it forces you to be reflective. Doesn’t matter if there’s no audience, just sitting down and writing something [...]
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What I learned this week about writing articles

By Simon Coles | Published: June 4, 2009
Sometimes our marketing Peeps put me into a small box and demand I write an article for something or other. I’m meant to say something relevant and thought provoking. I’ve been on one our sales weeks this week – 4 days, 3 cities, loads of companies with the “We need something more appropriate for today’s [...]
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