Applying for jobs: Why you should put in more effort
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The blog of Nathanael Boehm, UX/IxD web designer and developer currently employed by the Australian Government and doing freelance work, co-coordinator of the Free Australia Wireless project, unorganiser of BarCampCanberra, online community manager and front-end developer for OpenAustralia, an active member in the web industry with an interest in all things 2.0 - including eGovernment, social media and networking and citizen journalism.
Main skills are with HTML, CSS and JavaScript with a focus on usability, UCD and accessibility - experienced in PHP/MySQL and C#/MSSQL development, e-Learning, information architecture, systems architecture, technical lead, contract negotiation, vendor management, risk management and search engine optimisation.
Musician (drums, bass guitar, keyboards and synths) and photographer.
Meyers-Briggs personality type: INTJ.
Signal Patterns:
Personality: Curious, Conscientious, and Prudent.
Musical: Electrical, Percussive, and Distorted.
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Personal selection of some of my current popular and favourite posts and articles on my blog:
I am available for hire! (2 September 2008) I'm now available for freelance web design, development, web standards assessment & compliance, documentation and prototyping work.
At what point do we call their bluff? (5 June 2008) Suppression of rights, freedom of speech, demise of democracy and how counter-terrorism counters nothing but innocent citizens.
Oh no I’ve lost followers on Twitter! (30 May 2008) Why people don't follow you back or stop following you altogether, and why it doesn't matter as much as you think.
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Posted by Nathanael Boehm on May 30th, 2008 in General, HR and Recruitment
Using a spell checker, demonstrating experience, interview presentation, brevity, community involvement, online presence, personal marketing.
Tags: attitude, cv, hiring, HR and Recruitment, industry, interview, job, linkedin, presentation, professionalism, recruitment, resume, socialnetworks, web2.0
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