The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading Joe Blogs: 2014 In Review
George Burns - "First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down" Google, Skype, Cisco and Zune are just a handful of tech companies that opted to use weird and wonderful names. Now, some of these names have great back … Continue reading Hadoop. Where Did The Name Come From?
They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the … Continue reading Ode of Remembrance
Charles F. Kettering - "People are very open-minded about new things, as long as they're exactly like the old ones" What is the best way to hire a Data Scientist? I have been asked that a lot recently (probably because answering that question is part of my job). The simple answer? Change your usual recruitment … Continue reading Change The Way You Hire Data Scientists
A lot of companies are fairly bad at recruitment. Fact. Though, not always is it a reflection on a company’s internal hiring processes or the recruitment consultancies they use. More often it’s that human beings cannot accurately predict the abilities, character and future achievements of others. Can Big Data help? Of course it can, Big … Continue reading Can Data Science Replace The Job Interview?
George Harrison – “All the world is a birthday cake. So take a piece, but not too much” This week Joe Blogs celebrates its 1st birthday. I’ll keep this one short and sweet (like this lovely cupcake above). It really has been an awesome year of blogging and a huge thank you to those who … Continue reading Joe Blogs’ First Birthday
David Cameron – “I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation” Well, it’s come round quicker than we imagined, … Continue reading The Social Data Behind Scottish Independence
Linus Torvalds – “software is like sex; it’s better when it’s free” Now considering that I am a specialist Recruitment Consultant for Data Science and Big Data hires, you would think I should have a perfectly detailed answer to this question when I was asked last week by a more junior consultant. Now why should I … Continue reading How Do Open Source Software Vendors Make Money?
Below is a well-known story that reveals an ambassador of capitalism to be a bit of a hypocrite. It may not have anything to do with recruitment or technology, but well worth a read. Before you read it, I would like to cast a thought. I agree that both characters below have a good point … Continue reading The Parable of The Businessman and The Fisherman
Ken Blanchard – “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority”Klout has existed for the last 6 years’, but what prompted me to get involved was a recent comment from a family member, “so Joe, what’s your Klout score then?”As it stands on Friday 15th August 2014 my Klout score is 62. Lovely, … Continue reading The Klout Score is a Great Game
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