Category Archives: Job

Worst. Recruitment Agent. Ever.

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Philip Norton

Today I was phoned by quite possibly the worst recruitment agent ever. I don’t deal directly with recruitment. My job is to assess the need of an extra member of staff on my team, pick the people I want to … Continue reading →

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Fun At Ad:Tech London

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Philip Norton

I went to the Ad:Tech show this week at the Olympia – National Hall in London.  I met some really cool people there, gave away a lot of bottles of water, but didn’t really learn as much as I would have … Continue reading →

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A Survey Apart With A List Apart

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Philip Norton

I just took the current survey from A List Apart, the online web design and development blog. The results last year showed that I fit right into the normal demographic for a web developer. I also found it amazing that … Continue reading →

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First Day On The Job

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Philip Norton

Today is my first day as Programmer in the Research and Development department at Just Search. I had my new desk delivered yesterday and spent some of the afternoon moving over to the R&D office. It’s a nice new desk, … Continue reading →

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New job title

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Philip Norton

My role at work in the JustSearch Research and Development department requires me to have a new job title. But what? Apparently I can name my own! So here is my top 5(ish) choices (in no particular order): Lead Research … Continue reading →

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