Mixing personal and professional?
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Rage wrote:
So make a company website
Yeah, this is exactly what I'm doing.
Rage wrote:
And btw, dark gray on black background is not really readable.
You know it's funny, no one's ever said that, but you're totally right.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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If it's a personal website, put whatever you want. Include pictures of food that you cooked, and pictures of you eating it. Because it's personal, and nobody cares about all that. But if it's a professional website, it's advisable not to keep your private stuff in there. Nobody will be interested in it, and it may distract (and possibly annoy) people who are browsing through your website, trying to look up details on the kind of work you've done. PS: I looked up microsoft.com and I couldn't find Bill's wedding gallery.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
I looked up microsoft.com and I couldn't find Bill's wedding gallery
They were probably removed when he changed his focus to his own foundation. Try looking for Steve Ballmers? Also, you might want to search for the pictures from their latest company christmas party - I hear that Connie (Steve's wife) got seriously drunk and started flirting with the mail room supervisor... ;)
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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A friend raised a point today about my personal website. It's mainly a site of tech related stuff where I post about programming projects, or stuff I'm working on, but I also have pictures from my wedding, and some galleries from other things, like days out with the family, etc. He said that the wedding and personal pics should be removed because it would put employers off especially given that I've just started freelance work. I thought that perhaps employers would benefit from a fully rounded view of an individual. (I am of course building a proper company website that obviously will be entirely professional and will not include any wedding pics) What do you guys think? Do you keep personal and tech separate to avoid potential employers seeing, or do you just mix them all up.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
Simon P Stevens wrote:
pictures from my wedding
Poor Sara. Not only is she married to a geek, but he advertises it.
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A friend raised a point today about my personal website. It's mainly a site of tech related stuff where I post about programming projects, or stuff I'm working on, but I also have pictures from my wedding, and some galleries from other things, like days out with the family, etc. He said that the wedding and personal pics should be removed because it would put employers off especially given that I've just started freelance work. I thought that perhaps employers would benefit from a fully rounded view of an individual. (I am of course building a proper company website that obviously will be entirely professional and will not include any wedding pics) What do you guys think? Do you keep personal and tech separate to avoid potential employers seeing, or do you just mix them all up.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
You should split the personal and professional sites. but in any cases, most employers will google you anyway and look at the pictures.
Watched code never compiles.
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To be honest I wouldn't recommend it, the penguins weren't hard to find and the trainer was a dream! But they do smell of fish and they have got really sharp beaks! :-D
Ali
The trainers?
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I just had a look at the now famous wedding pics, and wow!, your wife looks [insert some geek adjectives to mean "goddess" here]. Lucky man, you must be !
7.7 million people will have seen them by the end of the day now thanks to this review... :laugh:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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The trainers?
Trainers? :rolleyes: The penguin trainers ... they don't just do synchronised swimming in the wild, you know? :confused: At least that what he told me .. have I been swindled by a rogue penguin trainer? :confused: :omg: :wtf:
Ali
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7.7 million people will have seen them by the end of the day now thanks to this review... :laugh:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932:laugh: I wonder if my web host will hold up.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
I looked up microsoft.com and I couldn't find Bill's wedding gallery
They were probably removed when he changed his focus to his own foundation. Try looking for Steve Ballmers? Also, you might want to search for the pictures from their latest company christmas party - I hear that Connie (Steve's wife) got seriously drunk and started flirting with the mail room supervisor... ;)
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932Johnny J. wrote:
I hear that Connie (Steve's wife) got seriously drunk and started flirting with the mail room supervisor
Again, IT'S PORNO TIME! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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You should split the personal and professional sites. but in any cases, most employers will google you anyway and look at the pictures.
Watched code never compiles.
Maximilien wrote:
You should split the personal and professional sites.
Ok, so that's what I plan. But just playing devils advocate, where do my microcontroller and XNA articles go? Clearly nothing to do with my company, but certainly demonstrate programming ability. Do I need 3 sites. Personal, tech, and company?
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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Wait till he hears about the Blu-ray DVD :thumbsup:
Ali
Alison P wrote:
Wait till he hears about the Blu-ray DVD
A, yes - 3 for a tenner at Sainsbury's! I've heard about it...
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932modified on Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:21 AM
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Maximilien wrote:
You should split the personal and professional sites.
Ok, so that's what I plan. But just playing devils advocate, where do my microcontroller and XNA articles go? Clearly nothing to do with my company, but certainly demonstrate programming ability. Do I need 3 sites. Personal, tech, and company?
Simon [Need a software dev?]
Why not move the tech to the company site and keep the personal stuff on the personal? How many of your family and friends are interested in the geek stuff anyway?
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932 -
Alison P wrote:
Wait till he hears about the Blu-ray DVD
A, yes - 3 for a tenner at Sainsbury's! I've heard about it...
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932modified on Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:21 AM
;P Is all I have ti say!
Ali
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A friend raised a point today about my personal website. It's mainly a site of tech related stuff where I post about programming projects, or stuff I'm working on, but I also have pictures from my wedding, and some galleries from other things, like days out with the family, etc. He said that the wedding and personal pics should be removed because it would put employers off especially given that I've just started freelance work. I thought that perhaps employers would benefit from a fully rounded view of an individual. (I am of course building a proper company website that obviously will be entirely professional and will not include any wedding pics) What do you guys think? Do you keep personal and tech separate to avoid potential employers seeing, or do you just mix them all up.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
Simon P Stevens wrote:
(I am of course building a proper company website that obviously will be entirely professional and will not include any wedding pics)
If this is the case, then your personal website is okay. Just don't promote it to any potential employers. They might not like personal stuff on a professional website.
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Maximilien wrote:
You should split the personal and professional sites.
Ok, so that's what I plan. But just playing devils advocate, where do my microcontroller and XNA articles go? Clearly nothing to do with my company, but certainly demonstrate programming ability. Do I need 3 sites. Personal, tech, and company?
Simon [Need a software dev?]
Your professional site should contain whatever makes you look good to potential employers. You might have to redo some of your "tech" pages to make them more professional. At some point, some of those projects if they really do not apply to what you want to do with your career could be moved to your personal site (in the tech/geek section). Max.
Watched code never compiles.
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Trainers? :rolleyes: The penguin trainers ... they don't just do synchronised swimming in the wild, you know? :confused: At least that what he told me .. have I been swindled by a rogue penguin trainer? :confused: :omg: :wtf:
Ali
I meant was it the trainers who smelt like fish... :sigh: I wonder if it's the same with penguin trainers and penguins as for dog owners and dogs...whether they start to waddle and grow long yellow noses...
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I meant was it the trainers who smelt like fish... :sigh: I wonder if it's the same with penguin trainers and penguins as for dog owners and dogs...whether they start to waddle and grow long yellow noses...
viaducting wrote:
I meant was it the trainers who smelt like fish... :sigh:
Oh sorry! :-O :) I didn't get that ... bit slow today.
viaducting wrote:
...whether they start to waddle and grow long yellow noses...
I don't know, but they certainly have big bills! Boom boom! :-D :rolleyes:
Ali
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A friend raised a point today about my personal website. It's mainly a site of tech related stuff where I post about programming projects, or stuff I'm working on, but I also have pictures from my wedding, and some galleries from other things, like days out with the family, etc. He said that the wedding and personal pics should be removed because it would put employers off especially given that I've just started freelance work. I thought that perhaps employers would benefit from a fully rounded view of an individual. (I am of course building a proper company website that obviously will be entirely professional and will not include any wedding pics) What do you guys think? Do you keep personal and tech separate to avoid potential employers seeing, or do you just mix them all up.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
I put my experience and skills on my personal site. I tried googling myself and found exactly one reference to me and that was from here on codeproject. That was also after refining the search a few times to find something that would actually produce an accurate hit. I went through the fist 10 pages of hits, and didn't even see my profile on Linked-In. If an potential employer wants to google me, he can be my guest. I'm sure that if he stumbles on my website, the fact that my professionbal stuff is on my personal website isn't going to bother him in the least. It never has in the past. I say don't worry about it. If you are worried about it, don't post your actual resume, just post a list of the stuff you've done 9and you don't even really need to say who you've worked for.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
I put my experience and skills on my personal site. I tried googling myself and found exactly one reference to me and that was from here on codeproject. That was also after refining the search a few times to find something that would actually produce an accurate hit. I went through the fist 10 pages of hits, and didn't even see my profile on Linked-In. If an potential employer wants to google me, he can be my guest. I'm sure that if he stumbles on my website, the fact that my professionbal stuff is on my personal website isn't going to bother him in the least. It never has in the past. I say don't worry about it. If you are worried about it, don't post your actual resume, just post a list of the stuff you've done 9and you don't even really need to say who you've worked for.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997Trust you to be different to everyone else. :laugh: I seem to be quite easily googleable (if you search for my full name "simon p stevens". If you miss the middle initial you get nothing). home page and linked-in are both in there. I think from a company point of view I need to distinguish between my company site and my personal site.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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Only if you have synchronised penguins wearing pink tuxedos swimming in the background ... which of course I did at my wedding! :thumbsup:
Ali
Where exactly DO you buy pink tuxedos for your penguins? :confused:
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932
