Mixing personal and professional?
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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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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 -
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 -
Trust 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?]
I don't have a company, so I don't have a company site. If you're a independent contractor, by all means keep it separate, but if you're just a work-a-day slob like me, mix it up and to hell with everyone else's opnions. :)
".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 don't have a company, so I don't have a company site. If you're a independent contractor, by all means keep it separate, but if you're just a work-a-day slob like me, mix it up and to hell with everyone else's opnions. :)
".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, 1997I think I'm just at the transition phase right now. I have a company (but only just) and haven't actually got the company site up and running quite yet.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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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?]
Man, pay no mind to detractors and do as you please...I mean, have you ever seen Scott Hanselman's website? I personally upload that kind of stuff to my blog so I can see them and review what I thought at the moment. If a company thinks that it is not professional, goto h%$^l!, I work for my family, not for looking professional! PS: h%$^l: puts("hell"); // ;P
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--either way, you are right." — Henry Ford
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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?]
Don't mix it. Just make a separate professional site and separate personal site. You might come across a psychic who likes your wife and start bothering you or calling you. So show the personal site to only those to whom you know. As they say - keep it safe!
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Don't mix it. Just make a separate professional site and separate personal site. You might come across a psychic who likes your wife and start bothering you or calling you. So show the personal site to only those to whom you know. As they say - keep it safe!
AndyInUK wrote:
You might come across a psychic who likes your wife and start bothering you or calling you.
Hey, I take offense - Rage and I may be a lot of things but we're not psychos... ;P Now what did you say your address was? :suss:
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 -
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?]
Eh, only programmers go to my website. All of my business it gotten from face to face and calling.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
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Man, pay no mind to detractors and do as you please...I mean, have you ever seen Scott Hanselman's website? I personally upload that kind of stuff to my blog so I can see them and review what I thought at the moment. If a company thinks that it is not professional, goto h%$^l!, I work for my family, not for looking professional! PS: h%$^l: puts("hell"); // ;P
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--either way, you are right." — Henry Ford
That's true, but sometimes when you get well known you can break the rules. (I'm not saying there are rules, but just that you can get away with more when everyone knows your good) I would also count Scott's website as personal (like my current one), running a company should definitely be separate. The trouble is as a small company there isn't a huge distinction between personal and professional life, so perhaps it is better to be entirely professional even on the personal site.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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Man, pay no mind to detractors and do as you please...I mean, have you ever seen Scott Hanselman's website? I personally upload that kind of stuff to my blog so I can see them and review what I thought at the moment. If a company thinks that it is not professional, goto h%$^l!, I work for my family, not for looking professional! PS: h%$^l: puts("hell"); // ;P
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--either way, you are right." — Henry Ford
Soulus83 wrote:
I mean, have you ever seen Scott Hanselman's website?
Ah, yes - that makes everything ok... of course - why didn't we think of that? :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 -
Eh, only programmers go to my website. All of my business it gotten from face to face and calling.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
I bet after you hand them your business card they check out your website though. It might not be what draws in the leads, but I'm sure it plays a part in their impression of you. Love the new site by the way - "Results so good we don't need a flashy website." (Although did you know your navigation links don't work without javascript?)
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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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, 1932From pinkpenguintuxedos.com of course! :rolleyes: :-D
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?]
Nah, takre em off, its unprofessional.
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Eh, only programmers go to my website. All of my business it gotten from face to face and calling.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
