Archive for 2007

Want a job in video or audio?

My colleague Neil McIntosh writes on his blog: I’m pleased to report this blog has had some success on the recruitment front, so here goes again… and this time, it’s for two of my teams. Indeed, one of the new members of our expanding software team found their way to us through one of Neil’s … Continue reading »

What management buy-in really means

We work using agile development processes, which obviously needs the buy-in of internal users and project sponsors. But this jumped out at me when I read it. It’s from Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of Guardian Media Group, which owns the company I work for. She was announcing a £15m investment in our digital business, and … Continue reading »

The Times Online’s redesign, and a word about performance testing

Late last night (UK time) the Times Online launched their new design, and jolly nice it is, too. It’s clean and spacious, and there’s an interview with the designers who are very excited about the introduction of lime green into the logo. Personally, I like the columnists’ pictures beside their pull-quotes. That’s a nice touch. … Continue reading »

Interview tips for that tricky developer-pharmacist role

We’ve launched a big campaign today to expand the Guardian Unlimited technical team even further — software, systems, project management, and more. You can see the online ad at http://www.guardian.co.uk/joinus. I won’t tell you that the reason you should seriously think about joining us that GU is packed full of friendly, intelligent and dedicated people. But I will tell you one small thing about how I’ll be conducting those of the interviews that I’ll be in. Continue reading »