Richard MarrinFinding Needles in HaystacksThe 4 Horsemen of the Hiring ApocalypseHiring can be a hot mess of bust-up traditions, psychometric snake oil, technotopian crypto-babble and downright quackery… but I’m still…Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018
Richard MarrinFinding Needles in HaystacksHow we write copy for humansAt Applied we believe applying for jobs is miserable enough and that language can help. Copy has been my responsibility so far, but as we…Jun 21, 2018Jun 21, 2018
Richard MarrinFinding Needles in HaystacksThe 3 best ways to assess candidatesOr, how I learned that my gut feeling is sometimes just gas.Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
Richard MarrinFinding Needles in HaystacksWe need to talk about JamesIn which I gingerly skip through the warzone that is the Google Memo debate and try to make sensible points without getting blown up by a…Aug 11, 20173Aug 11, 20173
Richard MarrinFinding Needles in HaystacksWe made Elon Musk’s résumé even shorter than that other oneA couple of weeks ago, CV company Novorésumé released a tongue-in-cheek bio of Elon Musk, aiming to use his pretty spectacular career to…Jul 4, 2017Jul 4, 2017
Richard MarrinFinding Needles in Haystacks12 Things Worth Knowing About Technical Debt When You’re Dead, Or In Denver, Or SomethingIn which I mouth off about Technical Debt, broadly to prod my ego which took a pounding recentlyJun 26, 20151Jun 26, 20151
Richard MarrWhy Companies in the Charity Sector Aren’t Evil“Hang on, you’re making a profit from charitable donations? Isn’t that evil?” asked Max, a razor-sharp guy with fantastic stubble and a…May 29, 2015May 29, 2015