KoZeN

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by KoZeN 16y ago
It's amazing how fast you can get tired in a situation where you're going all out This is a point that gets overlooked far too often. I have seen plenty of people in peak physical fitness run out of steam after 2 to 3 minutes. What most p
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How You Can Start A Business With Passion(loiclemeur.com)
5 points by KoZeN 16y ago|0 comments
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Nanoparticles of gold aren't going to make you a millionaire unless you knock down a rainforest the size of South America.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I can imagine one of the 1st gen iphones fetching a few quid down the line.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I've lived & worked in Ireland, New Zealand and the UK and I can categorically say that the UK online banking system is by far the worst. My biggest issue is the time delay between making a purchase and that purchase reflecting on your
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by KoZeN 16y ago
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=sal... I'm surprised this hadn't had more attention here! APPLE-1 -- Personal Computer. An Apple-1 motherboard, number 82, printed label to reverse, with a few slightly later addit
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Did you mean: define: pharaonic No definitions were found for enphaoronate.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
The designers of some elevators include a hidden feature that is very handy if you’re in a hurry or it’s a busy time in the building (like check-out time in a hotel). While some elevators require a key, others can be put into 'Express' mod
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by KoZeN 16y ago
27 here. I thought I would do better to be honest. I make a pretty decent amount of pocket money playing poker and I consider my biggest strength to be my ability to read people in an incredibly short period of time. Then again, I am a bit
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by KoZeN 16y ago
http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm Not a mirror, instead it's the original content hosted by the creators of said content.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Part of the reason agencies command such high fee's is because of the influence their brand & network has with candidates. There are thousands of self employed recruiters fighting over the scraps and a lot of highly successful self-empl
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by KoZeN 16y ago
An employer is willing to pay an extra 20% to save themselves the time and effort of having to source & interview the hundreds of applications themselves. As for recruiters taking 20%, that's a comparitively low figure for such a high d
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by KoZeN 16y ago
That's so hard to quantify but I'll do my best. Assume that my example is based on a recruiter working for a specialist agency in London. I'll base my estimate on that: Salary of £60k would probably give you a fee of about £15k meaning the
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Most of the time, recruiters end up being recruiters just because they failed at everything else. Ouch. You cut me deep koevet. In reference to point 6, allow me to dispell a myth here. Let's say I am approached by a client who is looking
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by KoZeN 16y ago
You can't. My industry is driven by one thing only, money. Recruiters get paid incredible bonuses for placing candidates and are less interested in how you feel and more interested in ticking off keywords fed to them by their client. Exampl
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by KoZeN 16y ago
tl;dr Recruiters suck and only care about arbitrary bullshit. This statement acurately describes 95% of my colleagues. I will happily accept the challenge of changing your perception of our industry. I'm a technical recruiter that covers
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by KoZeN 16y ago
To be honest, I think glory hole is a pretty accurate description. I wouldn't put anything I value into either.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
With all due respect, this much is blatantly obvious but not necessarily the key to giving him a head start. My father loved me unconditionally and I can't think of a single moment of my childhood where I ever questioned his love for me but
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted. I personally think this is pretty good advice. I never really excelled academically yet I became quite succeessful through pure hard work. Unfortunately I got a lot of bad advice as a kid and it was dril
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Logic & reason are the foundation for almost everything we are hoping to teach him but as far as technology is concerned we really want to encourage him to understand how things work as well as how to use them so I suppose that is what
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by KoZeN 16y ago
As ridiculous as it sounds, I'm with you on this. I'm certain my little dude recognised my voice when he was born.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Agreed and this is something I started whilst he was still in the womb!
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by KoZeN 16y ago
You're absolutely spot on but speak to any scientist or doctor and they will undoubtedly tell you that they would probably benefit from being ahead of the curve from a technological perspective. All of todays innovators embrace technology a
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Ask HN: How do I give my son a head start?
70 points by KoZeN 16y ago|153 comments
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I call bullshit I'm with you 100%. A lot of this just doesn't make sense. When he mentions that he was 'invited' into the interrogation room he makes no reference to any aggression or hostility from his interrogator until this guy finds a
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Perhaps the name of the University Not likely. To be fair, if I was to name and shame I may as well pack my bags and leave the country. All I'll say is that these are red-brick Uni's in the UK. A close friend highlighted the issue through
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Fair point, the people I am referencing blatantly purchased their PhD without ever sitting a single exam or writing a single paper.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Unfortunately this happens more often than the public are aware of. I'm familiar with a handful of PhD holders who didn't even attend the University that granted it. It's a shame that these qualifications can be purchased as it completely o
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Outstanding advice. I can really empathise with the OP and to be honest, your advice has helped clarify a few things for me so if the OP takes nothing from it, rest assured that I have taken plenty!
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Over 200 CV's received so far so can I ask that you don't submit any more new requests? I intend on responding to everyone who has emailed me up until now and I am going through each request chronologically. Thank you so much for all your m

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