Any regular reader of this blog might have noticed a lapse in postings over the last few days. It’s not that my appetite for posting my rambling has diminished, far from it. I still have the urge to clear my mind on a regular basis. I am however at the moment rather distracted as I prepare for my forth coming trip to Peru.

This time next week I will be getting ready to fly away for 16 days to South America and hopefully an interesting journey. During my time away I doubt there will be many posts, I wont be taking a laptop with me or a phone so no I wont have Internet access when I want. As a self confessed technology junkie I am not sure how I will react to this sudden flash back to my pre-computer youth. This will be the first time in over 10 years I have not had regular access to the Internet, I have a feeling I may suffer culture shock a lot harder than I suffer altitude sickness!

Rest assured on my return I will have hopefully documented my travels, both visually and in the written word and will only be too happy to share it with anyone interested!

More and more people are becoming mobile workers. They don’t have a fixed office/desk to work from. Some, like me are road based, moving between various offices and using multiple PC’s over the course of the week. Others are not so extreme, they might use one or two machines. One of the nice things to be able to do is have the same functionality available to you no matter which computer you are using. Having the same programs and utilities at you fingertips can be very useful as you can always have access to what you need in order to be able to complete your task. Read more »

Previously I give some hints about how to apply for that IT job you saw advertiesd. I mentioned some of the do’s and don’t about applying for the job, because at the time I was in the process of reviewing CV’s. Since that point we have moved on to the next stage. We’ve gone through the CV’s and picked out the ones that stand out, the ones we want to interview. So as a follow up here are some hints for when you have been offered that interview for your dream job:

• Be early - An obvious one to begin with. They give you a time for a reason. You probably wont be th only person they are interviewing that day and they have things scheduled. Try and stick to it. Turn up early but not too early. Aim for around 10 to 15 minutes before. Turning up too early can look just as bad as turning up late though!
• Look the part - When going for an interview you should always dress smart. You CV has done the hard work of creating an impression for you. But you still have that first visual impression to make with your prospective employer. Don’t be afraid to wear a suit if you feel the need. You can never look too smart for an intereview. If you do go for a suit, make sure it fits you. Rather than buying the standard size from the local supermarket spend that little bit more. Nothing looks worse than looking like a child in their father’s suit!
• Prepare for the interview - Do some research on the company you are looking to be employeed by. A candidate that has some idea of what the companies main business area is creates a much better impression that one who needs a lesson on the basics before the interview gets going. It doesn’t need to be indepth, just a look over the company website is usually enough.
• At least try to appear interested - You may well be applying for more than one job at a time and this job might not be the one you want most, but still if you are in and interview and feel you might want the job at least try to give the impression that you are interested
• Have some questions to ask - Asking questions of the interviewers is advisable, it shows the interviewer that you are not just going through the motions. Asking the right question can make you stand out from the crowd and possibly get you the job.

Project management is a task encountered daily by the majority of people in their life. Be that in work or in their home life. There are always times when you require someone else to complete a task for you, it can be a bit hard to keep track of the various tasks you have people doing for you. You have to remember who is doing what, who has finished what and what else is left to do. You have all the hassle of remembering to check with them each day about how much they have done on the task as well. It can be a real annoyance. Thats where Please Notify Me comes into play Read more »