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Hello and welcome back to Coaching for Geeks’ Creator of the Month for April 2019! We interviewed: Jörn Meyer, artist and illustrator. Here are some examples of his work and some insight into each! Hello Jörn! What do you create? Artwork and illustrations, mostly from the fantasy and horror genre. I especially like to draw everything dark, eerie, macabre, and …
Hello and welcome back to Coaching for Geeks’ Creator of the Month for April 2019! We interviewed: Jörn Meyer, artist and illustrator. Hello! Who are you? Hello Jörn! What do you create? Artwork and illustrations, mostly from the fantasy and horror genre. I especially like to draw everything dark, eerie, macabre, and unsettling. Why do you do it? I always …
Welcome to Week 4 of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for February 2019. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented Jolanda Snellenberg (Den Gröna Fenixen) along with a little insight to each. These are the first items I made for Den Gröna Fenixen and the most popular items too. By now I’ve made …
Welcome to Week 3 of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for February 2019. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented Jolanda Snellenberg (Den Gröna Fenixen) along with a little insight to each. This pendant is cut and engraved from an old silver tea spoon. The pendant hangs on a black leather lace and …
Welcome to Week 2 of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for February 2019. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented Jolanda Snellenberg (Den Gröna Fenixen) along with a little insight to each. Creating LARP outfits is where my creativity really gets pushed to evolve. It gives the right amount of freedom and constraints …
Coworking. It’s the future. Going to the same desk in the same office in the same location with the same people is way too 90’s for 2019. It’s the best way to make your brain go stale and your motivation to work to go mouldy like that half sandwich in your desk draw that you forgot about. With this …
Hello fellow geeks and welcome to February’s Coaching for Geeks Creator of the Month – Jolanda Snellenberg! In this section we pick out one of our very own epic geeks to highlight the amazing creations they produce. We want to show the whole wide world just how cool, creative and outright geeky we are. So let’s dive into February’s artist, …
Welcome to Week of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for January 2019. Today we look at the final 2 pieces from the very talented Jen Pawley (Geek Forge) along with a little insight to each. You can find more of Jens’s great work at these locations You can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheGeekForge On Etsy at http://thegeekforge.etsy.com Our website …
Coaching for geeks meets Pokemon’s Veronica Taylor at MCM London (2018) Away from all the mayhem and hubbub of the main halls we had a fantastic intimate interview with the talented Veronica Taylor, I rather cleverly like the total noob that I am managed to record absolutely nothing as I managed to press the wrong button on Robin’s dictaphone! …
Welcome to Week 3 of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for January 2019. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented Jen Pawley (Geek Forge) along with a little insight to each. You can find more of Jens’s great work at these locations You can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheGeekForge On Etsy at http://thegeekforge.etsy.com Our website …
Welcome to Week 2 of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for January 2019. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented Jen Pawley (Geek Forge) along with a little insight to each. You can find more of Jens’s great work at these locations You can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheGeekForge On Etsy at http://thegeekforge.etsy.com …
Welcome to Week 4 of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for December 2018. Today we take a final look at 2 pieces from the very talented Victoria Sol (Destai) along with a little insight to each. This is one of my pride and joys. The weave is called Candy Cane Cord, and it’s a very intricate pattern. …
Welcome to Week 3 of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for December 2018. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented Victoria Sol (Destai) along with a little insight to each. This bracelet cuff has a name! It’s called Rondo Ornatica and it’s my own design, based on one called Rondo A La Byzantine and …
Welcome to Week 2 of Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for December 2018. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented Victoria Sol (Destai) along with a little insight to each. This one is fun! I made it inspired by the sugar skulls if he Mexican tradition of Dia Des Muertos, and it’s a homage, …
Coaching for Geeks ‘creator of the month’ for December 2018. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented Victoria Sol (Destai) along with a little insight to each. Brand 2 This weave is called Elfsheet and I’ve made it into a cuff bracelet. I love making this weave, it’s one of my favourites, although it’s very …
Welcome back to week 4 of Coaching for Geeks’ creator of the month for November 2018: JforJen, artist Jennie Brown Today we look at the final 2 pieces from the very talented JForJen (Jennie Brown) along with a little insight to each. You can find more of Jennie’s great work, art and commissions on Instagram under the handle @jforjen_ and …
Welcome back all to week 3 of the Coaching for Geeks creator of the month for November 2018: JforJen, artist Jennie Brown. Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented JForJen (Jennie Brown) along with a little insight to each. You can find more of Jennie’s great work, art and commissions on Instagram under the handle @jforjen_ …
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Welcome to Week 2 of Coaching for Geeks’ Creator of the Month for November 2018: JforJen, artist Jennie Brown Today we look at 2 more pieces from the very talented JForJen (Jennie Brown) along with a little insight to each. You can find more of Jennie’s great work, art and commissions on Instagram under the handle @jforjen_ and she has …
How to Do World-Class Research on a Company when Looking for a Job Whether you’re making an application, already got that interview, or are a runner trying to break Jinteki’s latest ICE subroutines – information is power. The right info can help give you an edge over all the other applicants at every stage of the recruitment process. …
Hello fellow geeks and welcome to the first Creator of the Month, November 2018! In this brand new section we pick out one of our very own to highlight the amazing creations they produce. We want to show the world just how cool, creative and outright geeky we are. To start us off on this journey is a very talented …
165 companies who recruit using Twitter (and bonus Bad Ads job postings). I love twitter. You might be reading this because I posted it on Twitter. The mix of content can be overwhelming so it’s important to cultivate who you follow. Before we get going Really Bad Job Ads has great examples of what not to do when recruiting …
Your Social Media profile represents your employ-ability – use it to your advantage. I’m a Xellenial. The first part of my childhood was largely free of technology – no mobiles never mind smartphones, no internet, 4 channels on the telly (3 for the first 5 years of my life) with remote controls being a luxury. The latter part …
THE TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO WIN AT JOB INTERVIEWS: Job Interviews! It seems we’ve had plenty of CV success in the Coaching for Geeks Community, and also some job interview success, but not as much as we want… so let’s recap! 1. Do Your Research Before The Job Interview Almost everything that follows hinges on this. DO …
Your ideal company doesn’t have any job vacancies – but you’re available. That just means you should try a better way, with a speculative job application… So the company you REALLY want to work for don’t seem to have any positions vacant. That means you’re out of luck right? Just gotta bide your time, see what comes up, play it …