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KoZeN

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About KoZeN

IT Recruiter - London, UK

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    Comment #1913581

    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 …

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    Comment #1906828

    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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    Comment #1906698

    I can imagine one of the 1st gen iphones fetching a few quid down the line.

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    Comment #1906345

    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…

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    Comment #1897574

    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, …

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    Comment #1885914

    Did you mean: define: pharaonic No definitions were found for enphaoronate.

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    Comment #1885855

    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 el…

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    Comment #1885843

    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…

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    Comment #1882770

    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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    Comment #1874124

    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 …

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    Comment #1874115

    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 …

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    Comment #1873564

    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 £…

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    Comment #1873333

    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 …

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    Comment #1873226

    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…

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    Comment #1872988

    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 percepti…

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    Comment #1864495

    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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    Comment #1864284

    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…

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    Comment #1864274

    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. Unfo…

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    Comment #1861437

    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 wo…

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    Comment #1861419

    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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    Comment #1860964

    Agreed and this is something I started whilst he was still in the womb!

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    Comment #1860941

    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 technologica…

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    Ask HN: How do I give my son a head start?

    There are few careers around today that wouldn't benefit from the employee having a better understanding of programming and just IT in general. As well as the fundamentals such as …