SEO, UX, FX, Art, Interviews, Complaining
This is the latest in a series of HR articles focusing on hiring, training, and shaping expectations of applicants. Spoiler: buried not-so-deep in that link are cheat codes to help you land a position, if that's your goal. Several writers send me Word documents (or GDocs) with new and edited content for several websites. I … Continue reading CMS Text Maven Role – Description & Peculiarities
This is an installment in a series of riveting pre-hiring, screening, and response communications, mostly tailored to the SEO world. They’re mainly for my future use, but some people (and Google) seem to like them too. And why wouldn’t they? This is exciting stuff! /s If you're reading this after initial publication, please note that … Continue reading A time-themed letter to SEO-writer finalists
Regular readers (a few “friends” held at gunpoint) are no doubt familiar with my pieces about hiring SEO writers and optimizing the applicant screening process. “Fans” of those articles might appreciate this companion piece. I'm in the midst of a round of hiring. (Future-Dan is also using this article for those who didn't make the … Continue reading Mass-Rejection Letter to Aspiring Writers + Unsolicited Advice
This guide is intended for those thinking about writing and editing with _fiicient, but you might find it interesting for other reasons too. …Or not. Every search engine optimization minion knows content is king. I’ve been doing this SEO thing for others since 2004; time for an article about starting a relationship with a new writer.
(Or: How I Learned to Hire Smarter) Do you think you're a good judge of character? Studies show that not only do we suck at judging other people's authenticity, we also vastly overestimate our ability to sniff out the fakers. Leaning on AI-assisted hiring help is similarly troubling because of biases in its training data; … Continue reading Improved System for Screening Job Applicants
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