Yes, looks promising! See you there!!
Tom
On 11 Sep 2011, at 08:42, Gordon Joly wrote:
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> An amazing number of people have signed up for today's London Wikimeet!
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> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/49
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> Gordo
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> Gordon Joly
> gordon.j...@pobox.com
> http://www.joly
An amazing number of people have signed up for today's London Wikimeet!
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/49
Gordo
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Gordon Joly
gordon.j...@pobox.com
http://www.joly.org.uk/
Don't Leave Space To The Professionals!
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On 5 September 2011 21:26, Thomas Dalton wrote:
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> On Sep 5, 2011 8:53 PM, "Gordon Joly" wrote:
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>> On 05/09/2011 10:24, Thomas Morton wrote:
>> >
>> > When I hire people I usually round up the final candidates and take
>> > them to lunch with some of the current employees - and then debrief
>
Yeh. Quite the opposite!
Tom Morton
On 5 Sep 2011, at 21:26, Thomas Dalton wrote:
On Sep 5, 2011 8:53 PM, "Gordon Joly" wrote:
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> On 05/09/2011 10:24, Thomas Morton wrote:
> >
> > When I hire people I usually round up the final candidates and take
> > them to lunch with some of the current e
On Sep 5, 2011 8:53 PM, "Gordon Joly" wrote:
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> On 05/09/2011 10:24, Thomas Morton wrote:
> >
> > When I hire people I usually round up the final candidates and take
> > them to lunch with some of the current employees - and then debrief
> > informally later to see what they thought. This is almo
mediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate WMUK
chief execs
Here is my question in advance: when will WMUK become a registered
charity, and what will you do to accelerate that process?
Gordo
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Here is my question in advance: when will WMUK become a registered
charity, and what will you do to accelerate that process?
Gordo
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On 05/09/2011 10:24, Thomas Morton wrote:
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> When I hire people I usually round up the final candidates and take
> them to lunch with some of the current employees - and then debrief
> informally later to see what they thought. This is almost always the
> best hiring advice you will ever get.
A
On 5 September 2011 13:07, Sebastian Moleski wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Thomas Dalton
> wrote:
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>> > I humbly assert that this process (many Wikipedians, face to face, in a
>> > pub in London) breaks any modern standards of the selection process
>> > (e.g. all candidates being ask
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote:
> > I humbly assert that this process (many Wikipedians, face to face, in a
> > pub in London) breaks any modern standards of the selection process
> > (e.g. all candidates being asked the same set of questions).
>
> Actually, I think it's fairl
On 5 September 2011 10:19, James Forrester wrote:
> On 5 September 2011 09:12, Gordon Joly wrote:
>> I humbly assert that this process (many Wikipedians, face to face, in a
>> pub in London) breaks any modern standards of the selection process
>> (e.g. all candidates being asked the same set of q
On 5 September 2011 09:12, Gordon Joly wrote:
> On 05/09/2011 08:51, Deryck Chan wrote:
>> I'm guessing MeatballWiki is one of the items on display? [/offtopic]
> OK. Let us get serious.
>
> I humbly assert that this process (many Wikipedians, face to face, in a
> pub in London) breaks any modern
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate WMUK chief
execs
On 5 September 2011 09:12, Gordon Joly wrote:
> I humbly assert that this process (many Wikipedians, face to face, in a
> pub in London) breaks any modern standards of the selection process
> (e.g. a
Another organisation I'm involved in is doing something similar though a tad
more formal this week. Their shortlisted candidates will be rotated round
four tables so everyone gets to meet everyone else, and we don't wind up
with a table of candidates. The candidates will be arriving a little later
Don't forget, though, that some of the Wikipedians may have decent
experience either as CEO's themselves, or in HR - or even working under
CEO's!
So there may be important insight to gain from them and their advice :)
Especially as it is likely to be a no BS assessment.
When I hire people I usual
On 5 September 2011 09:12, Gordon Joly wrote:
> I humbly assert that this process (many Wikipedians, face to face, in a
> pub in London) breaks any modern standards of the selection process
> (e.g. all candidates being asked the same set of questions).
Well, the way I see it it's more that it's a
Wikipedia has been doing things the non-standard way since 2001 :)
I think the London meetup is fine as part of the selection process, because
everyone sees everyone, and the final decision is still with the board.
On Sep 5, 2011 4:13 PM, "Gordon Joly" wrote:
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On 05/09/2011 08:51, Deryck Chan wrote:
> I'm guessing MeatballWiki is one of the items on display? [/offtopic]
OK. Let us get serious.
I humbly assert that this process (many Wikipedians, face to face, in a
pub in London) breaks any modern standards of the selection process
(e.g. all candidates
Wikimedia or any similar experience?
>>
>>
>> *From:* Thomas Dalton
>> *To:* wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org
>> *Sent:* Mon, 5 September, 2011 0:28:39
>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wiki
a.org
*Sent:* Mon, 5 September, 2011 0:28:39
*Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] September London wikimeet and candidate
WMUK chief execs
Could we get some mini-CVs of the candidates so we can make more
efficient use of their time?
This is fun! An "interview" by an ad hoc committee on a S
ondon wikimeet and candidate WMUK chief
execs
Could we get some mini-CVs of the candidates so we can make more efficient use
of their time?
On Aug 31, 2011 9:58 PM, "Michael Peel" wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The 49th London Wikimeet will take place on Sunday 11th September:
> htt
Could we get some mini-CVs of the candidates so we can make more efficient
use of their time?
On Aug 31, 2011 9:58 PM, "Michael Peel"
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The 49th London Wikimeet will take place on Sunday 11th September:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/49
>
> We're hoping that the
On 31/08/2011 21:57, Michael Peel wrote:
> The 49th London Wikimeet will take place on Sunday 11th September:
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/49
>
> We're hoping that the finalist candidates for the position of Wikimedia UK's
> chief exec will be able to attend this wikimeet, althou
Hi all,
The 49th London Wikimeet will take place on Sunday 11th September:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/London/49
We're hoping that the finalist candidates for the position of Wikimedia UK's
chief exec will be able to attend this wikimeet, although this is still to be
confirmed. This w
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