web01.fireside.fm Fri, 08 May 2026 18:31:25 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ctrl-alt-expletive - Episodes Tagged with “Cv” https://www.ctrl-alt-expletive.com/tags/cv Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Join us for a laid back catch up on what's going on in the world of software, enterprise business, news for software and tech, and miscellaneous bureaucracy. en episodic Weekly catch up with Michael, Mark, and mates, about software, business, news, and brews Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy Join us for a laid back catch up on what's going on in the world of software, enterprise business, news for software and tech, and miscellaneous bureaucracy. yes technology,news,software,cloud,data,infrastructure,careers Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy mark.mccracken@ctrl-alt-expletive.com Episode 6: Recruitment, and starting a company, with Jean-Paul Ashby https://www.ctrl-alt-expletive.com/6 e438dbb8-1a5f-43bd-a3b5-e406603c5b74 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy 6 Recruitment, and starting a company, with Jean-Paul Ashby full Mark McCracken & Michael McCarthy We've got Jean-Paul Ashby, a.k.a. JP, a recruiter, director, entrepreneur, talking about all things recruitment, CVs, interviews, and more 1:40:09 yes <p>We've got Jean-Paul Ashby, a.k.a. JP, a recruiter, director, entrepreneur, talking about all things recruitment, CVs, interviews, and more</p> <ul> <li>Lenny Visits Wayde</li> <li>Michael finishes the last Espresso Martini Mouse</li> <li>JP sipps a duvel, not a duv-elle</li> </ul> <p>We've got some quickfire questions for JP on all things recuitment.</p> <ul> <li>Does github activity matter?</li> <li>How many interviews is too many interviews? </li> <li>What's your go-to interview question?</li> </ul> <h2>Big Topics</h2> <h3>Recruitment</h3> <ul> <li>Michael and Mark get a CV review from the professional.</li> <li>Comparison of job platforms, LinkedIn meets Otta</li> <li>Most memorable interviews</li> </ul> <h3>Starting a new Venture</h3> <ul> <li>Starting your own business! JP talks about his new venture, Torch, how he developed the idea, what does the MVP do?</li> <li>How JP found a technical founder, and started talking to clients about it.</li> <li>Michael and I talk about team moves and what the process looks like.</li> </ul> <h2>In the News</h2> <ol> <li> <a href="https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcoom-nears-vmware-integration-completion-ai-chips/735547/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Broadcom Triples software revenue</a>, somehow. What a mystery.<br> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/16/24322358/iris2-starlink-rival-europe-date-cost" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Starlink competitor IRIS launching in Europe</a> – 290 satellites</li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240701-new-tom-hanks-film-here-and-the-unsettling-new-de-aging-technology-keeping-stars-forever-young" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tom Hanks is forever young</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy83jdpgw5o" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Online Safety Act comes into effect in 3 months</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/11th-dec-2024-openai-outage-nutshell-puru-tuladhar-rus9f/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A look at why OpenAI’s K8s server got overloaded and they got locked out</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.aquasec.com/blog/300000-prometheus-servers-and-exporters-exposed-to-dos-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Aqua finds 336,000 Prometheus servers and exporters are wide open, uses them to get system info and cause dos attacks</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/krispy-kreme-doughnut-delivery-cooked-cyberattack" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Even Krisy-Kreme aren’t safe</a>! Why are people attacking a donut company?! </li> </ol> <h2>Recommendations</h2> <h3>TV</h3> <p>JP also recommends <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24053860/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_2_nm_4_in_0_q_the%2520day%2520of%2520the%2520jackal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Day of the Jackal</a></p> <h3>Books</h3> <p>Michael has finished <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461721/nuclear-war-by-jacobsen-annie/9781911709596" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Nuclear War: A Scenario</a></p> <h3>Out and About</h3> <p><a href="https://www.inthehiddencity.com/?utm_source=google_ads&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=1640314045&amp;utm_content=68160131452&amp;utm_term=hidden%20city&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD2JXCBnA-qwqLieYIr3P2yrQk4xw&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAyJS7BhBiEiwAyS9uNdibeQ1_tWP7GG-r96jeoE5JeVmUmyjKlLkDM0IHMIcuFElUxHHSWRoCm3kQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Hidden City</a> - a real-world texting adventure to help James Bond<br> Special Guest: Jean-Paul Ashby.</p> recruitment,interviews,start-up,news,CV,online safety act We've got Jean-Paul Ashby, a.k.a. JP, a recruiter, director, entrepreneur, talking about all things recruitment, CVs, interviews, and more

  • Lenny Visits Wayde
  • Michael finishes the last Espresso Martini Mouse
  • JP sipps a duvel, not a duv-elle

We've got some quickfire questions for JP on all things recuitment.

  • Does github activity matter?
  • How many interviews is too many interviews?
  • What's your go-to interview question?

Big Topics

Recruitment

  • Michael and Mark get a CV review from the professional.
  • Comparison of job platforms, LinkedIn meets Otta
  • Most memorable interviews

Starting a new Venture

  • Starting your own business! JP talks about his new venture, Torch, how he developed the idea, what does the MVP do?
  • How JP found a technical founder, and started talking to clients about it.
  • Michael and I talk about team moves and what the process looks like.

In the News

  1. Broadcom Triples software revenue, somehow. What a mystery.
  2. Starlink competitor IRIS launching in Europe – 290 satellites
  3. Tom Hanks is forever young
  4. Online Safety Act comes into effect in 3 months
  5. A look at why OpenAI’s K8s server got overloaded and they got locked out
  6. Aqua finds 336,000 Prometheus servers and exporters are wide open, uses them to get system info and cause dos attacks
  7. Even Krisy-Kreme aren’t safe! Why are people attacking a donut company?!

Recommendations

TV

JP also recommends The Day of the Jackal

Books

Michael has finished Nuclear War: A Scenario

Out and About

Hidden City - a real-world texting adventure to help James Bond

Special Guest: Jean-Paul Ashby.

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  • Lenny Visits Wayde
  • Michael finishes the last Espresso Martini Mouse
  • JP sipps a duvel, not a duv-elle

We've got some quickfire questions for JP on all things recuitment.

  • Does github activity matter?
  • How many interviews is too many interviews?
  • What's your go-to interview question?

Big Topics

Recruitment

  • Michael and Mark get a CV review from the professional.
  • Comparison of job platforms, LinkedIn meets Otta
  • Most memorable interviews

Starting a new Venture

  • Starting your own business! JP talks about his new venture, Torch, how he developed the idea, what does the MVP do?
  • How JP found a technical founder, and started talking to clients about it.
  • Michael and I talk about team moves and what the process looks like.

In the News

  1. Broadcom Triples software revenue, somehow. What a mystery.
  2. Starlink competitor IRIS launching in Europe – 290 satellites
  3. Tom Hanks is forever young
  4. Online Safety Act comes into effect in 3 months
  5. A look at why OpenAI’s K8s server got overloaded and they got locked out
  6. Aqua finds 336,000 Prometheus servers and exporters are wide open, uses them to get system info and cause dos attacks
  7. Even Krisy-Kreme aren’t safe! Why are people attacking a donut company?!

Recommendations

TV

JP also recommends The Day of the Jackal

Books

Michael has finished Nuclear War: A Scenario

Out and About

Hidden City - a real-world texting adventure to help James Bond

Special Guest: Jean-Paul Ashby.

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