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A sign that you don't want the job. | 27 | 26.73% | |
A sign that you can't manage the basic requirements of life. | 56 | 55.45% | |
A good negotiating strategy, since it shows that you don't need the job. | 8 | 7.92% | |
A way to exert control over a situation that historically favors the hiring party. | 4 | 3.96% | |
The way things work in the modern world. Only the uncool show up on time. | 5 | 4.95% | |
Sometimes necessary if you're watching the end of a really good TV show. | 5 | 4.95% | |
A colossally stupid move. | 60 | 59.41% | |
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09-24-2014, 03:12 PM | #121 |
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A few things I have dealt with -
Don't wear a shirt that says "Whoever said a little hard work never killed anyone lied" when filling out an application. Don't ask how long you get for lunch during a interview. Don't ask if there are any good looking women that work here during an interview. Don't dress like a homeless bum at an interview even if it is entry level production. |
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09-24-2014, 03:24 PM | #122 |
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It's funny. I worked 25+ years for the same company only to be let go in June. Management offered a "new and exciting pie-in-the-sky" opportunity that would pay me very well until retirement. Well, the $300 million contract was cancelled in June and there were hundreds of people let go, including me. Stupid me!
I now find myself unemployed (and unemployable due to my age). I'm the guy stuck in the middle. Too young to have worked for a company that offered a pension, too old to have a decent opportunity. AND I KNOW EXCEL INSIDE AND OUT! |
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09-24-2014, 03:26 PM | #123 | |
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09-24-2014, 03:38 PM | #124 | |
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There are some third-party services now that seem kind of cool. As a job seeker, you give them your information (with official documents), and they act as a neutral repository. Employers can then request verification from them and it's faster. I just found out about them and haven't talked to anyone who has used them yet, though.
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09-24-2014, 03:40 PM | #125 | |
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Bummer for the problem. Working 25+ years for one employer is rare these days, and it's hard if they let you go. You have to convince people that you can navigate a new employer and new job requirements.
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09-24-2014, 03:47 PM | #126 |
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But isn't graduate school more about research? You could ask how many papers they wrote and in what conferences/journals they were published. This is fair game for Ph.Ds for sure. For MS students, maybe half will have published a paper and the very best might have more than that. But some MS students may have just taken courses and not done a thesis and wouldn't be expected to have written any papers. It also depends on the degree area, of course.
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09-24-2014, 04:29 PM | #128 |
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You sound like a consultant who doesn't know he's a consultant yet.
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09-24-2014, 04:32 PM | #129 | |
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My grad school was the same way, though. There were a few people with GPAs under 3.5 and they were universally people that I would never want to hire. But the ones above 3.5 included some great people and some who were less impressive, and you couldn't tell the difference on their resumes.
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09-24-2014, 04:41 PM | #130 |
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Most grad schools have graduation requirements of around 3.0 to 3.5 so a high GPA is simply a requirement of having the degree so the GPA doesn't really say anything that having the degree doesn't already say.
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09-24-2014, 04:49 PM | #131 |
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Am starting my new job Saturday. Friday will be my last day working for the shitty city & on to better days.
I did show up to my interview on time and it went great. I also got to go out last Saturday to give it a go see how I do. Driving an Oil tanker truck was a bit tricky shifting gears but I think I will get the hang of it pretty quick. Just finding all the places I need to go out in the boondocks is also going be tricky. Don't think I will be on my own for a while but I'm hoping I can show I can do a good job and get on my own right away. Hard work and determination will get me where I need to be. I got to keep pushing myself, tired of being broke & not getting anywhere. |
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09-24-2014, 05:00 PM | #132 |
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The rep is correct on concealing your age unfortunately. Most reps are saying to have about fifteen years on your resume as that's what is going to be relevant anyways. They can find out how old you are in the interview (at least guess how old you are since they can't ask).
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09-24-2014, 05:40 PM | #133 |
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I've been asking for salary requirements up front just so I understand whether or not its worth my time to interview someone. I've told people right off that we can't meet their needs so they understand why I'm not bringing them in.
I had one person say that they needed $20K more than were offering for an entry level position. When I told them we couldn't do that, they tried to negotiate a salary with me, all before we've ever had a conversation about interviews. I let them know that I had 15 resumes on my desk for people in my budget range. Never heard back from them. |
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09-24-2014, 06:40 PM | #134 |
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I don't even talk to recruiters unless they answer the salary question within 30 seconds or so. Most of these guys have not been recruiting professionals and miss on matching the experience/salary ratio. It just wastes my time if your not even in the ballpark.
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09-24-2014, 06:59 PM | #135 |
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Got an interview Monday morning for a job I'd applied to over the summer and didn't get.
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