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FrozenVent posted:Nothing to lose by asking your friend, but if it's been three weeks since the initial phone screen and you haven't heard anything, it's not looking great. Well from this I have learned that basically everybody is super busy and in and out of the office on important things the past couple weeks so  gently caress job searches. E: didn't get it. Back to square "gently caress you" I guess. Shugojin fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Jun 4, 2014 |
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Is it bad to wear a suit with pinstripes to an interview? It's charcoal and the stripes are very conservative and thin, I just am dumb and my plain charcoal suit is in another city.
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Jun 4, 2014 16:52
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Is it clean? Does it fit? Don't make a big thing about it, you'll be fine.
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Pron on VHS posted:Is it bad to wear a suit with pinstripes to an interview? It's charcoal and the stripes are very conservative and thin, I just am dumb and my plain charcoal suit is in another city. Questions like this keep popping up and are unanswerable because it's completely dependent on what industry you're in and what type of job you're applying for. For me (manufacturing) I would expect someone to wear business formal to the interview, but could give a poo poo what color the suit, shirt, tie, etc. is., I just care that you can dress professionally. Law, Wall Street, etc., might see it differently.
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Jun 4, 2014 17:11
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If you're a dude then yeah it's a lot easier, just wear a suit that's clean, properly ironed, and fits you correctly and you'll be fine. You may be overdressed for the interview depending on how your company is, but nobody actually holds that against you. I once had an interview where I was fully suited and one of my interviewers was wearing a hoodie and baggy jeans. I have never felt more overdressed in my life.
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Jun 4, 2014 17:22
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Has anyone tried putting coursera courses on their resume? Curiousif anyone takes them seriously. Anecdotally, i know some tech companies will count them in your favor. Also, what is best practices for keeping a resume updated while working? Id liketo make my next job search less painful. E.g. writing down accomplishments as you go, etc. To make it easier to update your resume whenor if you move on
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Jun 4, 2014 17:59
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Thanks guys. It's at a healthcare consulting company for a managerial position. I was just worried about the pinstripes.
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Jun 4, 2014 18:03
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I've been approached to apply for a job, but as part of the application they insist on knowing my current salary and job level. The job is at a finance company and at an associate level, and as such the bottom of their guide salary is about 55% more than I'm paid right now. I've not worked for a finance company or in their specific flavour of money stuff, but I have lots of experience with the rest. What do I write? I'm worried being hard line about not giving a figure will put them off since it's not a US/EU company. radlum posted:I live in Peru. Some companies have their own sites for job offers, but most of the time, they just use one of these sites. I've never got any interview or any contact after applying through those places... But I have had recruiters contact me off their own back through them, usually about 1 a month, and with much better/more interesting jobs than are generally around. I find those sites most useful for finding good recruiters and I now have a couple through those places that I chat to a few of times a year when I've upgraded my qualifications or something. Just be careful with what info you put up, unscrupulous people will steal your C.V. (really, weird I know, but they do) or use it as a way to get phone nos for spamming.
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Jun 4, 2014 19:22
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If a job requires or prefers candidates with a PhD, are they expecting an academic type CV with publications, etc.? I've crafted a CV with "selected" publications and presentations, but it's two pages long as opposed to the preferred one-page limit. The jobs I'm applying for aren't necessarily research-oriented, but some of my publications speak to my expertise in the field, so including them would seem valuable for that reason. I've left off other typical academic things like teaching and service.
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By the time you have a Ph. D. it's ok to have a two page resume, if you're applying to jobs that require a Ph.D. The "limits" and "rules" of resume writing are more like guidelines, anyway.
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Shugojin posted:I once had an interview where I was fully suited and one of my interviewers was wearing a hoodie and baggy jeans. I have never felt more overdressed in my life. This happened to me last Friday. I was literally the best dressed person (with a pin-stripe suit, no less!) in the comapany's office, and despite that, I still ended up getting an offer.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:26
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I found a position that I'm applying for that is basically the exact same job I'm doing now. Is it alright to lift exact lines from their job posting to put into the cover letter?
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Big City Drinkin posted:If a job requires or prefers candidates with a PhD, are they expecting an academic type CV with publications, etc.? I've crafted a CV with "selected" publications and presentations, but it's two pages long as opposed to the preferred one-page limit. The jobs I'm applying for aren't necessarily research-oriented, but some of my publications speak to my expertise in the field, so including them would seem valuable for that reason. I've left off other typical academic things like teaching and service. That's fine. Duxwig posted:Question on including or excluding college transcripts from an interview packet or on your resume. I'd do what you did last time, to list that you attended and how many credits you earned, so that they have full disclosure. For most private-sector jobs I'd say to leave it off, but for the public sector, they're going to want to know and it likely will hurt you to gloss over it, assuming it is 'required' for your promotional position like it was for your current one.
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Elder Postsman posted:This happened to me last Friday. I was literally the best dressed person (with a pin-stripe suit, no less!) in the comapany's office, and despite that, I still ended up getting an offer. Yeah like I said, interviewers won't care if you're overdressed if they didn't specifically say it's casual because it basically says you're taking the whole thing seriously. Also I don't think I'd care to work anyplace where the interviewer got upset that I was dressed more formally than them anyway 
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semicolonsrock posted:Has anyone tried putting coursera courses on their resume? Curiousif anyone takes them seriously. Anecdotally, i know some tech companies will count them in your favor.
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Jun 6, 2014 05:35
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I wore a sweater vest to my last interview. They offered me the job two days later. 
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DemeaninDemon posted:I wore a sweater vest to my last interview. They offered me the job two days later. Congratulations, Professor.
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Jun 6, 2014 17:21
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There are two positions I'd like to apply for in the same department. Given that a cover letter is supposed to display how much you want this particular job, do I need to apply for one and forget the other? Is there a proper etiquette for applying to both so as not to hurt my chances?
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Halloween Jack posted:There are two positions I'd like to apply for in the same department. Given that a cover letter is supposed to display how much you want this particular job, do I need to apply for one and forget the other? Is there a proper etiquette for applying to both so as not to hurt my chances? There's nothing wrong with applying for two jobs in the same department if you're a reasonably qualified candidate for each. I'd say if you can write a good cover letter for each position, there's nothing wrong in doing so. If your cover letter for either one is weak or mediocre (if you can't come up with something enticing), I wouldn't apply to it. We've done a fair amount of hiring in my department (quality) and in R&D, and have had job postings come up at the same time with people applying to both every once in a while. Lots of chemists have experience in both departments, we've never had to fight over anyone before but we obviously talk to each other. I would never blanketly throw away a good candidate for my dept. just because they applied to theirs with a crap cover letter, but it might make me think about their motivation a little more. Wanting a job doesn't mean you have to want just that one job. Reasonable hiring managers understand this. As long as you're not just bombarding a company with resumes there's nothing wrong with it. The test is whether or not your cover letter/resume/other application materials come up as compelling.
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DemeaninDemon posted:I wore a sweater vest to my last interview. They offered me the job two days later. Congratulations, President Santorum
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I'm looking at a job posting that says "three years of relevant experience required". I have about seven, when I started my current job two years ago it was a five years of experience required thing. All other things being equal, is it still worth applying, or am I going to be overqualified? It's a small industry, so if I apply it will come back to my current employer, and I don't want to take too many chances.
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seacat posted:It's hard to tell without you describing the position more, but yeah, she's not very good at interviewing, but you probably came off like a bit of a dick. Update: I did get a call (email) despite the tense interview, but the director wants to know if I can interview this weekend. Like tomorrow or Sunday. I've already committed to volunteer at a big event at the local animal shelter both days. Should I push off until next week? I'm not desperate to leave my job but I do want to see what's out there. I'm new to the city and took the first job offered, which I will admit is pretty good but not amazing. Is this weird? It's not a small organization.
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I say tell them you are volunteering and when you'll be free. Who's gonna hold it against you if you're not available because you're helping animals? No one with a loving heart. 
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That's pretty much the plan; I was wondering if interviewing on weekends is a standard business practice now. And I'm not backing out on helping another dog foster find a home for Rocky. (Pic to follow) during Pawdoptathon 2014.
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Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is a regional thing, but I've trying to apply to a bunch of jobs in the Bay Area, and I'm getting jack all in terms of replies. Whereas back here in London (UK) I get spammed with job offers. I'm a contractor at the moment, and the pay is ridiculously good, but I've been trying to change locations for a bit now, and so far have come out completely confused. I've got a fair bit of experience in my field (UX/UI) with a bunch of high profile projects to my name, but I've yet to get a reply from a US company. Are foreigner resumes generally ignored, or do I need to put a US address on my thing, as I've heard that can make or break the deal for a large number of companies? I kinda expected large tech firms to look beyond that. Additionally, how does once become a contractor in the US? In the UK it is pretty common to create your own company and do everything through it, is the process similar in the US? How can a dirty European become a contractor in the US (if at all)? Can anyone open an LLC, or is the process convoluted?
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I want to apply to a laboratory instructor at a university. They are asking for an actual CV rather than a resume. What exactly goes on there that you wouldn't find on a resume? I know they're supposed to be more comprehensive, but considering I just got out of grad school with little actual work experience under my belt I don't think my CV would be much different, if at all, from a typical resume.
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Hey guys I posted my resume a while ago I made some changes and have been applying to a ton of places, but can't even seem to get a call back. Here is my current resume, I am not sure whats wrong :\. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7CJULIN0qqPZUJhQTczTHE4em8/edit?usp=sharing edit: there isn't that much spacing between the bullets and writing, google docs error. Also here is my current cover letter. quote:Dear Hiring Manager, Xeom fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Jun 8, 2014 |
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You don't have any actual work experience, which makes it hard, but still, I'd think with even just a bachelor's in chemical engineering you'd be getting some callbacks. Are you just searching for jobs in Florida? That'll make it harder. edit: Guess your cover letter answers that question These are all just minor things: I'd remove the associates degree, doesn't add anything to your resume. Keep the mention of the coop experience, though. SAChE has a capital E. Co-op is fine, not CO-OP
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awesome-express posted:Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is a regional thing, but I've trying to apply to a bunch of jobs in the Bay Area, and I'm getting jack all in terms of replies. Whereas back here in London (UK) I get spammed with job offers. I'm a contractor at the moment, and the pay is ridiculously good, but I've been trying to change locations for a bit now, and so far have come out completely confused. Can you work legally in the US? If so, make that  *REALLY loving CLEAR* on your résumé.If you don't have a green card... You're probably going to have a really hard time finding work, unless you're like a PhD level type in a field that company really needs.
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awesome-express posted:Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is a regional thing, but I've trying to apply to a bunch of jobs in the Bay Area, and I'm getting jack all in terms of replies. Whereas back here in London (UK) I get spammed with job offers. I'm a contractor at the moment, and the pay is ridiculously good, but I've been trying to change locations for a bit now, and so far have come out completely confused. Spomsoring someone costs a lot and is not garaunteed.
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Xeom posted:Hey guys I posted my resume a while ago I made some changes and have been applying to a ton of places, but can't even seem to get a call back. Here is my current resume, I am not sure whats wrong :\. Here is a very basic critique. Basically, you need to focus on particular skills and methods you are familiar with since you don't have any recent work experience. You can do this by adding them to the academic projects and skills section, and putting a "relevant" coursework under your degree. Hope this helps! 
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Is it ever acceptable to ask about jargon in the job description in the interview? I can't tell if it's been put in to try and test to see if you ask about it or if it's something I'm legitimately supposed to know about. Some are just ungoogably vague terms like "central process" or internal nicknames for company teams, NB group and QWERTY project stakeholders etc. Others I just get lots of results with companies talking about how SFJDKF 'marketized insights' to save BIG MONEY without mentioning what it is and how you actually do it.
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If it's not something you can google, go ahead. It'll backfire a little bit though if it ends up being industry standard jargon, rather than just internal stuff.
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I want to send a thank you e-mail to the 2 managers who interviewed me on Friday. It is for a Product Manager position in a health consulting firm. During the interview I called them by their first names, but now that I am writing the e-mail, it feels weird starting it with "Dear Mary", it sounds too personal. They are both in their thirties and mid-level, is it too formal and stiff to say "Dear Ms. Linked"? How should I address them in the opening line? Is even the "Dear" too formal?
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Pron on VHS posted:I want to send a thank you e-mail to the 2 managers who interviewed me on Friday. It is for a Product Manager position in a health consulting firm. During the interview I called them by their first names, but now that I am writing the e-mail, it feels weird starting it with "Dear Mary", it sounds too personal. They are both in their thirties and mid-level, is it too formal and stiff to say "Dear Ms. Linked"? How should I address them in the opening line? Is even the "Dear" too formal? First names are completely fine, especially if you were on a first-name basis with them on the interview. Honestly nobody is going to hold it against you if you call them Mr/Ms X in an e-mail, if you feel more comfortable with that go ahead, as long as your letter is professional and polite it won't make a difference either way. "Dear X" is standard for almost any business of industry and is just American writing style. Typically thank-you notes should go something like: "Dear John, Thank you for interviewing me for the position of <X>. I enjoyed talking with you about <specific thing you guys actually discussed in the interview>. I hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Applicant". I've interviewed a couple people who insisted on calling me Mr. Seacat. I usually just smiled and said "please, call me Bob" -- it just felt a little too awkwardly formal (although I never held it against them). The only exception is people who have a doctorate (MD or PhD), some people holding such degrees are pretty particular about being called Dr. X even in person, but they are in the minority. seacat fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Jun 9, 2014 |
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Had a phone interview Friday and it went well I think, the interviewer ended up discussing what next steps would be in the interview process and the timeline for filling the position so that's probably good. Problem is that I don't have any of the interviewer's contact info to thank her... The screening was setup by an HR person and that's the only contact info I have. I thanked the HR person for facilitating but I've searched around for an email address for the interviewer and have come up blank.
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Thank you the critiques DustingDuvet and Xandu. I am not entirely sure about this new resume. I am not so sure people are interested in the fact that that I was a server and custodian while going to school, but I will try this new resume for a while. Here's the new one, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7CJULIN0qqPRTYtNkNHZHhCVzg/edit?usp=sharing . If anybody sees some minor mistakes or thinks I should stick with the old one let me know.
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Xeom posted:Thank you the critiques DustingDuvet and Xandu. I still see plenty of issues, especially with your work experience section. Just a heads up your full name is shown in this upload. I think you meant to take that out.
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^: Also, the formatting is amateurish and there's several grammatical/syntax errors. This may be a circumstance where paying someone like DD to help you learn how to phrase things would be worthwhile.Dijkstra posted:Had a phone interview Friday and it went well I think, the interviewer ended up discussing what next steps would be in the interview process and the timeline for filling the position so that's probably good. Email it to the HR person and ask them to forward it to the interviewer.
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