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Vulture Culture posted:Do ask if they offer transit reimbursement accounts, because you can at least make $130 of those parking expenses come out of your pre-tax income. It's not much, but it's something. Nope. They just called to officially offer me the job. They were very accommodating and said they won't expect me until the 18th of May so I have a lot of time to prepare and make my move from California to NYC. They also cemented the schedule of Mon-Wed in NJ and Thu-Friday in Manhattan. Oh and  F A S H I O N B O Y S. Finally got into a big brand so happy e: best of luck to everyone else job seeking and thanks for all the help. Enigma89 fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Apr 23, 2015 |
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Congrats man. Welcome to the city.
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Apr 24, 2015 03:27
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Why do you have to live in Manhattan? Why not live equal distance between Manhattan and the office in new Jersey, that way your commute isn't so extreme on different days?
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Apr 24, 2015 12:21
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Blinkz0rz posted:Why do you have to live in Manhattan? Why not live equal distance between Manhattan and the office in new Jersey, that way your commute isn't so extreme on different days? I used to live in Manhattan most of my friends are there. Work is work and they are flexible on hours when I need to get there so I can dodge a lot of the heavy traffic in the morning so once I am back home, I can walk to hang out with friends and such. I rather have work be inconvenient than being far from friends.
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Apr 24, 2015 16:10
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Wiew I got the job. For such a low-level admin position (it's a not-for-profit medical group) I wonder what my negotiation powers are. The HR person is going to call me on Monday to "discuss salary". I really want to work for the company so money is not a primary motivator (luckily).
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Apr 24, 2015 18:17
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I was just recently laid off from a job I really enjoyed (gently caress!), part of a mass layoff, and now I'm actively looking for something in software in the SF Bay Area. I'm a Proposal Manager, so it's a fairly specialized role with not a lot of open positions. I had an interview in the last two weeks, but wasn't picked. It was annoying to have to try to explain my layoff in the interview - something I had to do four times as I was meeting with team members individually. What's the best approach for explaining a layoff, being jobless, and not coming across as desperate? And regarding LinkedIn: Should I keep my last employer as "current" or show the end date of this month? Should I update the profile to "Actively Seeking Opportunity" or just add a role that reads like I'm serving as a Consultant? Moral of this story: It sucks trying to find work when you've been laid off and your prospects aren't plentiful. I feel like I need to take the first offer that comes along rather than finding something on my own terms. Ugh.
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Apr 25, 2015 17:34
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Caustic posted:I was just recently laid off from a job I really enjoyed (gently caress!), part of a mass layoff, and now I'm actively looking for something in software in the SF Bay Area. I'm a Proposal Manager, so it's a fairly specialized role with not a lot of open positions. I had an interview in the last two weeks, but wasn't picked. It was annoying to have to try to explain my layoff in the interview - something I had to do four times as I was meeting with team members individually. You get a little lag time to switch it over, but not too much before it becomes dishonest. Generally I'd say you could say "current" through the end of the month. And I think it's totally okay to say that it was part of a mass layoff, people understand that these things happen.
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Apr 25, 2015 18:27
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If a prospective employer wants me to submit my cover letter and resume by e-mail, I assume it's best to submit them as a single document, preferably as a PDF, correct? If so, should I put my name/contact info at the top of the cover letter, the resume, or both?
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Apr 25, 2015 18:56
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Caustic posted:I was just recently laid off from a job I really enjoyed (gently caress!), part of a mass layoff, and now I'm actively looking for something in software in the SF Bay Area. I'm a Proposal Manager, so it's a fairly specialized role with not a lot of open positions. I had an interview in the last two weeks, but wasn't picked. It was annoying to have to try to explain my layoff in the interview - something I had to do four times as I was meeting with team members individually. I was just laid off in the Bay Area as well. I explained it as a downturn in the insurance marketplace and was pretty honest with what the situation at the previous company was.
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Apr 25, 2015 19:47
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Meaty Ore posted:If a prospective employer wants me to submit my cover letter and resume by e-mail, I assume it's best to submit them as a single document, preferably as a PDF, correct? If so, should I put my name/contact info at the top of the cover letter, the resume, or both? I'd send them as separate documents, but even if you combine them, they're still going to be two separate documents within one larger PDF. So that's why I don't understand the name/contact info question. Your cover letter is a letter, i.e., containing all the normal parts of a letter including a heading (with your name and contact info) and a signature (with your name in print below). A resume always has contact info, which would be at the top.
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Apr 25, 2015 21:16
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Your resume and cover letter should look like they belong together but should be able to stand alone as separate documents. I would recommend making a header with your contact info and stick it on both the cover letter and resume and if they get separated someone can put them back together without reading a single word. As for actually submitting I've always attached two separate PDFs so they can distribute just your resume and print it more easily.
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Apr 25, 2015 21:47
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ibntumart posted:I'd send them as separate documents, but even if you combine them, they're still going to be two separate documents within one larger PDF. So that's why I don't understand the name/contact info question. Your cover letter is a letter, i.e., containing all the normal parts of a letter including a heading (with your name and contact info) and a signature (with your name in print below). A resume always has contact info, which would be at the top. Aquatic Giraffe posted:Your resume and cover letter should look like they belong together but should be able to stand alone as separate documents. I would recommend making a header with your contact info and stick it on both the cover letter and resume and if they get separated someone can put them back together without reading a single word. Separate documents with the header on each one. That answers my question, then. Thanks!
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So, I have a phone interview Monday for a position with a software company, and turns out it is a 'long term contract' position - they are saying 6+ months - through Randstad. I don't have any experience working contract, and the job would require relocation, so I am immediately skeptical. '6+ months' sounds sort of like 'until we figure out if you do/don't suck and we hire you/end your assignment', but still. Anyone with contract experience in the tech sector have good/bad experiences or advice?
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Apr 26, 2015 07:35
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Doresain posted:So, I have a phone interview Monday for a position with a software company, and turns out it is a 'long term contract' position - they are saying 6+ months - through Randstad. I don't have any firsthand knowledge but employment at will is pretty much boiler plate on every employment agreement at this point, so I wonder why they go out of their way to say it's going to be temporary unless it actually is going to be temporary.
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Apr 26, 2015 14:41
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Doresain posted:So, I have a phone interview Monday for a position with a software company, and turns out it is a 'long term contract' position - they are saying 6+ months - through Randstad. It is basically "as long as the company you work for likes you, you'll get to have a contract here." At least with the companies I've interacted with, its been like that. T The only problem with Ranstahd is their really lovely health plans.
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Apr 26, 2015 18:09
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I'm entering month 10 of a 6 month contract. I get insurance through my husband's job so I just pocket the money instead of paying for their lovely benefits. Contactors are the first to get the boot when there's a downturn in business, and I'm not sure my job will last till summer.
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Apr 26, 2015 20:00
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Actually that reminds me, if a job offers benefits MUST I take them? I paid for very comprehensive travel medical insurance in Australia before I left the country which covers me until my husband starts his job in September. The job I just took offers benefits but I wasn't sure if I had to take them or not?
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Apr 26, 2015 20:17
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You should be able to opt out
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Apr 26, 2015 20:25
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Doresain posted:So, I have a phone interview Monday for a position with a software company, and turns out it is a 'long term contract' position - they are saying 6+ months - through Randstad.
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Apr 27, 2015 01:28
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So I did well enough on a phone interview and now I am invited to online assessments. The online assessments consist of verbal, mental, and abstract reasoning. Does anyone have any advice on how to do really well on these?
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Apr 27, 2015 04:49
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It's pretty weird for a company to ask for "work sample" as part of the interview process, right? They said to sanitize it, but still.
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Xandu posted:It's pretty weird for a company to ask for "work sample" as part of the interview process, right? They said to sanitize it, but still. Depends on the field. I've been doing supply chain and sourcing analysis, so yeah, I'd be pretty skeeved if they asked, because sanitized it would basically be a blank sheet.
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My company is closing down which means I'm losing my job at the end of June. When I start interviewing, when is an appropriate time to tell a company that I have two days in August that I absolutely have to have off? My dad and sister are coming out to visit me (sister first time visiting) and we're going hiking out in the Rockies; the plane tickets and hotel accommodations have been booked for months.
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GobiasIndustries posted:My company is closing down which means I'm losing my job at the end of June. When I start interviewing, when is an appropriate time to tell a company that I have two days in August that I absolutely have to have off? My dad and sister are coming out to visit me (sister first time visiting) and we're going hiking out in the Rockies; the plane tickets and hotel accommodations have been booked for months. As near to the end of the process as possible. Any company that has a half decent hiring process will be asking you at interview if you have any holiday days that you're committed to.
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Raphisonfire posted:So I did well enough on a phone interview and now I am invited to online assessments. I just finished up a bunch of interviews and a lot of them had me do this, but generally these are given to all prospective employees regardless of position so they're really not made to be that difficult. I was interviewing for engineering positions and had to take the same tests that would be given to someone in accounting, HR, or the custodial staff, etc. and while I'm sure the results expected from a candidate differ a bit depending on the position you're interviewing for, I wouldn't stress over it too much. Just treat it like a real exam and make sure you're in a quiet and comfortable place free of distractions for an hour or so. If they told you the name of the test (for example, I had to take a few "Wunderlich assessments", but those were in person) then google it and see if there are sample questions online so you get a feel for the format or types of questions that will be asked. Good luck 
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Xandu posted:It's pretty weird for a company to ask for "work sample" as part of the interview process, right? They said to sanitize it, but still. I don't think that's so odd, but I guess it depends on the field. For designers the next step after "we like your resume" isn't "schedule an interview;" it's "send your portfolio." For programmers it's common to send a description of a simple program to code up and send back. I've even seen analyst type positions sent a data set and be asked to send back a 2-3 page description of anything interesting they find in it. I'd take "sanitized work sample" as "we want to see your work, but we're not going to waste your time with some contrived interview project."
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Yeah, that makes sense. I guess my concern is I'm a consultant so all my work product is proprietary strategy documents, analysis, and recommendations.
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How would you fit these majors into a resume: 1st major: Business 2nd major: History and History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Try not to quote these because I plan to edit them out. My problem is there's no way to make them look neat.
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Anybody who reads your resume will see the second major and see "history", then their eyes will glaze over. So you might as well just write double major in x and history, period.
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My dumb idea is that the science, technology, and medicine part connotes some kind of knowledge about STEM issues, albeit from a humanistic perspective. When I discuss it with recruiters it seems to make me slightly more interesting than generic history majors. That said I definitely recognize how lovely the whole thing looks though.
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Oh for sure, I mean if it's relevant, put it in your cover letter, or just bring it up in coversation. I was just giving my own dumb opinion anyway - though I have read a good number of resumes on the hiring side (I was not actually HR so it was mostly picking out people who already made it past HR).
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Vegetable posted:How would you fit these majors into a resume: What type of history, can you slant it to something like Pan-asian trade history?
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Accepted a job last Friday and got an email today from a recruiter for another job. lol loving HR always sends emails too late even when its a good email.
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Vegetable posted:My dumb idea is that the science, technology, and medicine part connotes some kind of knowledge about STEM issues, albeit from a humanistic perspective. When I discuss it with recruiters it seems to make me slightly more interesting than generic history majors.
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Xandu posted:It's pretty weird for a company to ask for "work sample" as part of the interview process, right? They said to sanitize it, but still. I got asked for writing samples when I was applying to jobs involving writing, it's no big deal. Artists are asked for portfolios and stuff.
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Fil5000 posted:As near to the end of the process as possible. Any company that has a half decent hiring process will be asking you at interview if you have any holiday days that you're committed to. Sounds good, thank you! Next question: applied to a job last Monday, haven't heard anything yet and my job application status is still at 'In Progress'. Is there any good way to send an email just to see what's going on and what they are expecting the timeline for interviews to be?
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GobiasIndustries posted:Sounds good, thank you! If you fired off a resume blindly, there's no way to do that tactfully.
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Dik Hz posted:If you were invited to apply or have a connection in the company, go ahead and e-mail HR or your connection to see what's up. Yeah it was an online application through their company job website (jobsatcu.com) The fact that my application status hasn't been moved to Denied or Cancelled means there's still hope I suppose, but I really can't think of a good way to make contact with them without coming across as impatient.
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GobiasIndustries posted:Next question: applied to a job last Monday, haven't heard anything yet and my job application status is still at 'In Progress'. Is there any good way to send an email just to see what's going on and what they are expecting the timeline for interviews to be? I applied for a job at a university 5 years ago, using their online system. Last time I looked, it was still "in progress". Another time, a university came back to me a year after I'd applied to say they were "still deliberating". Outside the wacky world of higher education, things will probably move faster.
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GobiasIndustries posted:Yeah it was an online application through their company job website (jobsatcu.com) The fact that my application status hasn't been moved to Denied or Cancelled means there's still hope I suppose, but I really can't think of a good way to make contact with them without coming across as impatient. Most jobs won't get back to you at all. Emailing or calling won't help. It is what it is.
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