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May 11, 2015 20:16
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Susical posted:What were the questions? Basic questions about the department I was interviewing with such as what other departments do you guys communicate with? What does a normal day look like for this specific position? etc.
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May 11, 2015 20:40
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Busy Bee posted:I had a phone interview last week on Thursday and I'm confident it went very well and I will probably be moved forward to the next step of the hiring process. Out of all the phone interviews I've had in the past, this one was unusual in the sense that the person interviewing me only had a 30 minute block to speak to me with. Usually the interviewer will continue for 5 - 15 minutes after the allotted time. If she said you can email her questions, of course you should email her your questions. You want them answered, right? I'm assuming the questions were appropriate for that stage of the interview. But that is a different question (ha!) entirely.
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May 11, 2015 21:23
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If you actually want the questions answered then you should ask them. If you don't care and they were just filler the don't.
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May 11, 2015 22:54
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asur posted:If you actually want the questions answered then you should ask them. If you don't care and they were just filler the don't. I have tougth a lot about this lately. I have often heard that by asking questions you portray yourself as someone who is more interested and engaged then someone who does not. On numerous occasions i have asked various questions that i did not really care about just to have something to ask about. If i don`t do this the interviews tend to be a lot quicker than planned ( which is usually a bad sign). Last Friday i attended a interview which i felt went really well. Good personal chemistry, a case that i completely aced and some well tougth out answers from me. But i only asked one or two questions myself and the whole affair was over 20 minutes ahead of schedule ( 1,10 hours instead of 1,5 hours). I was also kinda vague on the salary question now that i think about, they migth think my demands were a bit higher than what they really are. All in all i decided that i would go with the flow and focus on being relaxed rather than being super inquisitive. I hope it pays off.
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May 12, 2015 22:04
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I've got an internal interview tomorrow before work for a position that I think would be absolutely perfect for me and I'm starting to freak out about it a bit. 
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May 13, 2015 00:33
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My assessment center is tomorrow and since it is a group one. I was wondering if I should write a thank you note to everyone who would interview me on the day if I can grab their name? Also what should I write it on? would a blank card be suffice or are their special cards at a newsagent that I can grab? And when I write these out, do I just give them to the receptionist when I go back?
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May 13, 2015 01:40
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:I've got an internal interview tomorrow before work for a position that I think would be absolutely perfect for me and I'm starting to freak out about it a bit. You already have two steps up over everyone else for being internal so I hope that makes you feel a little bit better.
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May 13, 2015 04:05
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Baudolino posted:I have tougth a lot about this lately. I have often heard that by asking questions you portray yourself as someone who is more interested and engaged then someone who does not. On numerous occasions i have asked various questions that i did not really care about just to have something to ask about. If i don`t do this the interviews tend to be a lot quicker than planned ( which is usually a bad sign). Last Friday i attended a interview which i felt went really well. Good personal chemistry, a case that i completely aced and some well tougth out answers from me. But i only asked one or two questions myself and the whole affair was over 20 minutes ahead of schedule ( 1,10 hours instead of 1,5 hours). I was also kinda vague on the salary question now that i think about, they migth think my demands were a bit higher than what they really are. All in all i decided that i would go with the flow and focus on being relaxed rather than being super inquisitive. I hope it pays off. I would always recommend that you have one or two questions since unless they run out of time they'll ask if you have any. The above was more specifically if they say you can email them questions, in which case I don't really think it matters if you ask and thus shouldn't if you don't care.
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May 13, 2015 07:45
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bamhand posted:You already have two steps up over everyone else for being internal so I hope that makes you feel a little bit better. Yeah I hope so! I see tons of promotion announcement emails here (we're not a huge company so they announce everything) so I'm pretty optimistic that they really lean towards promoting from within.
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May 13, 2015 13:12
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Not a good day on the job search: saw a very interesting job, with the deadline today. And today I discover that the deadline meant not t_today_ but _by_ today.
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May 15, 2015 11:43
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edit: nm it was all cleared up today.
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May 15, 2015 13:42
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Busy Bee posted:I applied for an analyst position where I will potentially be analyzing large amounts of data using SQL. However, in the qualifications, it says Python / PHP experience is a plus. I am not familiar with either of those tools or how it would apply to using a different software such as SQL. Does anyone know how either of those tools would factor in to analyzing data or would it be used in a different way? Python and PHP are both programming languages. You might use then to format your results, automate steps in a process, or prepare new data so it could be loaded into a database. Or they could be looking for someone that can also do software development in addition to data analysis.
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May 16, 2015 15:35
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I don't know if people are still critiquing resumes, but here's mine. I feel like the skills section is a little weak, and the work experience is a little too verbose, but I'm not sure exactly how to clean it up while at the same time conveying what I was up to while self-employed. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d5JcsrErwOk9Qb_mFJgq1wKNS6czuJrQRLCNlR40nWo/edit?usp=sharing E: this is babby's first resume 
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May 17, 2015 23:47
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Leroy Diplowski posted:I don't know if people are still critiquing resumes, but here's mine. I feel like the skills section is a little weak, and the work experience is a little too verbose, but I'm not sure exactly how to clean it up while at the same time conveying what I was up to while self-employed. You should probably also drop the line about excellent written professional communication, at least until you fix the typos. Edit: I know I'm being a bit harsh, but you're going to get much more useful advice in here if you give us a second or third draft rather than a raw first draft. Dik Hz fucked around with this message at 00:15 on May 18, 2015 |
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May 18, 2015 00:07
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Dik Hz posted:
I appreciate the harshness! working on cleaning it up now. e: I'm afraid if I drop the underlining, italics, and bold then it will look like a sea of text. Are there some formatting tricks to use, or am I just misjudging the eyesight of a potential resume reader? e2: Managment, lol - I could have sworn I fixed that  . Oh wait, I uploaded the wrong draft to google docsLeroy Diplowski fucked around with this message at 03:26 on May 18, 2015 |
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May 18, 2015 03:12
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Leroy Diplowski posted:I appreciate the harshness! working on cleaning it up now. So, as for the changes. I don't like the "subheading: Stuff I did" format. I'm much more interested in what you actually did. When you lead with the subheading instead of the action, it puts you in a box instead of letting me figure out what you actually did. As a caveat, I am a hiring manager and not an HR person. When I get resumes, it's because either a recruiter or and HR person has passed them along to me. An HR type may give different advice and I'd love to hear it. I also recommend axing your skills section. Excellent communication is something that everyone thinks they have, but needs to demonstrate by actually communicating effectively. Basic skills probably shouldn't be put on a resume. And your other three entries I think are best demonstrated by inclusion as action-verb blurbs in your job experience rather than listed in a skills section. "Used product demand forecasting software to determine appropriate inventory levels" is more convincing than listing strategic planning as a skill. Again, these are just my opinions.
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May 18, 2015 04:49
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Leroy Diplowski posted:I don't know if people are still critiquing resumes, but here's mine. I feel like the skills section is a little weak, and the work experience is a little too verbose, but I'm not sure exactly how to clean it up while at the same time conveying what I was up to while self-employed. Can you afford Resumes to Interview's services? I mean, are you living out of your car? You seem like you would really get a lot of value from it. A lot of value.
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May 18, 2015 15:14
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totalnewbie posted:Can you afford Resumes to Interview's services? I mean, are you living out of your car? I would highly recommend it. If I remember correctly it cost around $200 or so but it was worth every penny. The whole process took a few weeks so just keep that in mind. Always good to have though. Busy Bee fucked around with this message at 07:55 on May 20, 2015 |
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May 18, 2015 23:26
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Dik Hz posted:I went through and did a pass on your resume. A lot of my changes are personal preference things, so feel free to revert them if you don't like them. I like bold headings and regular text for bullet points. This is just personal preference and a style guide or someone with more experience would be a much better reference than me. I also like capital first letter on a list or heading and everything else lower case, except for proper nouns. This is also a personal style preference. I'd love to hear from an expert on this. I'd really like to get in touch with you on a private level. Could you please reach out to me at alendine at gmail dot com? You are in my field, and I could use some guidance on how to get hired. I'd really appreciate your help!
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May 19, 2015 01:18
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I had an interview last week and, after watching silicon valley, have the distinct feeling that they were just trying to pick my brain for free. IE brain rape
Am I being paranoid? How common is this? Are there warning signs I can use to spot this in the future? edit - nevermind actually got the job Giblet Plus! fucked around with this message at 19:29 on May 19, 2015 |
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May 19, 2015 04:09
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Giblet Plus! posted:I had an interview last week and, after watching silicon valley, have the distinct feeling that they were just trying to pick my brain for free. IE brain rape Maybe they're just trying to pick your brain for free some more. Demand payment before divulging anything else!
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May 19, 2015 21:00
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Went in yesterday for an interview for a Corporate Assistant position at a major law firm. I'm fresh out of grad school and this is the first Real Job I've ever interviewed for. I have an employer recommendation from a senior partner, and the interviewer seemed to like many of the responses to her questions. The only downside is she did such a good job explaining the details of what the job entailed that I wound up not having too many questions at the end. I really hope that didn't screw me over. She didn't say at the end when I would be notified of their decision. Is that a really bad sign? She's not the hiring manager, but merely someone who works in the business law department. I've been told by others who work in law not to sweat it and that this is simply how some firms function, especially larger ones.
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May 19, 2015 21:40
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Inept posted:Maybe they're just trying to pick your brain for free some more. Demand payment before divulging anything else! Everyone knows you're not hired until your first check clears 
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May 20, 2015 01:00
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How much success would I have applying to full-time jobs as a grad student pursuing a two-year professional degree? I've finished my first year and I'd like to work over the summer full time and could commit to 32 hours next fall - how can I best explain this without getting my application immediately binned (if it's even possible)? I've tried applying to about 20 internships, but been completely unsuccessful. I suspect it's a combination of them being extremely competitive, the fact that I've been out of school longer than most other students in my class, and my working experience is entirely in full-time jobs, with the most recent being in an assistant supervisor type role - not exactly typical summer intern experience.
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May 20, 2015 14:45
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HisMajestyBOB posted:How much success would I have applying to full-time jobs as a grad student pursuing a two-year professional degree? I've finished my first year and I'd like to work over the summer full time and could commit to 32 hours next fall - how can I best explain this without getting my application immediately binned (if it's even possible)? I have quite a few full-time colleagues who are attending grad school, but none of them were hired while they were in grad school. That being said, I think you should go for it, just say you're currently in grad school on your resume, but otherwise don't call attention to how much you are able to work until you get to the interview. 32 hours is pretty full-time, so I don't think you'd be outright lying.
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May 20, 2015 16:02
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My sister is applying for a production manager position at the TV station she is currently working at, and I have given her some of the advice from the OP to help shape up the rough draft. However, they have also asked for a "personal mission statement" and I'm not sure what that entails or where it should go - is that something that's included with the cover letter or in the body of the resume itself?
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May 20, 2015 19:49
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Are you getting screwed over by using a recruiter or a placement service when looking for a job? When I've used them on the hiring side I've always felt that the rate we are paying for an individual is so much higher than what we'd be willing to pay a full time hire. For example, we'd pay a temp/recruiting agency $30 for someone that might normally earn $18-$22 in a full time position. Now that I'm looking for a new job myself, I'm wondering If I'm getting overlooked because the recruiter is jacking up my asking rate too high. As a direct hire I'd be happy with $40 an hour, but are they bumping me up to $70/hour to make their margin? Sheesh, I'd have trouble justifying paying myself $70 an hour. Now I understand that benefits and such are not included, but it still makes me wonder if the recruiter is pricing me out of jobs.
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May 20, 2015 20:42
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That's typical for service contracts. The trick to pricing strategy is (in an ideal world, where you can approximate a client's overhead and fringe costs) to set the fully-burdened billable rate (the cost charged to the client by the contractor) at just below that price point where it makes an attractive amount of cost savings. Because overhead and fringe (plus G&A, for government services contractors) together can make up around 30-40% of the total labor cost of an employee, a well run consulting firm has room to propose a sliding cost that includes fee (aka margin) and will still make a profit after their own internal overhead costs are taken into account while the total cost to the client is lower than the cost of an in-house employee. Direct labor rate (what is actually being paid to you, as the contractor employee) is always going to be much lower than a fully burdened cost that a client is paying to the contracted company. In other words, you're not accounting (enough?) for the indirect costs of an employee vs. a contractor employee. Looking at the numbers you gave, the rates don't look too out of the ordinary to me. e: in case that wasn't what you're asking, it could also be that you're underestimating the buildup of indirect costs within your own company. HiroProtagonist fucked around with this message at 21:03 on May 20, 2015 |
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May 20, 2015 21:00
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HiroProtagonist posted:That's typical for service contracts. The trick to pricing strategy is (in an ideal world, where you can approximate a client's overhead and fringe costs) to set the fully-burdened billable rate (the cost charged to the client by the contractor) at just below that price point where it makes an attractive amount of cost savings. Because overhead and fringe (plus G&A, for government services contractors) together can make up around 30-40% of the total labor cost of an employee, a well run consulting firm has room to propose a sliding cost that includes fee (aka margin) and will still make a profit after their own internal overhead costs are taken into account while the total cost to the client is lower than the cost of an in-house employee. Excellent answer. Thank you so much for your clear answer. That makes complete sense. I guess I was just a little too worrie that I was getting priced out of the market. It seemed that the agency, my company was using to hire temps, was throwing us anyone who had Revit in there resume, no matter the skill level. It was a frustrating experience. I didn't want to be that for some other company.
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May 20, 2015 21:10
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I remember there being a good goon resume writing service, anyone know who that was, and if that person was any good?
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May 21, 2015 00:59
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Resumes to interviews, check sa mart And yes, very good
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May 21, 2015 01:32
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Deegan posted:Are you getting screwed over by using a recruiter or a placement service when looking for a job? Depends on the recruiter and their company but at the end of the day the recruiter's job is to get you a job, so they're not going to do anything to hurt your chances of getting hired. I just transitioned from contractor to direct and got a pay bump in the process since my company no longer has to pay out the rear end for my work (my recruiter was skimming a full third of my income, those assholes).
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May 21, 2015 02:21
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edit: not relevant anymore, might as well edit it out.
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May 21, 2015 18:33
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Latro posted:How do you broach the subject with a perspective employer that you were laid off as part of a mass workforce reduction? This happened to me with my employer (company A) last week which was my first job after college and although I was not ecstatic about working there I was pretty content with work environment, coworkers, boss, compensation, etc. At the time, before starting with company A I had to choose between it and company B where I had offers for both. The offers were VERY different - A's offer was 20K more. So I ended up choosing A and stayed there for about 4 years. Ironically, the work I ended up doing over the years was very close to what company B is doing - the two companies are direct competitors in this specific field. For grins and giggles, after my layoff, I applied to B for a position very similar (more or less the same responsibilities and qualifications) to what I was doing at A. I have a phone interview scheduled with them (B). Not to get too ahead of myself, but I think I stand a good chance of getting a in-person followup interview and even an offer - it is a niche industry, I have a lot of relevant experience and have literally received an offer from them when I didn't have relevant experience. The question is - how do I present myself in a position of strength? Should I mention the layoff and that I turned down their offer a long time ago?(ofcourse I wouldnt bring that up outright, but what would be a good strategy to respond to questions like that - i.e. "You didnt want us 4 years ago, why would we want you now?") I like B, and I think I would enjoy working there but I am not desperate to that for a very lowball offer. I don't really have other solid options to choose right now, although I chasing a few things. What would be a good way to present myself as interested in a position but not desperate to get it? Financially, I am pretty OK too - I have about 1.3 years of net salary in liquid savings, 0 debt and I am due to receive severance from A as well. Firstly, I really doubt they're going to hold your decision to earn more money than they were offering four years ago against you. Second, just be up front about why you're applying. Being made redundant/part of a mass layoff is a pretty standard reason to be seeking employment. Unless you got fired for gross misconduct or lovely performance it's unlikely any employer will be concerned. Just go with "I got laid off so I'm exploring other opportunities and I think I can bring a lot of skills and knowledge you can use".
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May 21, 2015 19:12
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Gotcha, thanks. That was going to be my default response, I just wasn't sure if there was a better way to position myself or not.
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May 21, 2015 19:17
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Deegan posted:Are you getting screwed over by using a recruiter or a placement service when looking for a job?
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May 21, 2015 23:09
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Even though I've gone by my middle name since birth (if I were named Mark Alexander Smith, for example, people would call me Alex), I've always used my legal first name with middle initial on my resume, LinkedIn profile, etc; I should continue to do this instead of using just my middle name, correct? My old boss wrote me a letter of recommendation and used my middle name instead of my proper first name which brought this up.
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May 22, 2015 02:00
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GobiasIndustries posted:Even though I've gone by my middle name since birth (if I were named Mark Alexander Smith, for example, people would call me Alex), I've always used my legal first name with middle initial on my resume, LinkedIn profile, etc; I should continue to do this instead of using just my middle name, correct? My old boss wrote me a letter of recommendation and used my middle name instead of my proper first name which brought this up. Use first initial, middle name, last name. I have colleagues in your boat and they both do that. So M. Alex Smith.
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May 22, 2015 03:51
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Dik Hz posted:Use first initial, middle name, last name. I have colleagues in your boat and they both do that. So M. Alex Smith. Ah, I like this! That'll let me use my middle name on all the online profiles and keep the first initial on my resume for formal stuff. Thanks!
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