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The solution is to interview somewhere at least every six months, even if you don't have any intention of accepting. Keeps your head in the game.
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what's a good protocol to use when applying to jobs that don't seem to have any place to attach a cover letter? sometimes i will put it in a pdf with my resume, but usually i just pout a little after spending time writing it and leave it off
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Mar 6, 2018 19:59
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Shaman Linavi posted:what's a good protocol to use when applying to jobs that don't seem to have any place to attach a cover letter? Nobody reads the cover letter even when there is space for it. Put it on the last page if you must but don't worry so much about it.
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Mar 6, 2018 20:52
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Shaman Linavi posted:what's a good protocol to use when applying to jobs that don't seem to have any place to attach a cover letter? they might not want it
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Mar 6, 2018 20:53
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PokeJoe posted:i had to interview another dude today and it was a phone screen. he kinda rambled a lot on questions he didn't understand, kinda like a book report on a book you only skimmed. he also was obviously googling some answers lol would it be better to admit you dont know the answer in this case or to obviously fake it but make it
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Mar 6, 2018 21:11
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better to tell me the truth than to lie to me poorly e: me: do you know anything about x, and if so please describe it them: yes *long pause* me: hello them: yes, hello *longer pause* *they start reading me the wikipedia article*
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Mar 6, 2018 21:31
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i dont think ive ever applied to anywhere that asked for a cover letter
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Mar 6, 2018 21:47
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the cover letter is the body of the email you're sending with your resume attached
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Mar 6, 2018 21:54
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yesterday i applied for a job and a recruiter emailed me within 5 minutes to set up a call for today, but never called me
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Mar 6, 2018 22:06
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Dongslayer. posted:would it be better to admit you dont know the answer in this case or to obviously fake it but make it ALWAYS admit that you don't know the answer. There's nothing wrong with not knowing something. Someone who has too much pride to never admit they don't know something is someone I absolutely do not want on my team
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Mar 6, 2018 22:21
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Rex-Goliath posted:ALWAYS admit that you don't know the answer. There's nothing wrong with not knowing something. Someone who has too much pride to never admit they don't know something is someone I absolutely do not want on my team yeah this. i ask a good number of questions about things that aren't really hard to learn but get used often to gauge familiarity. I want someone who will admit their shortcomings and be honest about their work, not someone who just says the most agreeable thing and stumbles through everything
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Mar 6, 2018 22:31
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thx 4 cover letter info, i will just keep on not sending them most of the time fwiw i think i've only seen 1 place that specifically said something about a cover letter being required also another lol 
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Mar 6, 2018 23:09
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I lol every time I see a cover letter than is longer than like 300 words. Like I've seen essays for the cover letter. Someone put in probably several days perfecting it and guess what, I didn't read past the first two words.
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Mar 7, 2018 00:10
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yeah unless the company has a requirement to address specific selection requirements then don’t bother. most cover letters boil down to “despite the evidence in my resume to the contrary, this is why you should hire me” Trimson Grondag 3 fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Mar 7, 2018 |
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Mar 7, 2018 01:06
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HoboMan posted:yesterday i applied for a job and a recruiter emailed me within 5 minutes to set up a call for today, but never called me I’ve yet to meet a recruiter who can tell time
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Mar 7, 2018 05:07
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when we were hiring people at my last company I skimmed through the cover letter before looking through the resume. it was handy because sometimes there was some experience mentioned in the cover letter that didn't really stand out in the resume, and also because there were a couple of crazies that filled their cover letter with red flags.
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Mar 7, 2018 05:32
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if i provide a cover letter it is usually a paragraph highlighting experience that doesn't really fit in my resume that is relevant to the posting
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Mar 7, 2018 06:45
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yesterday was a ride. went in for a cup of coffee with the head of a section. drank cortado on his dime and went out with an offer in hand that’s my success story
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Mar 7, 2018 06:52
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got an email from the hiring manager for the company that i ultimately canceled the offer acceptance for asking for deets on what made me change my mind as part of "collecting data on our interview process". is this something i should respond truthfully to, or at all?
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Mar 7, 2018 13:58
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just do whatever it doesn’t matter at all
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Mar 7, 2018 14:00
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DuckConference posted:and also because there were a couple of crazies that filled their cover letter with red flags. Like what? I'm curious now. 'I am looking forward to working at DuckCorp where I really feel my experience in skinning co-workers and wearing them as a hat will shine through!'
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Mar 7, 2018 14:16
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Pollyanna posted:got an email from the hiring manager for the company that i ultimately canceled the offer acceptance for asking for deets on what made me change my mind as part of "collecting data on our interview process". is this something i should respond truthfully to, or at all? he’s trying to find out if/how hr hosed up or if he can leverage your feedback for more money for the position can’t hurt so long as you’re very business like. never know when they could become your manager
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Mar 7, 2018 14:48
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a recruiter ghosted me??? what is real anymore?
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Mar 7, 2018 16:59
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HoboMan posted:a recruiter ghosted me??? what is real anymore? they didn’t, recruiters can’t tell time
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Mar 7, 2018 17:39
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rip, my team is getting moved dto another org my only reason for working here (being part of the larger tgeam here) is gone
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Mar 7, 2018 20:13
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my team is also moving to another org. 
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Mar 7, 2018 20:18
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anybody in seattle need an android dev
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Mar 7, 2018 20:18
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We might be hiring but I don't know much about the android team
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Mar 7, 2018 21:40
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ADINSX posted:I don't know much about the android team it is this: lol
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Mar 7, 2018 21:49
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FMguru posted:there is only one thing you need to know about the android team
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Mar 7, 2018 21:55
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oh, we can ask about openings? anyone looking for a developer who has done a little bit of everything in the twin cities?
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Mar 7, 2018 21:57
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you'll have to define "everything" there
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Mar 7, 2018 21:59
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FMguru posted:there is only one thing you need to know about the android team Well we have plenty of that so
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hobbesmaster posted:you'll have to define "everything" there The list starts with the Saskatoon Sandwich Splitter and gets worse from there.
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HoboMan posted:oh, we can ask about openings? anyone looking for a developer who has done a little bit of everything in the twin cities?  except socal
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was talking about life and poo poo re: getting rejected from companies with someone recently, and we got to thinking about how companies really really hate telling people the reasons why they were rejected, or are really cagey about it which leads me to ask: has anyone here been in the position to hire people and rejected anyone? if so, what kinds of reasons have you decided against hiring them? what kinds of things can people at large work on and improve in order to better their odds?
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Mar 8, 2018 00:07
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Pollyanna posted:was talking about life and poo poo re: getting rejected from companies with someone recently, and we got to thinking about how companies really really hate telling people the reasons why they were rejected, or are really cagey about it hiring basically boils down to three things: 1) is this person a well adjusted human being that i could work with? [i.e. is an adult] 2) does this person know about the things theyll be working with? [i.e. has experience] 3) can this person figure out the things that they might not know, that theyll encounter [i.e. is smart] (obviously the balance of importance varies depending on the position) so the things you can do to improve your odds are 1) be a more well adjusted human being that can work with other people 2) know about the things that you will be working with 3) be good at figuring out the things that you might not know but will encounter 4) be the first person we talk to that has the above three characteristics if you are okay at those things, its still a numbers game. you will not get plenty of jobs because of random reasons
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Mar 8, 2018 00:15
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Interviews are a crapshoot. If you did great you might still lose to someone who was better.
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Mar 8, 2018 01:10
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Pollyanna posted:was talking about life and poo poo re: getting rejected from companies with someone recently, and we got to thinking about how companies really really hate telling people the reasons why they were rejected, or are really cagey about it remember it’s not that they’re rejecting you per se it’s that they’re choosing someone else. even if you’d have been perfect for the job, if someone else is also “perfect” then someone is going to lose the coin flip through no fault of their own HR won’t tell you why because they probably don’t know. even if they did know, their job is to protect the company and the safest thing to say is nothing
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Mao Zedong Thot posted:1) be a more well adjusted human being that can work with other people
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