tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post8617939541365937049..comments2023-11-17T08:28:34.015+00:00Comments on The m-factor: Insight for the Ignorant: Applying for a jobWilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-2592072013415452642008-11-12T19:51:00.000+00:002008-11-12T19:51:00.000+00:00Whaddoyamean? Next you'll be telling me that there...Whaddoyamean? Next you'll be telling me that there's something to the rumors of a "financial crisis" in the world.Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-43437456134383556792008-11-12T18:35:00.000+00:002008-11-12T18:35:00.000+00:00...what do I know about the real world? :-)You lea...<I>...what do I know about the real world? :-)</I><BR/><BR/>You lead a very sheltered life behind your white, picket fence...<BR/><BR/>:-DAndershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766751546432262892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-28930269309875575822008-11-12T13:26:00.000+00:002008-11-12T13:26:00.000+00:00...depends on your desired outcome, I guess.Seriou......depends on your desired outcome, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though; there are attachments you can leave out, and attachments you sorta' kinda' should strive to turn in.<BR/><BR/>Like if the job announcement for a scientist specifically asks "if you were given this job, what type of researh would you like to do?", then leaving that blank speaks volumes about your abilities or lack thereofWilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-78125321627184320102008-11-12T13:22:00.000+00:002008-11-12T13:22:00.000+00:00Sure, but if this is your default position as a jo...<I>Sure, but if this is your default position as a job applicant AND you also project this in the application, then you're certainly at a disadvantage, wouldn't you say?</I><BR/><BR/>Are you saying I should stop doing that in my applications?Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766751546432262892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-51583417910318196602008-11-12T12:50:00.000+00:002008-11-12T12:50:00.000+00:00However, outside the universities, the situation i...<I>However, outside the universities, the situation is different.</I><BR/><BR/>...what do I know about the real world? :-)Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-88443596297946133022008-11-12T12:45:00.000+00:002008-11-12T12:45:00.000+00:00The stupidity is sometimes on the employer side.Su...<I>The stupidity is sometimes on the employer side.</I><BR/><BR/>Sure, but if this is your default position as a job applicant AND you also project this in the application, then you're certainly at a disadvantage, wouldn't you say? ..something about knowing when to hold and when to fold...Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-81807144877110570102008-11-12T12:39:00.000+00:002008-11-12T12:39:00.000+00:00The application for a post doc position is pretty ...The application for a post doc position is pretty formal process (or I assume so), which means that the universities across the country demand pretty much the same in all their announcement. So the, applicants should have no problem include whatever neccaseary. Or else you wouldn't be qualified.<BR/><BR/>However, outside the universities, the situation is different. Sometimes I do not include everything stated in the ad, but still don't feel home in any of your categories (except for the stupid one, but for other reasons). The stupidity is sometimes on the employer side.Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766751546432262892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-37795273956397652972008-11-12T11:10:00.000+00:002008-11-12T11:10:00.000+00:00..good.....good...Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120996976638555064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5654649659503386270.post-60694065156772427362008-11-12T07:30:00.000+00:002008-11-12T07:30:00.000+00:00I got roped into being on one of them committees -...<I>I got roped into being on one of them committees - does it show?</I><BR/><BR/>NoAndershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766751546432262892noreply@blogger.com