I have a tricky job-application scenario: basically, I can do all the requirements that were
advertised, but I have excellent reason to believe they expect the person in the position to semi-regularly do something my health prevents me from doing at all. How do I handle this in the application/resume process?
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posted by Fee Phi Faux Phumb I Smell t'Socks o' a Puppetman!
on Apr 23, 2013 -
10 answers
When applying to a job that requires sending your application through a black-hole applicant tracking system, is it a great or terrible idea to also send a copy (cold-emailed) directly to a relevant person at the organization?
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posted by threeants
on Mar 4, 2013 -
11 answers
I'm toying with the idea of getting a Masters program in the next year or two in a specific field within my current career path. Since the program is fairly unique, the school isn't requiring a GRE score for the application (although it's a top research university in the US on the West Coast). So what are they looking for in my application? How does not needing a GRE score change things? Lots of questions!
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posted by carmel
on Feb 21, 2013 -
4 answers
My friend is applying to university after dropping out of a different school a few years ago. At his previous school he was placed on academic suspension for a semester due to absenteeism and low grades. The Common App he's now filling out asks if he's ever been disciplined for academic misconduct. Does this qualify? Should he answer yes or no? More details below, including the exact wording of the question:
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posted by henuani
on Jan 29, 2013 -
27 answers
I want to build a mobile application (iOS + Android) that communicates with a server. It'll be a fairly simple application - fill out a form or two on the mobile device and post it, along with a photo and geolocation info, to a server. My background is in Java/J2EE and I'm looking to branch out into more modern technology. What frameworks / languages / technologies would you recommend I investigate?
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posted by dudeman
on Jan 14, 2013 -
7 answers
I want an app that I install on my Droid 3 phone that'll find my computer on my home wireless network and which I can point to my music folder and stream.
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posted by cthuljew
on Jan 11, 2013 -
9 answers
I need reassurance about incoming graduate application admissions decisions, whether positive or negative. I had a period of academic and job under-performance due to struggles with mental illness and on advice from friends mentioned this in my personal statements. I am now reading on numerous websites I should not have mentioned mental illness at all. Did I doom my application?
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posted by Hey nonny nonny mouse
on Dec 26, 2012 -
6 answers
PhD application time: I'm applyling to PhD programs in the social sciences after completing my Master's. My grad school GPA is very good. My undergraduate GPA isn't. Will this matter? Should I address this in my personal statements?
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posted by mcmile
on Dec 4, 2012 -
12 answers
I was turned down for a new credit card. The issuer said I can clean up my credit report and re-apply, but I don't know exactly what the problem is.
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posted by Boxenmacher
on Oct 22, 2012 -
8 answers
You’re an academic, and every now and then, often on short notice, you’ve got to put together an application which includes your papers, your grants, your service (and so on) and it’s in a different format and order to the last time. Would you pay someone to keep track of this stuff AND format your application/review? What do you need them to keep track of? Tell me more. What do you want?
posted by b33j
on Oct 14, 2012 -
18 answers
What goes on an academic CV, especially when one doesn't exactly have a huge academic history to draw from?
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posted by Scientist
on Oct 11, 2012 -
7 answers
How do I talk to professors I hope to work with before submitting my applications for graduate study?
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posted by silvergoat
on Oct 8, 2012 -
14 answers
My son is a senior in high school, and has been very lazy about applying to colleges. He's an art major, and is interested in attending the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago. So, he started the application last night, and then asked me for 50.00. They charge for applications? Should that be a warning sign about the quality of the school?
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posted by thanotopsis
on Oct 2, 2012 -
53 answers
How can I find a place to rent when I'll almost definitely fail a rental application and I'm a terrible risk?
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posted by windykites
on Sep 21, 2012 -
14 answers
How much does a light courseload weigh against you on a medical school application?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 20, 2012 -
6 answers
Trying to finalize infrastructure for my site selling software online...hoping you guys can help me understand and make some choices.
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posted by amsterdam63
on Sep 11, 2012 -
6 answers
I am looking for guidance on migrating an application to the cloud, from both a practical perspective as well as a theoretical perspective for a project.
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posted by conrad101
on Sep 5, 2012 -
2 answers
Recommendation Letters filter: grad school in MPH and no academic references? Snowflakes within.
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posted by mooselini
on Aug 26, 2012 -
7 answers
My friend and I want to draw together. Two potential problems: First, I'm in Seattle, she's in Michigan.
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posted by gc
on Aug 24, 2012 -
4 answers
I want to apply for a job with a small organisation. This would be my third time to apply in three years. How should I approach it?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 22, 2012 -
3 answers
Your undergraduate GPA was not stellar, you spent some time away from school, then you got into the graduate program you wanted. HOW DID YOU DO IT? Special bonus if it was NYU Food Studies.
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posted by DeWalt_Russ
on Jul 16, 2012 -
11 answers
Asking for a friend: He's applying for a job with the title "IT Manager" and is asked to include a portfolio. What kind of portfolio does an IT Manager have?
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posted by Perthuz
on Jul 11, 2012 -
14 answers
I'm running software on a client's server that needs to send email reports. It typically uses sendmail, but we switched the DNS over to the client's own special MX records instead of the local mail exchanger. My software can use SMTP--what do I need to know in order to ask the client's IT guy for access without looking like a complete idiot?
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posted by circular
on Jul 7, 2012 -
7 answers
Looking for a new apartment. Landlords of MeFi, what information should be in the initial email?
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posted by Nibbly Fang
on Jul 1, 2012 -
7 answers
It it unwise to bank on a prospective employer not calling my references unless I am interviewed? I'm applying for a job that is admittedly a long shot, and I’d rather not call and ask people to be my references unless I am actually in the running (for various snowflake reasons detailed at length within). Is it a horrendous faux pas to list references without asking their permission, if I'm fairly certain I won’t get called for an interview? On the other hand, is it a horrendous faux pas
not to send references with my resume and cover letter, when the job posting specifically asks for them?
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posted by désoeuvrée
on Jun 25, 2012 -
15 answers
I am traveling to China on July 17th to teach English to academics, having been invited by a college there. I'm applying for a Business F visa. Co-travelers have successfully received their visas through consulate X. Consulate Y is telling our agency that we need two letters, but the requirements for an "F" visa clearly state that one will suffice. It gets worse.
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posted by mecran01
on Jun 18, 2012 -
13 answers
For a job application- How can I get a little bit of hands on experience of using an archives management system like CALM or VERNON? I live in Bristol, England.
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posted by aesop
on May 9, 2012 -
1 answer
Are there any decent Whiteboarding/Brainstorming/Sticky-Notes software apps out there? Like a digital cork-board?
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posted by fembot
on May 3, 2012 -
6 answers
How do mobile developers detect screen sizes, types and other information about the display of various phones in the wild?
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posted by loquacious
on Apr 17, 2012 -
3 answers
My girlfriend has been going through undergrad half-time. Adviser keeps telling her that grad schools will not look upon this favorably. True?
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posted by wires
on Apr 8, 2012 -
17 answers
I'm apartment hunting in British Columbia. When a landlord asks me to fill out a rental application, but doesn't ask for a deposit right away, how binding should I consider the application?
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posted by no regrets, coyote
on Apr 4, 2012 -
14 answers
CollegeTransferFilter: I have been accepted at two colleges, with deposits due May 1. But I won't hear from the other schools until after May 1. Advice?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 31, 2012 -
6 answers
What is the best iPhone app out there for studying for the verbal section of the GRE?
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posted by kthxbi
on Mar 9, 2012 -
1 answer
My high school transcripts have major errors in them and no one in the school system wants to help me fix them! I'm pretty sure I had more than a 0.0 GPA and I know wasn't on the girls' tennis team! (I'm a guy, I think I would remember the skirts!) Will this effect my chances at returning to college?
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posted by aristan
on Feb 25, 2012 -
21 answers
HRfilter: How do I apply for a supervisor position in my field without any supervisory experience? I fulfill and exceed all other requirements, and I just need to convince HR that I'm very ready to lead. Please help!
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posted by sundaydriver
on Feb 20, 2012 -
6 answers
For the sake of my dwindling sanity, can anyone point me towards the blog post I read about a "concentric" model for data-driven software architecture? I've googled like mad but haven't come anywhere close to it because the only search terms I can come up with are either vague or have additional meanings that pollute the results.
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posted by ElDiabloConQueso
on Feb 15, 2012 -
4 answers
So
this (US union staffer returning to London and looking for a job) was me. Since then I've found a job opening that's absolutely perfect... but I need to fill out a UK style application form, and having spent my whole career in the US, I need some advice.
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posted by crabintheocean
on Jan 31, 2012 -
17 answers
Applying for university administrative jobs in another city that I will be moving to in 4 months. Is it worth it to begin applying for positions I'm qualified for when I'm 4 months out from moving there? Could it hurt my chances of landing a job at the new university in any way?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 15, 2011 -
11 answers
