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 -
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What distinguishes the ninja/rockstar (Ruby) programmer from the understated kind?
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posted by vega
on Aug 13, 2012 -
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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 -
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Feel like I got massively screwed over at work for being a trusting idiot - should I make a fuss or just let it go?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 19, 2012 -
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What are the best questions to ask a potential employee to identify that they are knowledgable and effective as a I.T. professional?
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posted by Static Vagabond
on Oct 17, 2011 -
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How bad is this situation? I'm applying for a job at a company that I previously worked at for only four months.
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posted by trillian
on Jul 7, 2011 -
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Hiring a new employee. Well qualified applicant bullied a current employee in high school (15 years ago). Immediate disqualification?
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posted by Nickel Pickle
on Apr 18, 2011 -
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I am in the running to get a dream job. I just heard back from the place and it is between me and one other candidate with a decision to be made by the end of next week. Is it appropriate/would it be helpful to make one final pitch to my contact?
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posted by HonoriaGlossop
on Apr 14, 2011 -
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I'm having a hard time sussing out whether a recent job candidate's informality (and non-adherence to gender norms) should be a major warning sign, eye-rollingly insignificant, or somewhere in between.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 23, 2011 -
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After going to a job interview, are there any telltale hints or signs that can help you have a basic idea if you're going to be hired or not?
posted by antgly
on Oct 24, 2010 -
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What is the etiquette regarding business card exchanges during an interview? When I have gone on interviews in the past, the various people who have interviewed me have given me their business cards. I am never sure whether to give the interviewer one of my business cards in exchange.
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posted by parakeetdog
on Jul 19, 2010 -
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My uncle is trying to get an interview with a company that counts my lab among its (relatively few) clients. I have a contact within the company who is not in the HR department, nor the department he wants to work in. Realistically, can I help him get an interview/a job?
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posted by supercres
on Jun 14, 2010 -
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Interview freak out: I'm concerned I may have hurt my chances with this job by being too aggressive with my follow-up. Any ideas to get me out of this hole?
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posted by Diablevert
on Nov 16, 2009 -
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My wife is pregnant (yay!), but is currently between jobs (boooo). However, she currently has several positions she's applying to. At what point in the hiring process should she be divulging the fact that she will have to take maternity leave relatively soon?
posted by crawl
on Aug 24, 2005 -
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