aandsdean
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« Reply #120 on: January 16, 2007, 07:28:12 AM » |
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You send in your CVs? I just showed up at the Dean's door and asked for the keys to my office ;)
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« Reply #121 on: January 16, 2007, 08:22:17 AM » |
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Any real southerner can tell PLATE from sterling at a glance. My paperclips are sterling. In my pattern.
Undisciplined, I see many new marketing opportunities here. "Know someone who's married to their job? Celebrate their union with the new Staples gift registry! Well-meaning friends and family may purchase items in the pattern and with the engraving specified by the lucky job-seeker! Items available in the designated pattern include: -- paper clips -- staples -- business card cases (unless you are getting them from the LOVELY people at http://www.business-gifts-supplier.co.uk -- by the way, I LOVE my case) -- pushpins -- staple removers -- safety pins -- Post-Its ... and many more!" Even better, this is another way to encourage more gift-giving (and therefore sales) at graduations and every new job. All job seekers can create their own "job hunt registry" and send their registry information to all their friends and family. There will be job hunt showers. Imagine the possibilities! |
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« Reply #122 on: January 16, 2007, 09:24:08 AM » |
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Any real southerner can tell PLATE from sterling at a glance. My paperclips are sterling. In my pattern.
Undisciplined, I see many new marketing opportunities here. "Know someone who's married to their job? Celebrate their union with the new Staples gift registry! Well-meaning friends and family may purchase items in the pattern and with the engraving specified by the lucky job-seeker! Items available in the designated pattern include: -- paper clips -- staples -- business card cases (unless you are getting them from the LOVELY people at http://www.business-gifts-supplier.co.uk -- by the way, I LOVE my case) -- pushpins -- staple removers -- safety pins -- Post-Its ... and many more!" Even better, this is another way to encourage more gift-giving (and therefore sales) at graduations and every new job. All job seekers can create their own "job hunt registry" and send their registry information to all their friends and family. There will be job hunt showers. Imagine the possibilities! Job Hunt Registry. Love the idea. I'm registering at Coach (briefcase); Brooks Brothers (clothing); Staples (office supplies) and Best Buy (I need a big old flat screen for my interview "downtime") I look forward to your generous gifts! |
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« Reply #123 on: January 16, 2007, 09:25:04 AM » |
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I just checked through the stack of applicant files. There are no cows (or animals of any kind, naked, dancing, dead or otherwise), boards, bats, pizza, piñatas, paper airplanes, or even chocolate. Some of them are not even stapled.
Should I assume that these are not serious applicants?
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« Reply #124 on: January 16, 2007, 09:26:50 AM » |
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Job Hunt Registry. Love the idea. I'm registering at Coach (briefcase); Brooks Brothers (clothing); Staples (office supplies) and Best Buy (I need a big old flat screen for my interview "downtime")
I look forward to your generous gifts!
You must also register at a pet store that will sell a rhinoceros and don’t forget the NMR. |
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francie_
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« Reply #125 on: January 16, 2007, 09:41:34 AM » |
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I just checked through the stack of applicant files. There are no cows (or animals of any kind, naked, dancing, dead or otherwise), boards, bats, pizza, piñatas, paper airplanes, or even chocolate. Some of them are not even stapled.
Should I assume that these are not serious applicants?
Not even any money? What about paper clips? Can you at least give us an idea of the latest trend there? I'm thinking those striped ones would be very eye-catching. |
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Oh realfrancie, so clever!
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mrhistory
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« Reply #126 on: January 16, 2007, 09:44:01 AM » |
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I just checked through the stack of applicant files. There are no cows (or animals of any kind, naked, dancing, dead or otherwise), boards, bats, pizza, piñatas, paper airplanes, or even chocolate. Some of them are not even stapled.
Should I assume that these are not serious applicants?
I can resend in a more dramatic manner if you think that would increase my chances... |
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« Reply #127 on: January 16, 2007, 09:49:57 AM » |
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I just checked through the stack of applicant files. There are no cows (or animals of any kind, naked, dancing, dead or otherwise), boards, bats, pizza, piñatas, paper airplanes, or even chocolate. Some of them are not even stapled.
Should I assume that these are not serious applicants?
I would dump every last one of them. Obviously they are clueless. You should start a whole new search! |
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« Reply #128 on: January 16, 2007, 10:42:11 AM » |
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For some reason this makes me think of having a CV piñata...
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Oh!!! I'm going to make a pinata out of rejection letters!
Excellent Going-Away Party game! IF I actually get a job and have to move.
Sigh.
Can I put booze on my Job Applicant Registry?
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« Reply #129 on: January 16, 2007, 10:43:32 AM » |
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I just checked through the stack of applicant files. There are no cows (or animals of any kind, naked, dancing, dead or otherwise), boards, bats, pizza, piñatas, paper airplanes, or even chocolate. Some of them are not even stapled.
Should I assume that these are not serious applicants?
What typer of paper did the applicants use? |
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« Reply #130 on: January 16, 2007, 10:44:40 AM » |
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Can I put booze on my Job Applicant Registry?
Of course, but only if it works into the theme of your job hunt shower. |
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« Reply #131 on: January 16, 2007, 10:52:02 AM » |
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I just checked through the stack of applicant files. There are no cows (or animals of any kind, naked, dancing, dead or otherwise), boards, bats, pizza, piñatas, paper airplanes, or even chocolate. Some of them are not even stapled.
Should I assume that these are not serious applicants?
What typer of paper did the applicants use? I don't know. The department admin photocopies them and hides the original. A faculty member lost a candidate's application file one time and the candidate threatened to sue when they did not get the job. Since that time, even the sc members are not allowed to see, touch, or be in the same room with, the originals. Now that I think about it, I wonder if she is taking all the animals, chocolate and other gifts before I even see them. I am doing all the work on the sc and she is taking all the cool gifts and seeing the paper airplanes. I will go now and demand my NMR! |
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« Reply #132 on: January 16, 2007, 02:45:05 PM » |
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Let's don't forget the obvious for the Job Hunt Registry: Prepaid accounts with USPS and FedX. My sterling paper clips have to get to their destination somehow, after all. I'm also registered at Godiva (bon bons), Jack Daniels (bourbon), and, since Trabb gave me the idea, Abita Brewery (craft beers).
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I recommend bourbon and bonbons for that.
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« Reply #133 on: January 16, 2007, 02:50:06 PM » |
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I don't know. The department admin photocopies them and hides the original. A faculty member lost a candidate's application file one time and the candidate threatened to sue when they did not get the job. Since that time, even the sc members are not allowed to see, touch, or be in the same room with, the originals.
What about smelling them? Couldn't the secretaries at least give you a whiff of the envelopes before hiding them? That way, you'd know if they contained any chocolate, booze, bovines, or rodents. |
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Oh realfrancie, so clever!
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« Reply #134 on: January 16, 2007, 04:04:06 PM » |
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I just checked through the stack of applicant files. There are no cows (or animals of any kind, naked, dancing, dead or otherwise), boards, bats, pizza, piñatas, paper airplanes, or even chocolate. Some of them are not even stapled.
Should I assume that these are not serious applicants?
What typer of paper did the applicants use? I don't know. The department admin photocopies them and hides the original. A faculty member lost a candidate's application file one time and the candidate threatened to sue when they did not get the job. Since that time, even the sc members are not allowed to see, touch, or be in the same room with, the originals. Now that I think about it, I wonder if she is taking all the animals, chocolate and other gifts before I even see them. I am doing all the work on the sc and she is taking all the cool gifts and seeing the paper airplanes. I will go now and demand my NMR! DANG! All my wasted pharmaceutical effort creating a narcotic that soaks through the skin went to the departmental secretary! That's who is having dreams about my research plan and teaching philosophy? ARRRGH! I should have KNOWN why I haven't heard back from so many places. How am I supposed to get any REAL research done when now I have to prepare a narcotic that is transmissible through xerox copies for my job search next year? |
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