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Stephen wrote:
O RLY?
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
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> Ooo... am I also sexually attractive without realising it as well?? :-D
>
Dunno ... ask someone who prefers your gender ...
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~Mike
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>> Ooo... am I also sexually attractive without realising it as well?? :-D
>
> Dunno ... ask someone who prefers your gender ...
Benny complained the other day that he was forced to hang out with
somebody *so boring* that he almost wanted to slit his wrists.
And all the while I'm thinking "hey, uh, Benny... you know who you're
hanging out with right now??"
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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scott wrote:
> Don't know about the USA, but they certainly can't do that to you here.
That sounds like awful conditions to hire someone under. I can't imagine
how anyone gets a skilled job there.
I mean, it's like that for government jobs here, and *everybody*
complains about how government workers are, for the most part,
completely useless and overpaid. Ask anyone with at DMV is like (DMV =
Dept of Motor Vehicles, who issue driving licenses, auto registration
renewals, etc).
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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On 20-Nov-08 10:36, Invisible wrote:
> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
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>> Add POV-Ray?
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> LOL! I suppose I could explain that it's a Turing-complete scene
> description language for photorealistic image and animation construction
> / scripting... that could sound impressive. ;-)
If you apply for a job as a sysop in a shoefactory, it would be
completely useless to mention. OTOH if it is in a group with a lot of
creative people around like in IT-firms and universities anything that
shows that you are special in any way would be a bonus point. In fact
many things that would make me decide to hire you in stead of yet
another freshly graduated student are not in your CV. Nor would you
mention them in a job interview, because you don't think it is important.
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>> LOL! I suppose I could explain that it's a Turing-complete scene
>> description language for photorealistic image and animation
>> construction / scripting... that could sound impressive. ;-)
>
> If you apply for a job as a sysop in a shoefactory, it would be
> completely useless to mention. OTOH if it is in a group with a lot of
> creative people around like in IT-firms and universities anything that
> shows that you are special in any way would be a bonus point.
Agreed.
I guess it depends on whether I think I can actually *find* one of the
"interesting jobs" which are rumoured to exist somewhere...
> In fact
> many things that would make me decide to hire you in stead of yet
> another freshly graduated student are not in your CV. Nor would you
> mention them in a job interview, because you don't think it is important.
Have you seen my updated CV?
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:57:47 +0000, Invisible wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
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>> There are no guarantees in life - that's the way it is. But like I've
>> said before, Andy, DON'T decide for a prospective employer what you're
>> worth - THAT'S THEIR JOB, NOT YOURS.
>
> ...unless they say "so how much are you expecting us to pay you?" ;-)
The first rule of salary negotiation is to not answer that question, but
to ask "what are you offering?"
Jim
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:54:52 +0000, Invisible wrote:
>> No, how on Earth do you imagine that they could find out your salary?
>
> They call my employer and ask them? It's not rocket science.
It's also probably not legal for your current employer to disclose that
information. Here in the US, salary information is between you and your
employer - with a few notable exceptions (executive compensation in
publicly held companies, government jobs, etc).
Jim
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On 21-Nov-08 18:36, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> LOL! I suppose I could explain that it's a Turing-complete scene
>>> description language for photorealistic image and animation
>>> construction / scripting... that could sound impressive. ;-)
>>
>> If you apply for a job as a sysop in a shoefactory, it would be
>> completely useless to mention. OTOH if it is in a group with a lot of
>> creative people around like in IT-firms and universities anything that
>> shows that you are special in any way would be a bonus point.
>
> Agreed.
>
> I guess it depends on whether I think I can actually *find* one of the
> "interesting jobs" which are rumoured to exist somewhere...
And you don't turn them down because they are not in your neighbourhood
or because the companies name starts with 'C' or whatever reason you'll
find not to apply.
>> In fact many things that would make me decide to hire you in stead of
>> yet another freshly graduated student are not in your CV. Nor would
>> you mention them in a job interview, because you don't think it is
>> important.
>
> Have you seen my updated CV?
>
not yet. I am missing some posts as I was away a few days, so the amount
is so large that I skipped a few.
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> Here in the US, salary information is between you and your
> employer
Really? I'm not sure that's correct. Certainly if you're looking to
(for example) sell a small company, the buyer is going to want to know
the salaries of the people he'll be taking on, yes?
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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