tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post473230202999095373..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Speedy Rant from Winnie in Warrensville. Job Misery (Old Shit; New Unhappiness.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25162608560047684962014-10-16T18:25:50.235-04:002014-10-16T18:25:50.235-04:00My favorite was having to put how many words I typ...My favorite was having to put how many words I typed per minute. As if I knew. As if it mattered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74250679526289216882014-10-15T20:39:57.367-04:002014-10-15T20:39:57.367-04:00Oddly, the less prestigious the institution, the m...Oddly, the less prestigious the institution, the more they seem to require a lot of unnecessary details supporting the idea that they should deign to hire you. This can make for amusing juxtapositions when one has a couple of degrees from Very Fancy places that do things their own way (e.g. count progress by something other than credit hours or don't calculate GPAs) because, hey, they'reContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74199522938915085672014-10-15T19:55:23.290-04:002014-10-15T19:55:23.290-04:00GAH! I know. Seriously? You need to know the addr...GAH! I know. Seriously? You need to know the address of the restaurant I worked at in the summer of 1979? It doesn't even exist anymore! Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26529312471448332312014-10-15T19:32:47.391-04:002014-10-15T19:32:47.391-04:00I hate to say this, but at our institution, even t...I hate to say this, but at our institution, even though applicants go through that HR hell, the actual search committee only sees letters and vitae. I believe the HR material is only used or accessed when someone is hired.College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39780016757536239902014-10-15T19:13:27.489-04:002014-10-15T19:13:27.489-04:00Totally agree. Having spent hours tracking down th...Totally agree. Having spent hours tracking down the phone number and address for my high school (in another country) one year, I wanted to kill HR. I might add that I never ONCE got a job at any of the schools that required the longest forms to be filled out. Those tended to be the community college jobs. My current job wanted a cover letter and CV and a list of "recommenders" (not The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53863870917104272932014-10-15T17:42:39.678-04:002014-10-15T17:42:39.678-04:00How about spending hours to get an application in ...How about spending hours to get an application in on time only to be told, almost immediately after the deadline has passed, that the position was filled? Considering that it would take several days to examine the applications and interview candidates, it's a sure bet that whoever got the job was selected ahead of time.<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26377833095210299622014-10-15T17:28:32.596-04:002014-10-15T17:28:32.596-04:00My favorite question on applications was whether I...My favorite question on applications was whether I had any felony convictions. I wanted to write back, "WHO WANTS TO KNOW?!?"Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50778407208423972872014-10-15T16:39:46.494-04:002014-10-15T16:39:46.494-04:00I hear ya! Why do I need to type my education and...I hear ya! Why do I need to type my education and employment history into dozens of online job sites when it is all listed on my CV? Can they not read? Also more irritating si the fact that several places that had VERY long online application sent out "The Position Has Been Canceled" emails. Glad I wasted hours of my life on that.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653265363298375065noreply@blogger.com