tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6107678431065980416..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: More writing misery, plus a little spot of cheer from Frankie.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48910358307388775442016-07-28T02:07:47.210-04:002016-07-28T02:07:47.210-04:00@Curly Charlan -- I get your point, absolutely, an...@Curly Charlan -- I get your point, absolutely, and I agree. This candidates's email address, however, was something quite far beyond the pale, both in its actual wording and in the candidate's fit for the job. <br /><br />In the interests of maintaining plausible anonymity, I shan't give specifics, but the job was in a small field that is pretty darned non-cisgender friendly (at the Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18376894551910590902016-07-27T12:13:26.985-04:002016-07-27T12:13:26.985-04:00I thought of the issues you mention in relation to...I thought of the issues you mention in relation to the email address. The problem, of course, is the colored paper (a phenomenon I've heard of, but only via "don't do this; it doesn't work" lists) and clip art and generally bad formatting of the resume are going to make it really easy to dismiss any complaints of discrimination. <br /><br />I'd think that using a Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87710537294850154882016-07-27T12:01:32.036-04:002016-07-27T12:01:32.036-04:00And somewhere someone is shaking their head and sa...And somewhere someone is shaking their head and saying "how could they let her post that?" (maybe because, as a student in the program, she has the right of access to certain tools, and some horses can be led to potable water, and have it pointed out, and still insist on drinking from the stream emanating from under the latrine?) <br /><br />And thanks for the tip. I think I actually Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9872419370982566422016-07-27T11:57:25.438-04:002016-07-27T11:57:25.438-04:00Frankie, were you tempted to ask her why she uploa...Frankie, were you tempted to ask her why she uploaded her resume for feedback, then? Or just raise your hands and let her perfidy ramify throughout her life? <br /><br />Mindbender, I'm of the opinion that if there's something enemies might want to use against you, it's best to be up front about it from the earliest moment of the job search. Thus an email address that identifies you Curly Charlannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18312675272354148692016-07-27T11:32:32.132-04:002016-07-27T11:32:32.132-04:00Wow. That's a bad résumé...but I think I can t...Wow. That's a bad résumé...but I think I can top it. I saw one--for an academic position, based on the context in which I glimpsed it--that's the absolute worst thing I've ever seen. This farce of a résumé<br />* was photocopied, not laser-printed, and apparently on an old and blurry machine;<br />* appeared on goldenrod paper;<br />* included honest-to-god <em>color clip art</em> of Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.com