Guest my usernames always really suck Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Fuck you, you make life difficult for the rest of us. Extracurricular activities and awards given in college have zero relevance to once's qualifications when applying for a job, but because of people like you, they're nonetheless "required". You don't even do this for yourselves, you do it because your parents abused you when you were a kid and told you you'd be a piece of shit if you didn't win the soccer mvp trophies, little league mvp trophies, chess championships, etc when you were 9. Why does someone who is, skillwise, better than you at a particular job position's requirements have to compete with you on these irrelevant non-qualifications in our resumes? And why do companies insist on this failed model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 just because you are a talentless loser doesn't mean everyone else has to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my usernames always really suck Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I'm more capable than most of these nerds at software development and in-depth knowledge of computer science But somehow, the fact I wasn't honorary Captain of the University's Geomineral Society is a strike against my qualifications that actually are relevant faggot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I'm more capable than most of these nerds at software development and in-depth knowledge of computer science But somehow, the fact I wasn't honorary Captain of the University's Geomineral Society is a strike against my qualifications that actually are relevant faggot hey look a company wants to see that you actually have the motivation to do something outside of what you are forced to be realistic, you probably aren't more capable than any of "those nerds" and now you are bitching about it on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my usernames always really suck Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 beneboi talking like his opinion has substance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pilcat Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=43472&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 you were probably president of japan club or anime society or something like that at college, put that down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegecow Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 sorry guys beneboi's just a little grumpy because his aids gland is inflamed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 irrelevant non-qualifications in our resumes so what exactly are you talking about here and what kind of job are you failing to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my usernames always really suck Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 you were probably president of japan club or anime society or something like that at college, put that down I was in an anime club for my first year, long enough to go by the "don't knock it til you tried it" adage where I can now hate anime as much as I want because I, indeed, tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weed Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 what kind of job are you failing to get ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my usernames always really suck Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 irrelevant non-qualifications in our resumes so what exactly are you talking about here and what kind of job are you failing to get Extra-curricular activities, as I mentioned. Club memberships, things accomplished in those, etc. But they're not relevant to the job position at hand. All "hurr how to write a good resume" guides tell you to include all shit like that because it supposedly helps immensely even when you're competing against other people aiming for that job who may have better qualifications. Is it a myth? I should hope so. Actually, resumes, personal interviews, references and all that other shit has next to 0 predictability for future job performance. When I was in a graduate program for Industrial/Organizational psychology, the point of that science is that intelligence is the single best predictor of job performance no matter what. Hiring on IQ tests is illegal so guess what those crafty psychologists do? Embed an IQ scale into tests that seem to have nothing to do with the job or anything. Ever applied online to a job and have to answer 40 questions like "I work best with others" or "I have many regrets"? You're brain is being sized up for a cutoff. Just lie really well but keep meticulous track of your lies. Recruit friends to accept calls attesting to your brilliant leadership as 2005 President of the Auterotic Asphyxiation Society. Land job and then make fun of suckers, I mean, overachievers. The leadership bullshit is likely why. The notion that "if you're not an overachiever, then you must be an underachiever" is something Human Resources types of people tend to believe in, and it's horseshit, like something you'd pick up out of a grocery store magazine's pop-psychology articles. It's because HR people don't know a god damn thing about the job position's academic details (their education wasn't computer science, else they wouldn't be HR people, they'd be software engineers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 just keep in mind that there is no lack of qualified applicants no matter what job you are applying for, anything that can give you an advantage helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeshi Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Fuck you, you make life difficult for the rest of us. Extracurricular activities and awards given in college have zero relevance to once's qualifications when applying for a job, but because of people like you, they're nonetheless "required". You don't even do this for yourselves, you do it because your parents abused you when you were a kid and told you you'd be a piece of shit if you didn't win the soccer mvp trophies, little league mvp trophies, chess championships, etc when you were 9. Why does someone who is, skillwise, better than you at a particular job position's requirements have to compete with you on these irrelevant non-qualifications in our resumes? And why do companies insist on this failed model? Interesting article about how 'extracurricular activities' were basically created to keep "undesirables" away from the Ivy Leagues. Getting In Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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