Questions tagged [applications]
Material and steps required during the process of applying for a job (interactions with the desired company).
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How to list involvement in a research project without being dishonest
A few years back, during my graduate school years I participated in a regional project which brought together individuals from both industry and academia to carry out an engineering study to assess ...
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Advice for Job Application to University Position
I am applying to a job at a nearby university as a lab technician. One of my motivations for doing this is that the position comes with tuition reimbursement, meaning if I get accepted to graduate ...
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Should I call the company about my application if something urgent has come up?
I have to vacate my current apartment before this coming June 24. I had been set on moving to another place until I received in the first week of this month an email inviting me to a job interview at ...
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How do you know if the interview candidate wouldn't betray you?
Our work sometimes handles a lot of sensitive information. And we often do things a little wild. I don’t want to see that one day our employees come against or betray the company or me. How do I ...
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What to do when you're told that you are both "too qualified" and "under-qualified"?
I graduated this May from a bachelors degree program at a reputable university with honors in physics and mathematics. I have four years of experience conducting research in high energy physics (...
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How to add my somewhat unique non-standard experience to U.S. federal resume?
I am applying for a job that requires skill in researching and understanding regulations, statutes, and policies. This happens to be a skill that I am exceptionally skilled in but these skills and ...
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Should I remove a reference after applying to job?
I applied to job about 1.5 months ago and just got a call back for an interview.
During that time frame, I had a few work disagreements with one of the references on my application. I am no longer ...
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Could I be blacklisted from applying to a company after submitting non-identical resumes? [closed]
Hello I think I messed up…
I applied to two different internships at the same company, but for each internship, I used a different email and resume.
The reason I did this was to make myself eligible ...
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What do I put as my reason to leave?
As a minor last summer, I was illegally scheduled to work at my job. It was either resign or get fired for not being able to leave class in the morning to work. I'm applying for an internship and don'...
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For a job application, I've been asked to provide code samples but they need to fit certain criteria
I'm applying for a job at a large web agency. It is a senior role, focus is front-end, but there is an element of back-end PHP too. Anyway, I've had the preliminary interview and they've now requested ...
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(How) Should I tell the company why I declined their offer and accepted another offer?
I am applying for a new job. I am leaving my current employer after just 1 year because of a really bad working atmosphere - I feel I just don't fit there (details don't matter here).
Three weeks ago ...
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How often are employers looking for portfolios or code repositories with technical work?
I've seen more and more that job applications in the data space are asking for portfolios, GitHub links, etc.
Do you look at GitHub links or portfolios when interviewing candidates?
In data ...
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Double applied with a recruiter, recruiter said I was rejected but company contacted me for interview. What should I do?
A recruiter submitted me for a position that I applied to a month ago that I forgot about.
The recruiter later discovered the double-submission and told me that the company will not be considering me ...
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Applying for jobs when my partner is expecting a child
I'm currently looking for a new job and my partner is pregnant.
By considering my notice period (3 months), if I by any chance get hired in March I then should start the new job in July, which is ...
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Is responding negatively to a job rejection email likely to cause me trouble? [closed]
I applied for an entry level sales job, I graduated college in 2022. I received a form rejection letter that was BCC'd to me. They didn't even have the decency to reach out personally. The funny thing ...
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