No, it's not. Not at all. I was tasked to review CVs for a Helpdesk position at a desirable corporation; as expected, my manager has thrown 121 CVs at my lap. That's nearly a whole stack of paper (500 pages) to look at. But I read them ALL. Of course, I filtered many of them out. Of course, I had to take half of those home and work overtime to weed them out. And I spent my free time doing that. Why? Because I've been an applicant before and I know how much it sucks to not even get a "thank you, you're rejected" message back, and dealing with retarded HR personnel, and having your CV thrown to the garbage can only because it's the 11th entry and they will only look at first 10, etc., etc. And I loathed becoming part of that problem. Looking at hundreds of CVs is a daunting task and there's nothing funny about it (well, apart from the occasional weird CV that makes you laugh), but the applicants have handed their trust to whoever reviews those CVs and I feel obliged to raise to their expectations. My filtering methods are pretty simple: font doesn't matter, as long as it's not overly flashy (e.g. Chaplin Type); e-mail address is unimportant (I'm not hiring an e-mail address and a "professional" e-mail address can be interpreted as a sign of duplicity); 1-2 typos are acceptable (everyone makes mistakes). Unacceptable stuff: weird photos attached to CV, blatant lack of basic spelling (unless we're talking about a pure developer opening). Most important: whether the skillset fits the job requirements.
It's quite ironic that the expectations are that a CV should be extremely professional, but the methods used to weed out candidates are as unprofessional as it gets. Double standards, anyone?
As an applicant, I am weeding out responses from hiring companies. The person contacting you is an image of how the company works. If they impose a meeting time and date (especially on a very short notice), if their response is riddled with grammar and spelling mistakes, if they send you a message intended to someone else (yeah, that happened quite a few times), then I wouldn't feel right working for such a company. Unless, of course, their salary offer is outrageously large.
It's easy to look good when you have no student loans to repay and are willing to work for half the market rate.
No student loans to repay? That is USA's faulty higher education system making it harder for US citizens to compete in a world where globalization is thriving. Also "willing to work at half the market rate" (your point of view) equals "willing to work for 5-10 times more I would make in my own country doing the same thing" (my point of view). Your curse is my blessing.
"One time, at band camp, we wanted to play games on our consoles, but we had no Internet so we ended up sticking trumpettes up our asses". Oh wait, that's already been used in some American Pie movie. Cabin in the woods is just an example. There's plenty opportunities where you CAN play on a game console but don't have Internet access. Wit that being said, I don't own a console and don't intend on getting one anytime soon.
...if you have the proper material to work on. Just like cooking. You need a good cook and good raw materials to make a nice pie. A good cook with bad raw materials will make a shitty pie, and a bad cook will make a shitty pie regardless. That's why there's 1 in 4 chances education really helps an entire nation.
He's just in denial. He does see the difference but denies it. In some movies, small things that have a meaning are just colored spots of undefined stuff on lower quality. Now I'm not all up in arms for Blu-rays (let alone the ugly mess that 3D movies are) but still, when a movie is made in (and FOR HD), cutting the resolution to 1/16 of the original pixel surface is not preserving the message, that's for sure.
A rock which melts during atmospheric entry likely has its magnetism all messed up because of the high temperatures. Or maybe my physics knowledge is abysmal?
I have a friend who brags about having 4K movies, and yes, he does, but you can't watch most of them. Guess why. Also I watch movies from about 7 feet away on a 24" monitor and trust me, I can easily tell the difference between a DVD and a HD movie. Unless, of course, the movie is 90 minutes of pitch black with no sound.
So much time, so much money and so many brains wasted with this. It's a pity, really. Asking a 5-year old would have yielded pretty much the same answer in 30 seconds, albeit a bit simpler than what's in TFS.
That wouldn't fly for me either. I do not need cable TV. I have been cable-less for 15 years and counting (ever since I left my parents' house at 18). The only thing that would work for me would be digital subscription. Pay-per-view would be even better but hell, all of HBO for a few bucks a month would do as well. And would make my wife happy.
Maybe. But they're ugly as a rhinoceros's butt. And that turns me off completely. Plus they act like they're on dope all the time. Aliens on dope trying (and failing) to mimic human beings, that's what I got from it.
There's one flaw in your argument: "push down the costs of production while increasing the cost of goods". That's not true. They're pus the costs of production WAY down AND push the cost of goods down as well, while increasing their profit margin.
An analogy to an individual's behavior is like this: when I need to build a pool in my yard, out of two competing service providers with the same quality of work I will choose the cheapest. Indirectly, I make a profit out of this by paying less for the same outcome. Just as well, companies are aiming for the cheapest labor. Now I don't agree with them doing it illegally, but I see the reason behind behaviors such as outsourcing.
You simply can't fight it. You can just try to slow it down or attempt to shelter from it as much as possible. One way to shelter it is to lead an outsourced team or organization. You get to be paid just like an US citizen, with some extra cash because you're an expat, and you get to save as much as 90% of your salary instead of 15-20% of it. I know people who have done that, and successfully (one owns 6 houses and 5 apartments in a city here, rents them all out, effectively tripling his income).
The problem with what you're saying is tat you're trying to fix a kludge with another kludge. If a company lied while employing H1Bs, smack their asses with huge fines and they'll not do it again. Instead, they'd outsource that entire organization, branch or LoB and you'll STILL not get a job. About this education debt thing... I think US education (college and above) is way overrated, at least concerning IT. You can learn most IT related at home or by taking some specific classes, which would cost you less and help you more.
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No, it's not. Not at all.
I was tasked to review CVs for a Helpdesk position at a desirable corporation; as expected, my manager has thrown 121 CVs at my lap. That's nearly a whole stack of paper (500 pages) to look at.
But I read them ALL. Of course, I filtered many of them out. Of course, I had to take half of those home and work overtime to weed them out. And I spent my free time doing that. Why? Because I've been an applicant before and I know how much it sucks to not even get a "thank you, you're rejected" message back, and dealing with retarded HR personnel, and having your CV thrown to the garbage can only because it's the 11th entry and they will only look at first 10, etc., etc. And I loathed becoming part of that problem.
Looking at hundreds of CVs is a daunting task and there's nothing funny about it (well, apart from the occasional weird CV that makes you laugh), but the applicants have handed their trust to whoever reviews those CVs and I feel obliged to raise to their expectations.
My filtering methods are pretty simple: font doesn't matter, as long as it's not overly flashy (e.g. Chaplin Type); e-mail address is unimportant (I'm not hiring an e-mail address and a "professional" e-mail address can be interpreted as a sign of duplicity); 1-2 typos are acceptable (everyone makes mistakes). Unacceptable stuff: weird photos attached to CV, blatant lack of basic spelling (unless we're talking about a pure developer opening). Most important: whether the skillset fits the job requirements.
It's quite ironic that the expectations are that a CV should be extremely professional, but the methods used to weed out candidates are as unprofessional as it gets. Double standards, anyone?
As an applicant, I am weeding out responses from hiring companies. The person contacting you is an image of how the company works. If they impose a meeting time and date (especially on a very short notice), if their response is riddled with grammar and spelling mistakes, if they send you a message intended to someone else (yeah, that happened quite a few times), then I wouldn't feel right working for such a company. Unless, of course, their salary offer is outrageously large.
That!
Wishful thinking... but TFS backs you up :)
It's easy to look good when you have no student loans to repay and are willing to work for half the market rate.
No student loans to repay? That is USA's faulty higher education system making it harder for US citizens to compete in a world where globalization is thriving.
Also "willing to work at half the market rate" (your point of view) equals "willing to work for 5-10 times more I would make in my own country doing the same thing" (my point of view). Your curse is my blessing.
"One time, at band camp, we wanted to play games on our consoles, but we had no Internet so we ended up sticking trumpettes up our asses". Oh wait, that's already been used in some American Pie movie.
Cabin in the woods is just an example. There's plenty opportunities where you CAN play on a game console but don't have Internet access.
Wit that being said, I don't own a console and don't intend on getting one anytime soon.
...if you have the proper material to work on.
Just like cooking. You need a good cook and good raw materials to make a nice pie. A good cook with bad raw materials will make a shitty pie, and a bad cook will make a shitty pie regardless.
That's why there's 1 in 4 chances education really helps an entire nation.
*its goals.
Some people might want to take their gaming gear to a cabin in the woods for some fun with friends during evenings.
Just like most women don't know how rape feels like. Doesn't make it a right thing either.
I tried to donate them a flying fuck but their site errored out.
He's just in denial. He does see the difference but denies it. In some movies, small things that have a meaning are just colored spots of undefined stuff on lower quality. Now I'm not all up in arms for Blu-rays (let alone the ugly mess that 3D movies are) but still, when a movie is made in (and FOR HD), cutting the resolution to 1/16 of the original pixel surface is not preserving the message, that's for sure.
Thanks for the info. Now I'm a bit less stupid :)
A rock which melts during atmospheric entry likely has its magnetism all messed up because of the high temperatures. Or maybe my physics knowledge is abysmal?
I have a friend who brags about having 4K movies, and yes, he does, but you can't watch most of them. Guess why.
Also I watch movies from about 7 feet away on a 24" monitor and trust me, I can easily tell the difference between a DVD and a HD movie. Unless, of course, the movie is 90 minutes of pitch black with no sound.
So much time, so much money and so many brains wasted with this. It's a pity, really. Asking a 5-year old would have yielded pretty much the same answer in 30 seconds, albeit a bit simpler than what's in TFS.
That wouldn't fly for me either. I do not need cable TV. I have been cable-less for 15 years and counting (ever since I left my parents' house at 18). The only thing that would work for me would be digital subscription. Pay-per-view would be even better but hell, all of HBO for a few bucks a month would do as well. And would make my wife happy.
A 400 MB file? Crappy quality. That's why you received the notification: "stop sharing shitty quality episodes!"
I was thinking the same. Full digital subscription? Yes, sir. Subscription linked to some shitty cable TV one? Nope.
Maybe. But they're ugly as a rhinoceros's butt. And that turns me off completely. Plus they act like they're on dope all the time.
Aliens on dope trying (and failing) to mimic human beings, that's what I got from it.
Well, if you really want to get THAT far... :)
Joke: noun. Defined as "something some people simply don't get".
You better sit tight, or it's a loose-loose situation, friend :)
Your comment is retarded, seriously. Get some help.
There's one flaw in your argument: "push down the costs of production while increasing the cost of goods". That's not true. They're pus the costs of production WAY down AND push the cost of goods down as well, while increasing their profit margin.
An analogy to an individual's behavior is like this: when I need to build a pool in my yard, out of two competing service providers with the same quality of work I will choose the cheapest. Indirectly, I make a profit out of this by paying less for the same outcome. Just as well, companies are aiming for the cheapest labor. Now I don't agree with them doing it illegally, but I see the reason behind behaviors such as outsourcing.
You simply can't fight it. You can just try to slow it down or attempt to shelter from it as much as possible. One way to shelter it is to lead an outsourced team or organization. You get to be paid just like an US citizen, with some extra cash because you're an expat, and you get to save as much as 90% of your salary instead of 15-20% of it. I know people who have done that, and successfully (one owns 6 houses and 5 apartments in a city here, rents them all out, effectively tripling his income).
The problem with what you're saying is tat you're trying to fix a kludge with another kludge. If a company lied while employing H1Bs, smack their asses with huge fines and they'll not do it again. Instead, they'd outsource that entire organization, branch or LoB and you'll STILL not get a job.
About this education debt thing... I think US education (college and above) is way overrated, at least concerning IT. You can learn most IT related at home or by taking some specific classes, which would cost you less and help you more.