Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 19/08/15 01:24 PM Share Posted 19/08/15 01:24 PM Not always mutually exclusive Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 9d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 19/08/15 02:21 PM Share Posted 19/08/15 02:21 PM Make a contribution to their life of some kid. Dunno about that advice, I'd wait until you know you wanna be tied to them for at least 18 years Make em laugh and make em orgasm is solid advice though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Silver Donating Members 8,061 Member For: 12y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/08/15 04:52 AM Share Posted 21/08/15 04:52 AM So I found a job that would be an awesome opportunity for me and that I am super suitable for with both my qualifications, experience and skills. So I wrote a mean cover letter and updated my CV accordingly and sent it all off this arvo...only to realise after I'd sent it that there was a spelling mistake in it. When a senior HR rep had recently adjusted the formatting of my CV for me, she'd sent it back to me with a spelling mistake in the university name of one of my qualifications. Worst bit is that there's another degree from the same uni listed directly below it and spelled correctly. FARK! Well, I got an email from their HR this morning...so they've made contact at least...this, however, leads me to what Panda said:Selection Criteria.All of a sudden applying for a different job seems like a really sh*thouse idea.. I remember reading in the add they'd posted on seek that they wanted someone with a distinction average (70%) at uni. Their email this morning wanted to know my high school and uni scores. Seriously, how is my high school grades even relevant at this stage in my career?! But anyway, pisses me off that I didn't try harder at uni, coz my course weighted average was 68.18%...I.e. just shy of the 70% distinction average they want. Lame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 4m 15d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 21/08/15 05:22 AM Share Posted 21/08/15 05:22 AM Whilst I agree with you to an extent , in realty it is really a case what you can do now , the restis history. Personally I would respond to refocus them on more recent achievements they may have skimmed over.HR can play sly little tests like this if they are considering a broader suite of candidates.Best foot forward, what will it cost you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 5m 2d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 21/08/15 07:34 AM Share Posted 21/08/15 07:34 AM Stripes.I have never ever asked or would ask someone what their uni score is. Completely pointless. It came up in selection criteria for one of the jobs I am looking at. I made mention that I was a C average highschool student. f*ck em. That's the truth.But as an engineer I would say that 68.1% is 70% if you round up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 21/08/15 07:38 AM Share Posted 21/08/15 07:38 AM Within tolerances it's acceptable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Silver Donating Members 8,061 Member For: 12y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/08/15 07:51 AM Share Posted 21/08/15 07:51 AM I'm a big fan of rounding up! Meh, guess I'll just have to wait and see. That email at least means they're looking at me...so that's a plus I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 21/08/15 08:20 AM Share Posted 21/08/15 08:20 AM I'm a big fan of rounding up! So's the milkbar down the roadThey don't seem to understand that you can type $5.96 into the EFTPOS machine and get confused if I tell them to correct it from the $6.00 they want ask me to pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 4m 15d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 21/08/15 08:31 AM Share Posted 21/08/15 08:31 AM I'm a big fan of rounding up! Meh, guess I'll just have to wait and see. That email at least means they're looking at me...so that's a plus I suppose.Probably short listed ( industry dependent). Your call imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kerb Warrior Donating Members 612 Member For: 12y 3m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 21/08/15 09:09 AM Share Posted 21/08/15 09:09 AM Stripes.I have never ever asked or would ask someone what their uni score is. Completely pointless.It came up in selection criteria for one of the jobs I am looking at. I made mention that I was a C average highschool student. f*ck em. That's the truth.But as an engineer I would say that 68.1% is 70% if you round up.I agree mate, definitely think it's pointless. I definitely understand for certain jobs and careers that scores can be relevant. But more often than not it's experience and seeing first hand what the person is capable of. Problem is, most people aren't willing to give someone a go without seeing flawless CV.I was lucky, I was in the parts department of Barbagallo - the biggest (and for most manufactors the only) European car dealership in Perth. We do Ferrari, Maserati, Lambo, Rolls, Aston, Jag, Land Rover, Lotus, Alfa, Volvo, VW, Skoda, Abarth, Fiat, Chev, GMC, Dodge (rams), Ford (pick ups), Isuzu, and even Sunseeker boats! I was there for 2 months, and one of the managers asked me (at 19 years old) to become a salesman). I'm now just 21, quite possibly in line for a managerial spot shortly. I didn't do TEE (not sure what you all call it in different states), but I just finished school normally doing the 'pleb' sh*t. Lucky for me they were able to see me first hand, whereas if I were putting a resume in I'd have a tough time having a chance at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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