Tapatalk Edit: ffs. I typed my whole message into the subject line because tapatalk sucks. I don't know if this problem is a Tapatalk thing or a TiB thing but I can't find my PMs anywhere on the app since its update two days ago. Anyone have the update and know what's going on? I hate viewing this place through my phone browser and our corporate overlords are starting to crack down on internet usage at work.
Yup. It's balls. Half the time it doesn't connect. The other half of the time I can't access a bunch of the features of this place. So pissed.
I have a good friend who just took over the head coaching job as the local high school basketball coach, at a low income school. His predecessor only left three dollars in the team account and the team is facing some major financial shortcomings. Does anyone have any experience with reaching out to athletic companies, especially ADIDAS, for help with contributions or equipment donations? We are organizing a local fundraiser but are not sure if this will provide a substantial amount of money. Any and all tips are greatly appreciated.
Re: Re: Can someone help me with this? I haven't upgraded because of how shitty it is, I tried it in beta awhile ago and immediately deleted it.
I'm trying to get He-Man/Masters of the Universe toys for my son for Christmas. Does anyone have any of those around collecting dust? I've looked on Ebay and Craigslist, but most people want hundreds of dollars for them. I'm looking for stuff he can play with, not stuff to make money on, collect or whatever. He just wants to be able to have He-Man and friends kick the crap out of Skeletor et al. Help!
So I got a fantastic job offer and am accepting the position. The new position is a small company with just a few employees. I am leaving a position with a guy that I consider a close friend and a mentor. It just can't lead to what I need for myself, career and family. This new guy knows I have a messy situation here and the move will be tough. He stated in our last meeting that he knows it will be tough and is flexible and just doesn't want me starting new projects but to finish what I have. I work primarily in single family residential architecture. I didn't need to even give my answer about the job until this coming Sunday. I told him that I want to move forward yesterday. I also told my boss today and he was awesome about it. Looking at things, part of me feels that working the rest of this week and three more would tie up a couple projects I have been working on and allow me to transition out of this job and be able to cleanly start the new one. That's a little over 3 1/2 weeks total. Is that too much time? The new guy wants me to add info to my letter of intent about starting dates, etc. My current boss is very cool and would accept whatever I set up and could use the help as it's really just the two of us. I don't want to leave him high and dry and this is a very important door for me to keep open. Any opinions on this would be helpful before I talk to both of them about it. I don't want to promise too much or too little to either.
If the new boss is flexible, 3.5 weeks should be fine. Then, you're not screwing your current boss and shows your new boss that you see things through to the end. Just make sure your agreed to start date is stipulated in the offer letter.
I'm about to be released back into the wild! I'm planning on interviewing for jobs after the holidays, so I've started working on my resume. I've heard conflicting opinions regarding the length. Some people say that 2 pages is fine. Others say that a second page is pointless because it won't be read. I tend to agree with the latter opinion, but it's proving damn near impossible to get it down to one page (even with 10-point font and .3' and .75' margins). All of the content is relevant to my career. I want all of it to at least be skimmed, and cutting material it isn't really an option. So, thoughts? Any tips on maximizing space? Those of you who regularly look at resumes: what do you think about second pages? Do you even look at them?
Yeah, as long as both parties are being cool just ask what they think is reasonable and roll with it, I think if the new place wants you to start in less than two weeks that's a red flag, but other than that it really is case by case. There are no hard and fast rules in the world of job placement. I can tell you in general I ignore resumes that are more than one page, but I know nothing about your field, are most people's more than a page? If so then it's probably not bad to follow suit. If you can't compress everything relevant into one page, then make it two, as long as you aren't listing clubs and hobbies still.
As someone who looks at dozens of resumes a week, I wouldn't include a second page unless absolutely necessary. No one gives a shit about your first job unless it's relevant to your current industry. If anything, HR managers I've hired get irritated with dealing with a second page. Especially if it's obvious filler. There's a fine line between boosting your résumé and flat out embellishing it. Be straightforward, to the point, polite, and thankful. *DO NOT HAVE TYPOS*. This is an automatic disqualifier and will waste everyone's time.
Highly dependent on the industry and relevance of the material. If you think it's relevant to your career, add a second page and don't stress about it. Agree with the above regarding typos. Don't proof it yourself - send it to at least two other OCD people to read. Having typos is just about the worst first impression you can have behind obviously lying.
Tx - I'm in healthcare too and this last time around with job hunting, I think about 75% of the jobs I applied for made me complete an online application and CV so the one/two page thing didn't seem as important. Some will ask for things that you had no intention of including, some won't have a section for something you feel is important. But for what it is worth, when printed mine was 2 pages.
A lot of online application systems use algorithms to seek out relevant terms in your CV to see if it matches close to the job you are applying for. This is the reason I get so many weird emails asking me to apply for jobs that I'm not even close to qualifying for. Because I have a lot of technical information in my resume, I get spam about engineering gigs. That said, have 2 resumes. One for giving in person and one for the web applications. The web one should be longer. This way you can get through the filters online to get a call back. Give them the shorter polished one at your interview.
This is a tactless question, I'll admit, but one that bears asking. How do I reply to the "where are you registered/what kind of gifts do you have in mind??" question from my wedding attendees? We aren't registered, we don't have any gifts in mind that we need... but I also don't want to say "your presence is more than enough" because I know that my family is getting us gifts and don't want people feeling weird or awkward. I'm sorry to keep asking all this shit here but, other than our guests, y'all are the only ones who know I'm getting married, so I have to ask this stuff of you guys.
My wife and I said exactly that. "You know, we aren't registered anywhere, because we really don't need anything. We're both established and have our own stuff already. If you'd like to get us something that's wonderful, but not at all necessary." The trick is, WE rarely had to say that. We told our parents, siblings, and "as close as family" friends to spread the word, whenever they were asked. They also dropped the hint that we were house hunting, so instead of registry type gifts, we got a lot of cash and checks in cards. Which is exactly what we wanted, honestly. However, we put nothing remotely mentioning gifts (or lack thereof) on the invite or anything like that. We felt that would be too presumptuous.
Assuming you're not anti-registry in general I would suggest just creating a registry on Amazon with a few things you want, then when those things get bought people will just default to cash/gift cards. If you actually don't want anything then just say so.
A reason to create a registry (an Amazon one like Frank mentioned is totally fine, you can put camping stuff on there, or travel stuff, or tools - whatever your lifestyle dictates, not just dishes/towels/cooking shit) that people often don't consider is this: Some wedding guests are hell bent on getting you an actual gift, not cash. If you do not provide a registry, they will pick this gift themselves. Said gift may (WILL) be questionable. Said gift may (WILL) not be returnable. Now instead of stuff you didn't necessarily need but like and will use, you have useless crap. Psychodyne's script is great if you decide to go registry free, but just throwing out food for thought.
So I have a BSW, and am currently applying for grad school to get an MSW, and one of the applications mentioned dual degree programs. I'm going in as an advanced standing student, so I can get an MSW in 3 semesters, but if I tack on an extra 2 semesters (provided they let me in) I could also get an MPH. I hadn't considered it much until now, but the more I think about it, the more it seems like maybe a good idea, since I don't want to be doing case management or therapy for my whole career. Are any of you in social work or public health? Do you have an MPH that's sitting around collecting dust? Am I just being tempted by the fact that 2 masters in 5 semesters seems like a pretty sweet deal?
With an mph and msw, you are pretty much setting yourself up to counsel AIDS patients n stuff like that. You will be dealing on the natural disaster side of the things and the diseases that spread from there. Or you will work in hospitals talking to families who are grieving and the mph will just give you the knowledge of what they had. What do YOU want to do?