Re: So what if 8i is outta support ?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 08:25:28 -0700
Message-ID: <1099149869.817364@yasure>

Joel Garry wrote:

> DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1099009234.233361_at_yasure>...
>
>

>>Those rejected always get a letter explaining why. How else to encourage
>>them to improve their skills. The point is not to hurt people. The point
>>is not to favour the unprepared over the prepared either.

>
>
> I have never received such a letter. At best, a very vanilla
> thanks-but-no-thanks-will-keep-resume-on-file-for-six-months-and-come-to-our-website-for-spam-if-we-have-an-opening-maybe-in-the-future
> postcard. Usually, more like the date who won't return phone calls
> and expects you to get the idea.
>
> And sometimes I do find out that I was simply the second choice, after
> the first choice flakes out. This often happens multiple times after
> I accept another job. If I could figure out how to set transaction
> serialize on this I could be a happy camper.
>
> jg
> --
> @home.com is bogus.
> steal those cookies http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/29/gmail_vuln/

What you describe is rude but unfortunately a result of both chances in what is acceptable in uncivil society and a reflection on the large number of resumes often received for each and every open position.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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Received on Sat Oct 30 2004 - 10:25:28 CDT