tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post250153533060848709..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: The skills of chemists versus other fieldsChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-41798169477774903332017-08-17T10:36:50.401-04:002017-08-17T10:36:50.401-04:00I've heard from multiple sources that this is ...I've heard from multiple sources that this is true in academia as well. The most reliable way to get in the short stack of faculty applications is to do grad school/postdoc at a top 10 institution. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-1233783411693117832017-08-17T08:15:42.081-04:002017-08-17T08:15:42.081-04:00"...employers hire based on credentials that ..."...employers hire based on credentials that job applicants can’t change...rather than assessing the skills an applicant has developed..."<br /><br />The tyranny of the HR "professionals" continues...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22417461995784233492017-08-16T12:00:39.532-04:002017-08-16T12:00:39.532-04:00The state agencies that administer unemployment us...The state agencies that administer unemployment usually offer some services (e.g., NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development). I haven't used these, so I can't offer any thoughts on their utility. Anecdotally, though, I can tell you that the one time I went to LWD, the woman at the counter seemed relieved that I had outplacement assistance, and volunteered that their programs would probably help me more than LWD could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-71330044672117405312017-08-16T10:00:23.199-04:002017-08-16T10:00:23.199-04:00I'm curious to know what this assistance is to...I'm curious to know what this assistance is to those who qualify. Any examples?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-15990754103055526492017-08-16T09:45:24.660-04:002017-08-16T09:45:24.660-04:00The statement by David Deming, "...Because pe...The statement by David Deming, "...Because people rarely spend their entire careers at one company anymore, employers have less incentive to invest in training workers in new skills, because they might quit and take those skills to a competitor." is FBS (flagrantly blatant statement). It's usually the employer that decides an employee is ending his/her career at a company.qvxbnoreply@blogger.com