tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post8408720195175251734..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Electronic age discrimination? Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-71351250657422151422017-03-22T19:55:44.449-04:002017-03-22T19:55:44.449-04:00Two years back, University of Arkansas Fayettevill...Two years back, University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR advertised a faculty position in organic materials. Their on-line HR website started the application process with a questionnaire asking (a) the name of university from which your doctorate had been obtained and (b) how far back was the conclusion of your doctorate. I have my conclusions about the justification for this practice, but would not presume anyone else's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-11538780916978919852017-03-16T10:06:17.282-04:002017-03-16T10:06:17.282-04:00Ditto on no linkedin photo....though I've thou...Ditto on no linkedin photo....though I've thought of putting up a photo of Daniel Craig or similar.....biotechtoreadornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-83385096339721262862017-03-16T08:55:49.239-04:002017-03-16T08:55:49.239-04:00I'm still a holdout on not putting a photo on ...I'm still a holdout on not putting a photo on my LinkedIn. I'm not going to make things any easier for some HR drone trying to find my Facebook page and dig up a 20-year-old photo of me holding a beer.KTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-9299253870008040212017-03-15T19:26:23.034-04:002017-03-15T19:26:23.034-04:00I guess photos still aren't allowed here but m...I guess photos still aren't allowed here but most people try to have a nice professional photo on their LinkedIn page. Almost as if people have a natural instinct to look at each other and form opinions.<br /><br />It's amazing how many things you can't do when you're afraid of being called a racist all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-21032311793642826242017-03-15T18:56:20.696-04:002017-03-15T18:56:20.696-04:00Your molecules will have lifetime tenure!Your molecules will have lifetime tenure!Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-26389742894314219492017-03-15T18:31:39.009-04:002017-03-15T18:31:39.009-04:00No matter how old you are, there's always a pl...No matter how old you are, there's always a place for you at (and in) Soylent Green.qvxbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-29171843573747341782017-03-15T16:42:28.144-04:002017-03-15T16:42:28.144-04:00I believe that including a photo on CV is largely ...I believe that including a photo on CV is largely a German thing. I live in a Nordic country and here a photo would be considered very odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-886018559812319732017-03-15T16:21:27.894-04:002017-03-15T16:21:27.894-04:00I've found a lot of these electronic applicati...I've found a lot of these electronic application systems to be poorly written and difficult to use, so I wonder if some of this is incompetence rather than intentional. It's also a pretty good red flag that a company will be bureaucratic - I've abandoned partially-filled-out applications if the experience gives me the impression that I'll be fighting a bureaucracy if I take the job.KTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-92115893922854483372017-03-15T14:18:55.066-04:002017-03-15T14:18:55.066-04:00I've heard that this used to be common practic...I've heard that this used to be common practice in the US for some things (in particular, country club memberships), but that this died out. Anecdote: the country club in Ann Arbor, had a box on the application with instructions to affix a photograph, but discontinued this after an applicant declined to place a photo, and wrote "I'm black--isn't this what you want to know?" in the box.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-2291321604757711272017-03-15T14:17:20.550-04:002017-03-15T14:17:20.550-04:00Seems like it would be illegal to ask for dates li...Seems like it would be illegal to ask for dates like that, no? Having a cutoff seems like double illegal. That's gotta be a lawsuit waiting to happen. Vrampirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09906893462524493572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-61025869997381147282017-03-15T14:15:42.487-04:002017-03-15T14:15:42.487-04:00People sometimes choose to do this. Do they requir...People sometimes choose to do this. Do they require it in Europe? Granted, if everyone is doing it, it's tantamount to a requirement.Vrampirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09906893462524493572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-81625938921147125932017-03-15T13:47:35.579-04:002017-03-15T13:47:35.579-04:00When ever I run into this problem I just pick the ...When ever I run into this problem I just pick the earliest date on the drop-down and let it go at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-40489784655524583672017-03-15T12:30:59.763-04:002017-03-15T12:30:59.763-04:00Yes, I've heard this as well. I would not supp...Yes, I've heard this as well. I would not support a change to such a format in the United States. Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-68037800972998719822017-03-15T12:23:29.505-04:002017-03-15T12:23:29.505-04:00I think in Europe its common to include a small ph...I think in Europe its common to include a small photo of oneself on one's CV (dk 100% if this is true). Presumably this is a more effective way to discriminate against which ever group(s) on chooses?biotechtoreadornoreply@blogger.com