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Seeking answers to questions academia generally avoids
What is publication diarrhoea?
March 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What is publication diarrhoea?
George Carlin had nailed it!
Dumb Americans | George Carlin | Life Is Worth Losing (2005)
YouTube video by Official George Carlin
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
George Carlin had nailed it!
Wait, what is the point of asking recommendation letters from all 800 applicants when we are inviting on 20 for the interview?
What is the point of recommendations anyways?
What is the point of recommendations anyways?
February 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Wait, what is the point of asking recommendation letters from all 800 applicants when we are inviting on 20 for the interview?
What is the point of recommendations anyways?
What is the point of recommendations anyways?
Academia do not even have guts to tell their university leadership that it’s wrong to make them do job of HR and you think these academia will fight against injustice in general? Happy daydreaming!
#searchcommittee
#searchcommittee
February 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Academia do not even have guts to tell their university leadership that it’s wrong to make them do job of HR and you think these academia will fight against injustice in general? Happy daydreaming!
#searchcommittee
#searchcommittee
HR and Academia Talking
Academia: We got 800 resume we couldn’t possibly screen all CVs
HR: I never complained about how I had 150 students in my class.
Academia: We got 800 resume we couldn’t possibly screen all CVs
HR: I never complained about how I had 150 students in my class.
February 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
HR and Academia Talking
Academia: We got 800 resume we couldn’t possibly screen all CVs
HR: I never complained about how I had 150 students in my class.
Academia: We got 800 resume we couldn’t possibly screen all CVs
HR: I never complained about how I had 150 students in my class.
*Thank you for applying for ABC position at XYZ. After careful review, we have decided to proceed with candidates whose qualifications better align with the role.
*said by Academia doing an HR job without having skills for HR role.
Academia thy name is Contradictions.
*said by Academia doing an HR job without having skills for HR role.
Academia thy name is Contradictions.
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
*Thank you for applying for ABC position at XYZ. After careful review, we have decided to proceed with candidates whose qualifications better align with the role.
*said by Academia doing an HR job without having skills for HR role.
Academia thy name is Contradictions.
*said by Academia doing an HR job without having skills for HR role.
Academia thy name is Contradictions.
Being a on search committee, I keep asking, when did I take courses in HR to screen this pile of CVs? Why do academia think they can do better job than someone specialised in HR skills?
February 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Being a on search committee, I keep asking, when did I take courses in HR to screen this pile of CVs? Why do academia think they can do better job than someone specialised in HR skills?