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Quote: Originally Posted by IceBlueShoes12 Well I wouldn't consider Latin America non-western. Different, yes, but so is France, Germany and Russia. (Is Russia western?) In any case, the whole "toughed it out here" is a lame excuse. If you can get a better job, not only 1 that you'd be better at, better conditions. Why would anyone stay at a job they don't like? (all things being equal) People come back for...

Quote: Originally Posted by BornRuff You kind of contradict yourself there. In most cases when someone is laid off from a career type job, common law dictates that a payment is due. That's pay in lieu of notice typically, because 'career' people rarely can just find new jobs the next day. And if some "career" dude gets laid off from Company A, and goes across the street and joins Company B the next day, the...

Quote: Originally Posted by southbeach What would put you over the top? (On your application): Great grades, unique experiences, relevant work experience. (In your interview): Great attitude, answer technicals, be interesting. -- The common denominator between successful candidates are that they are highly motivated individuals (frequently at the top of the class) with a keen interest in finance. Oh, and they have pretty cool personalities...

Quote: Originally Posted by random1315 ...........so? You're going to struggle just to get a job paying minimum wage with that rotten, pseudo-intellectual attitude of yours, let alone a front office finance job. Just stick to trolling and living in the fantasy world of academia, "Mathematics Student". We got f*cking Einstein Jr over here. Let me see if I follow your logic correctly. Because I supposedly...

Quote: Originally Posted by supreme_sole Are u serious?? One day you will see the light We would all like to be like Bill Gates, or Michael Jordan but there is a reason they are famous because not everyone can be like them P.S Some Ibankers make way more money then Lil wayne, dont let the hype fool you rapper make money but its not as much as you think And not everybody can be an ibanker or whatever, that's my point.

Can somebody enlighten me as to why interviewers have to ask why you are looking for a new job? I mean it would be bad to list all the REAL reasons I want a new job so I always tend to fluff it up a bit by saying I'm looking for new challenges yadda yadda vs say I hate my coworkers, I hate my supervisor/manager, I hate the corporate culture etc. To me it seems obvious WHY I am looking for a new job as something must be wrong about my...

I've had better luck finding jobs that Im suited for on craigslist in 10mins, then i have with workopolis and job bank in 5months...

Kind of like how jews like to only hire jews.

Quote: Originally Posted by ullyeus why would you divulge any personal information that could be used against you? These are some pretty basic questions that I would imagine a 15 year old might ask...not a 40 year old professional.... I didn't say that. Let me clarify... what I meant was if they were to ask what experiences could you bring from your personal life outside of work into your work . They're trying to divvy up the...

Quote: Originally Posted by weedb0y Experience trumps MBA as well. When it comes to advertising and marketing I have definitely heard similar things.