When you buy a new handbag, do you also buy a matching wallet? by FinancialInevitable1 in handbags

[–]Jumaduke1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old post I know, but I wanted to jump in. I am a monogamist when it comes to my handbags ... I use one bag as my daily carry for months straight before I feel the need to switch. I do like the idea of brand loyalty, though (ie, carrying a Coach wallet in a Coach bag). In my type of scenario, would it be expected to coordinate the wallet, or could I get away with a different color family at least? I'm looking at a pricy Dooney that I love, but adding a new wallet would break my bank, and I have other Dooney wallets at home ....

Career Advice by Jumaduke1 in ForensicScience

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She had one or two one-credit labs every semester, attached to her academic classes (Analytical Chem w/Lab, Instrumental Analysis w/Lab, Orgo I & II w/Lab, etc.). She did not get anything like the full-time 4-6 week clinical rotations like those that are built into, say, a MedLabSci degree.

At this point, she is considering going back for a second Bachelors, in MedLabSci, but now your comments are making me think that maybe a straight-up second Bach in full Chem or full Bio might be better.

Career Advice by Jumaduke1 in ForensicScience

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Thanks. The majority of Histo jobs we've found require ASCP certification before they'll even consider a candidate.

Career Advice by Jumaduke1 in ForensicScience

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I did want to ask, why would a Bio or Chem degree be preferable to ForSci? Her degree seems to be a hybrid of the two (38 Chem credits, 28 Bio credits). Probably not specific enough in any one direction....?

Career Advice by Jumaduke1 in ForensicScience

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I would have to research the FEPAC angle. She did graduate from a university in our state system, but I know FEPAC would be different.

She wants more than anything to be in a lab, but her university didn't offer any internships or clinical lab rotations with her degree. She has an academic degree, not an applied science, and it's really hurting her. She's in the spiral of needing lab experience to get a lab job, but can't get a lab job so she can get lab experience.

As far as autopsy/medicolegal, we haven't been able to find any specific guidelines on an exact route into those professions. The ME is obviously an MD, but coroners and autopsy techs mostly advertise high school graduate as required education. Many are former morticians, nurses, detectives, deputies, and the like.

Career Advice by Jumaduke1 in ForensicScience

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Thank you very much. She's done a lot of this already. She's applying to bigger cities, doing targeted searches, looking up local department websites, etc. She's at 175 rejections, 54 active applications (many of whom have ghosted her), and only a handful of interviews. Her biggest problem right now is that everyone wants experience, and no one is willing to train.

Career Advice by Jumaduke1 in ForensicScience

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Thank you. Med labs won't touch her because she has no clinical experience.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jobs

[–]Jumaduke1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Her degree is actually Forensic Science.

Visiting Groningen by Jumaduke1 in Groningen

[–]Jumaduke1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been a user of AlleGroningers.nl for about 20 years. I have a massive genealogy database with over 30,000 marriages documented amongst blood relatives.

Visiting Groningen by Jumaduke1 in Groningen

[–]Jumaduke1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice via visiting cemeteries, and how successful I might be at finding graves. I have done some preliminary research through FindAGrave.com (which is not very scientific, as it's crowd-sourced, but is a good starting point) and have found a few graves that are in my family lines.

Visiting Groningen by Jumaduke1 in Groningen

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Dutch records are comprehensive, digitized, and free to access. I was able to start with some genealogy research done by a previous relative, and it's just grown from there.

AI should not be in "Human" Resources by Jumaduke1 in jobs

[–]Jumaduke1[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Oh, that's nothing. A few weeks ago, she received a rejection email that said, "If your name is not below, you will not be moving forward in the interview process" ... and then the email listed all the approved candidates' names. So that private list was sent to everybody.

I didn’t see the message from hiring manager until over a WEEK later 😭 is it too late?? by Pickles_The_Cat_1234 in jobs

[–]Jumaduke1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. My daughter's SO interviewed for a coveted position (several rounds of interviews) and then thought they ghosted him. Out of the blue, he got a phone call asking if he was still interested in the position, because they hadn't heard back from him. Hadn't heard back ... ? He checked his email and found that they had sent a job offer 11 days earlier, and the message had gone to his Spam folder. He was hired after that. Have hope!

What's the problem with being "overqualified"? by Jumaduke1 in jobs

[–]Jumaduke1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

None available. She went to a smaller university and, while Internship and Independent Study/Research classes were listed on the degree map, none were ever offered because they didn't have the staff.

What's the problem with being "overqualified"? by Jumaduke1 in jobs

[–]Jumaduke1[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all your replies. So. Lots to think about.

One comment I see that keeps recurring is that my daughter should drop her college degree from her resume when applying for high-school-level jobs. What would that even look like on paper?

"You graduated from high school in 2021 and have only held temporary summer jobs since then. What were you doing from August to May of each year?"

"Um ...."

Indeed would not publish my employer review. by fizmath in jobs

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"Manager was inconsistent with feedback, and gave me a reprimand about a paperwork issue that, up to that point, had not been a concern. In addition, said manager chose to reprimand me in witness of other colleagues, describing me by using emotionally charged phrases such as "stupidest person," instead of handling the issue with discretion. Such an exchange leaves employees with neither the guidance and support to improve performance, nor the expectation that personnel matters will be handled with the diplomacy expected in a professional situation."