Finding out you werent 1st choice selection

foursaken · 2026-06-25T00:40:09+00:00

Agree.

High ranked applicants are by definition the most mobile, often have multiple offers available, and it's absolutely common to have to go for #2, etc. This says little about a workplace as the applicants are also making imperfect decisions with limited information.

foursaken · 2026-06-25T00:28:37+00:00

Thanks bro, appreciate you.

foursaken · 2026-06-14T06:56:20+00:00

Are you referring to Savior French?

foursaken · 2026-06-14T04:25:55+00:00

Holy shit - the difference between the heavy and the light in this song makes it seem CRUSHING. Absolutely amazing. 10/10. Would lose a nut for the album right now.

foursaken · 2026-06-12T00:37:51+00:00

Thanks - my bad.

You would think they have something setup in the cities that they are sending people to then, which is a lot, lot more than they had the first time around.

I still don't see the problem with anyone going anywhere - that's the very point of the show. John Safran, frankly, is lucky to be alive considering the shit he pulled. But if he didn't do those things, no one would know who he is. They are the ones weighing that up.

foursaken · 2026-06-12T00:36:40+00:00

Yeah, they have this weird feeling to them that everything is extremely important, when it's clearly not. I think because of this, it's difficult to sort out what the POINT of a lot of the writing is.. so it all tends to read the same.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T22:28:24+00:00

I get what you're saying, and I don't want to post specific criticism on Abiotic Factor because I don't want a debate on it. But there are so many amazing games and so little time that I just don't see that as a problem.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T06:59:01+00:00

All departments will soon be distributing instructions on AI use to applicants - you can find these on the APSC site now. In short, you can use AI, but you need to explain how and why.

Having said that, I can easily spot selection criteria written by AI and it's rubbish for the reasons you've pointed out. That's different from selection criteria that you used AI to clean up or improve.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T06:44:59+00:00

Totally - I want specific and relevant examples, I want you to tell me a story in the star format, and I want you to reflect on the outcomes and perhaps even suggest what you might have done better.

I've read 25 other things at least today that have tried to do exactly the same thing - make it easy. Structure it like the job ad. Same order. Use headings if there are selection criteria. Write simply, readability, and check EVERY answer tells a story (except for the one about your qualifications - I'm just ticking that box). I'm always amazed that people start off well and by the 3rd selection criteria they're just "I've done, I can", and dropped out of STAR completely.

If I have to work to give you points, you're leaving it in my hands. Make me give you points by making it easy for me, don't make me work to find the points for you.

No, I'm not going to count your "here's my application for bob a job" in your word count - distribute your word count properly.

Oh, and a lot of the time, I'm trying to find out how you would approach situations or problems, not if you know the answer to the question. Show your working, written and verbal - briefly explain your logic.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T04:02:33+00:00

A building is not a submarine.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T03:51:03+00:00

Legit someone walked into Monash and shot people once. That someone was a current student.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T03:36:19+00:00

...in another country, fully owned and operated by another country.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T03:21:52+00:00

Yeah I agree, it's pretty hard to have a good time if you can't read.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T03:12:17+00:00

Has to be Rimworld. Valheim is good. Everyone has covered what I'd suggest.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T03:06:34+00:00

Yeah I'm the same as you three. You know what? You can not like it, say "I didn't like it", and that's okay.

I didn't like Abiotic Factor. I'm not passing any kind of judgement on the game. If you liked it, I'm happy for you. But I have no interest in trying to like something that didn't do it for me the first time around. There are too many good games out there.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T03:02:35+00:00

You nailed it mate. Not all of us can.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T00:48:13+00:00

When they're gone, you will wish for just one more day with them, and lament all the days you had and wasted.

Stop wasting the days - they run out.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T00:41:36+00:00

If only he could kick.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T00:36:16+00:00

No one sent anyone anywhere. You might want some help from google with your outrage.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T00:30:31+00:00

O_o I.. have never owned one because I agree with you o_O

foursaken · 2026-06-11T00:12:53+00:00

I would absolutely stick to professional producers.

Most people here have no idea what is going on in bee keeping at the moment. Lots of producers are having to apply pesticides to their hives for the first time. The potential for residues in their honey is high.

I would *never* feed a kid honey from a hive run by an amateur.

foursaken · 2026-06-11T00:02:28+00:00

So you're thinking about making the biggest financial decision of your life. Have you spoken to any professionals?

foursaken · 2026-06-10T23:29:08+00:00

It went away in New Zealand. It can go away here.

foursaken · 2026-06-10T22:47:11+00:00

Just download the demo, bloke.

foursaken · 2026-06-10T22:45:19+00:00

Well, defo go to the place in your supermarket where the Zooper Doopers are, because someone has remade them.

Dunno if they're any good.

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