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Old 06-17-2012, 04:06 AM   #31
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Meanwhile my partner's brother applied and got an interview 2 days later...all because of Nepotism (he knew a guy in his Medic class that worked there that got him in).
Welcome to the real world. In just about all places having someone on the inside vouch for you is a big hand up. Networking matters, regardless of how the network is formed.


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Old 06-18-2012, 12:26 AM   #32
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Ill be your "friend" for a price $$$ lol.
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Old 06-18-2012, 12:38 AM   #33
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Lol that's pretty funny
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Old 06-18-2012, 03:33 AM   #34
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Ill be your "friend" for a price $$$ lol.
Hey at this point, I'm all ears...
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I second that lol.
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Old 06-22-2012, 01:20 PM   #36
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I just got called into AMR to do a skills test and an interview next week.....
how did it go? what did they tell you?
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Old 06-22-2012, 01:28 PM   #37
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They weren't willing to work with my schedule.
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Old 06-22-2012, 01:57 PM   #38
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They weren't willing to work with my schedule.

No kidding???

there are 500 other people who would have opened up their schedule to take that position, you can't go into a job you don't have demanding that they work around your schedule.
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No kidding???

there are 500 other people who would have opened up their schedule to take that position, you can't go into a job you don't have demanding that they work around your schedule.

There are generally plenty of student friendly services, provided your needs matches up with theirs.
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