Well, as expected, I was rejected from 3M and D.E.Shaw, though with D.E.Shaw, it isn't very clear whether the rejection email that I received was only for one position specified, or both positions I responded to...
The 3M position is not that big a deal as my brother told me that he spoke to HR about it and it was a lvl T-4.5, which, is a whole 1.5 steps higher than he is at a T3 position, and he had a lot more 'experience' than I do. But, it was nice of 3M to send me an email very promptly about it, nine days, which told me I was no-longer being considered for the position. I wonder if that means I was actually really considered at all...
I received an email from D.E. Shaw which was titled Strategic Growth Associate, and it told me while I had a lot to offer, it wasn't what they were after. It was probably my undergraduate marks once again letting me down. For all of you out there with 'pass' degrees, be wary of this situation LOL. The thing is, as I mentioned up top, they had also sent me a form for the position of Generalist Associate... but, was this email for both positions and they didn't specify? Or will I get rejected from the other position later? Or am I still being considered by someone else and they haven't made a choice?..... Puzzling to say the least.
On other fronts though, doing my job searches through the millions of adverts out there, I would have looked at maybe 1600 today... yeesh. You say, really? I say, Really. From about 9:30am until about 4pm I was looking at job advertisments... My eyes, my poor eyes... Anyway, I did locate a few possibles, and I will probably get around to applying for them soon, but I came across one that was rather interesting. It is a position for either an assistant or an associate professor, at a university, in their chemical engineering department.
Now, as I have preferred to get into industry than academics, industry has rejected me so far, with the exception of the people who can't actually hire me properly... so perhaps I should return to the fold and pick up the books again, so to speak of. I believe I am probably capable of this position, I would need to pick up a lot of knowledge in terms of teaching content,... somehow.. But as for the research, well I know I am capable of doing that. I spoke to my supervisor via email and I will be seeing him later today (being already past Midnight as I type) and hopefully he can help me in regards to this application. If I were to be successful in this position, it would be awesome to the max because the university has a Kendo club with a nana-dan sensei~! How cool is that????! The only thing that sucks is their training times, 9-11pm Monday/Wednesday , the 2-4pm Saturday I can handle, but that is pretty late at night to be training.. It's later than our own Friday night training 8-10, and I currently don't attend that because I would get home pretty late and it's dangerous driving when physically exhausted....
Well, I guess I'm moving in some kind of direction, where exactly, I still don't know. Letting the tide of fate push me where it wants me.
The 3M position is not that big a deal as my brother told me that he spoke to HR about it and it was a lvl T-4.5, which, is a whole 1.5 steps higher than he is at a T3 position, and he had a lot more 'experience' than I do. But, it was nice of 3M to send me an email very promptly about it, nine days, which told me I was no-longer being considered for the position. I wonder if that means I was actually really considered at all...
I received an email from D.E. Shaw which was titled Strategic Growth Associate, and it told me while I had a lot to offer, it wasn't what they were after. It was probably my undergraduate marks once again letting me down. For all of you out there with 'pass' degrees, be wary of this situation LOL. The thing is, as I mentioned up top, they had also sent me a form for the position of Generalist Associate... but, was this email for both positions and they didn't specify? Or will I get rejected from the other position later? Or am I still being considered by someone else and they haven't made a choice?..... Puzzling to say the least.
On other fronts though, doing my job searches through the millions of adverts out there, I would have looked at maybe 1600 today... yeesh. You say, really? I say, Really. From about 9:30am until about 4pm I was looking at job advertisments... My eyes, my poor eyes... Anyway, I did locate a few possibles, and I will probably get around to applying for them soon, but I came across one that was rather interesting. It is a position for either an assistant or an associate professor, at a university, in their chemical engineering department.
Now, as I have preferred to get into industry than academics, industry has rejected me so far, with the exception of the people who can't actually hire me properly... so perhaps I should return to the fold and pick up the books again, so to speak of. I believe I am probably capable of this position, I would need to pick up a lot of knowledge in terms of teaching content,... somehow.. But as for the research, well I know I am capable of doing that. I spoke to my supervisor via email and I will be seeing him later today (being already past Midnight as I type) and hopefully he can help me in regards to this application. If I were to be successful in this position, it would be awesome to the max because the university has a Kendo club with a nana-dan sensei~! How cool is that????! The only thing that sucks is their training times, 9-11pm Monday/Wednesday , the 2-4pm Saturday I can handle, but that is pretty late at night to be training.. It's later than our own Friday night training 8-10, and I currently don't attend that because I would get home pretty late and it's dangerous driving when physically exhausted....
Well, I guess I'm moving in some kind of direction, where exactly, I still don't know. Letting the tide of fate push me where it wants me.
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