Of course Churba can pilot horses. What can't he pilot?
Helicopters, for one. I struggle to wrap my head around trying to run cyclic, throttle, and stick at the same time, though I think that's primarily just lack of experience. And knowledge. And, come to think of it, a helicopter.
Thinking hard about it, some specialized race vehicles, boats over 100 feet(and I'm not exactly stellar with 100 footers, either, but passable at least), Catamarans over about 16 foot, Non-catamaran sailcraft, Large aircraft. Nothing else springs immediately to mind. I've never eaten a parfait either, but that's neither here nor there.
Of course Churba can pilot horses. What can't he pilot?
Helicopters, for one. I struggle to wrap my head around trying to run cyclic, throttle, and stick at the same time, though I think that's primarily just lack of experience. And knowledge. And, come to think of it, a helicopter.
Thinking hard about it, some specialized race vehicles, boats over 100 feet(and I'm not exactly stellar with 100 footers, either, but passable at least), Catamarans over about 16 foot, Non-catamaran sailcraft, Large aircraft. Nothing else springs immediately to mind. I've never eaten a parfait either, but that's neither here nor there.
Ok serious career question about a job I recently applied to:
I submitted my application on Monday to a job at Kickstarter, today is Friday of the same week. I know that the person I would be working for (Luke Crane) is in LA for indiecade right now according to various tweets he has sent. Logically the chances of him reading over my application is a small amount.
So here is the question, should I email him or the hiring manager of kickstarter to keep my name in their periferial vision, or should I let it go and wait patiently?
I ask since I know many of you personal know Luke and I REALLY do want this job so I want to make sure I am doing everything to get their attention. The plan is to send it this upcoming Monday as a simple "hi I am still interested and will give/tell anything you want for me to interview with you" message.
Any advice is welcome on this one since I am going back and forth on it.
Yea, sit on your butt, If you actually interacted with Luke in a way that was on a level where he knows who you are you could have submitted your resume thru him (if they do that some companies like that and some don't). Otherwise you just gotta hope.
Imagine being someone who is trying to hire somebody.
You've got a pile of resumes. It sucks to go through them all. They're all you have to go on. You spend less than a minute on each one and put it in the maybe pile or the trash bin.
So now you get a phone call or an additional letter from someone.
If the candidate was in the trash bin, that phone call has to leave an incredible impression to get the resume out of the trash. But then again, no harm can be done since worst case the resume stays where it was going anyway.
But let's say the resume is in the maybe or the yes pile. That applicant is already going to get an interview, probably. They'll have their chance to make an impression. Making an extra eager contact in advance will just create an extra opportunity to get themselves moved to the trash early. There's only time to do so many interviews, so any way to filter people out quickly is welcome. This is why recruiters are paid so much.
If you are very confident that you can make such a strong impression that it will:
Get your trashed resume out of the trash.
or
Be good enough that your resume in the maybe/yes pile won't be shifted to the trash.
Then making an extra contact might work.
Otherwise, just accept your fate. People who are hiring almost never make their decision based on how badly the candidate wants the job. They are looking for a person who meets particular criteria, and candidates either meet them, or don't. The only way you can improve your chances of getting a job are to change you who are so that you meet more of the criteria the person doing the hiring is looking for.
I always thought doing a follow up with a potential employer was valuable not detrimental to a person possibly getting an interview.
That's just nonsense that career counselors tell you to do. Imagine yourself being a person who is doing hiring. What would you think of someone who is overeager and follows up with you?
Here's a real exercise you can do if you want to know more about hiring. First write a job description for a hypothetical job that doesn't exist. Now go on the Internet and find resumes that people have posted publicly and are related to the job description you wrote. Print out or download about 50-100 of them. Now sort through that pile and pick just 3 to actually bring in and interview.
Now take a random one of the 47 you didn't pick. Imagine that the person followed up with you. Imagine how they followed up, be it a letter or phone call. Now look at the resume again. You didn't pick them to interview. Are you going to change your mind now?
You also have to consider a lot of other things. Who is the person actually doing this? Is it an HR person who doesn't know much about the actual position? Is it the person who will be the boss of the person being hired? What kind of person are they? What are they looking for?
I had the flip side, but this was hiring for a restaurant. We got so many applications each week that we told people to come back and check three days later if they did then we knew that they wanted it. Also talking to them on and off gave us a chance to see how they might interact with cusomters.
That being said there have been a couple of jobs I have applied to where I feel talking to them would be better than any CV but know it would be unprofessional.
I had the flip side, but this was hiring for a restaurant. We got so many applications each week that we told people to come back and check three days later if they did then we knew that they wanted it. Also talking to them on and off gave us a chance to see how they might interact with cusomters.
The key difference here is that the applicants were told specifically to do something.
I had the flip side, but this was hiring for a restaurant. We got so many applications each week that we told people to come back and check three days later if they did then we knew that they wanted it. Also talking to them on and off gave us a chance to see how they might interact with cusomters.
The key difference here is that the applicants were told specifically to do something.
Yeah that hits the nail on the head. Though we did have people come back and check without being told. It was a sign of their willingness. I sort of feel that it breaks down to job/person. I personally like people that show a willingness and are committed to the position, but without being over bearing.
I had the flip side, but this was hiring for a restaurant. We got so many applications each week that we told people to come back and check three days later if they did then we knew that they wanted it. Also talking to them on and off gave us a chance to see how they might interact with cusomters.
The key difference here is that the applicants were told specifically to do something.
Yeah that hits the nail on the head. Though we did have people come back and check without being told. It was a sign of their willingness. I sort of feel that it breaks down to job/person. I personally like people that show a willingness and are committed to the position, but without being over bearing.
Also, so much matters on the skill required for the position.
If you're going to train people for a relatively lower skilled position, then will and desire matter a lot.
If you're hiring a baseball player, you might even sign a piece of shit asshole if they can hit a home run off a 90+ mph fastball.
I had the flip side, but this was hiring for a restaurant. We got so many applications each week that we told people to come back and check three days later if they did then we knew that they wanted it. Also talking to them on and off gave us a chance to see how they might interact with cusomters.
The key difference here is that the applicants were told specifically to do something.
Yeah that hits the nail on the head. Though we did have people come back and check without being told. It was a sign of their willingness. I sort of feel that it breaks down to job/person. I personally like people that show a willingness and are committed to the position, but without being over bearing.
Also, so much matters on the skill required for the position.
If you're going to train people for a relatively lower skilled position, then will and desire matter a lot.
If you're hiring a baseball player, you might even sign a piece of shit asshole if they can hit a home run off a 90+ mph fastball.
And all the gray area in-between.
For the most part yeah.
As a thought though, is it better to higher the baseball player who is a piece of shit and amazing, or the guy who is pretty good and works really well with the rest of the team? At what point does talent supersede ability to work with others.
I had the flip side, but this was hiring for a restaurant. We got so many applications each week that we told people to come back and check three days later if they did then we knew that they wanted it. Also talking to them on and off gave us a chance to see how they might interact with cusomters.
The key difference here is that the applicants were told specifically to do something.
Yeah that hits the nail on the head. Though we did have people come back and check without being told. It was a sign of their willingness. I sort of feel that it breaks down to job/person. I personally like people that show a willingness and are committed to the position, but without being over bearing.
Also, so much matters on the skill required for the position.
If you're going to train people for a relatively lower skilled position, then will and desire matter a lot.
If you're hiring a baseball player, you might even sign a piece of shit asshole if they can hit a home run off a 90+ mph fastball.
And all the gray area in-between.
For the most part yeah.
As a thought though, is it better to higher the baseball player who is a piece of shit and amazing, or the guy who is pretty good and works really well with the rest of the team? At what point does talent supersede ability to work with others.
Again, you have to get in the mind of the person doing the hiring.
If you're trying to get signed by the NY Giants, you better have a clean record.
But if you're a felon, the Eagles and Cowboys will take you no problem.
I had the flip side, but this was hiring for a restaurant. We got so many applications each week that we told people to come back and check three days later if they did then we knew that they wanted it. Also talking to them on and off gave us a chance to see how they might interact with cusomters.
The key difference here is that the applicants were told specifically to do something.
Yeah that hits the nail on the head. Though we did have people come back and check without being told. It was a sign of their willingness. I sort of feel that it breaks down to job/person. I personally like people that show a willingness and are committed to the position, but without being over bearing.
Also, so much matters on the skill required for the position.
If you're going to train people for a relatively lower skilled position, then will and desire matter a lot.
If you're hiring a baseball player, you might even sign a piece of shit asshole if they can hit a home run off a 90+ mph fastball.
And all the gray area in-between.
For the most part yeah.
As a thought though, is it better to higher the baseball player who is a piece of shit and amazing, or the guy who is pretty good and works really well with the rest of the team? At what point does talent supersede ability to work with others.
Again, you have to get in the mind of the person doing the hiring.
If you're trying to get signed by the NY Giants, you better have a clean record.
But if you’re a felon, the Eagles and Cowboys will take you no problem.
Haha yeah I guess, then again what would you have to do for the Eagles/Cowboys to not take you.
I was looking into getting a Yubico yubikey, for those people who have bought one, do you still use it?
Would you get the NFC version of the key? My use case would be for Lastpass, Google, Microsoft, Steam, Github and anything else I could set it up with.
Is it easier to use the key than typing the code that is pushed to your phone?
I've had a Yubikey since the very first one. You can only use it with compatible services.
Nowadays most services use TOTP security tokens, so I use Google Authenticator for two factor and almost every important web site uses that. This makes yubikey not so helpful anymore.
Lastpass is not secure, you should not use that.
If you insist on getting a yubikey you want the NFC because you can't stick a USB keyboard into your phone.
I've had a Yubikey since the very first one. You can only use it with compatible services.
Nowadays most services use TOTP security tokens, so I use Google Authenticator for two factor and almost every important web site uses that. This makes yubikey not so helpful anymore.
Lastpass is not secure, you should not use that.
If you insist on getting a yubikey you want the NFC because you can't stick a USB keyboard into your phone.
Thanks for the information. I don't explicitly need a Yubikey, I was thinking about buying after more services have implemented the 2 factor authentication. A fingerprint sensor and a phone pretty much replace the Yubikey from my perspective.
Is Lastpass insecure due to the acquisition by Logmein?
I've had a Yubikey since the very first one. You can only use it with compatible services.
Nowadays most services use TOTP security tokens, so I use Google Authenticator for two factor and almost every important web site uses that. This makes yubikey not so helpful anymore.
Lastpass is not secure, you should not use that.
If you insist on getting a yubikey you want the NFC because you can't stick a USB keyboard into your phone.
Thanks for the information. I don't explicitly need a Yubikey, I was thinking about buying after more services have implemented the 2 factor authentication. A fingerprint sensor and a phone pretty much replace the Yubikey from my perspective.
Is Lastpass insecure due to the acquisition by Logmein?
Lastpass is insecure because of the mechanism it uses. The way it works is it actually STORES your passwords on the local file system. Sure, they are encrypted, but they are still there. If someone accesses your device, be it phone or PC, they can get that encrypted file, conceivably decrypt it, and then now they have access to your email and every other thing you have.
Also, I think it lets you syncrhonize your encrypted password file between devices, which means that shit is getting transferred over the Internet. Even if it's encrypted yet again with some TLS, that is a big HELL NO.
Here are password systems I use that do not have fundamental flaws.
1) Diceware. This is the one I use the least, but am going to slowly but surely migrate to for everything everywhere. Maximum security.
2) Password card. This one is pretty good and easy to carry around. I have one for work and one for home. I use this the most, but I'm migrating away from it.
3) Supergenpass. This is the most convenient method, but I only use it for web sites that I visit rarely and don't care too much about. It's still really secure. At least as much as lastpass without any need to store any local data. There are also handy browser extensions and bookmarklets for it.
*) Always use two-factor whenever and wherever it is available. I use so many sites now that support the Google auth app. I've also got the Blizzard Battle.net auth app. Other sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Steam, etc. don't support Google auth, but provide their own two-factor through their own apps, or through SMS. It's a slight hassle, but if you use it you can avoid that day where you are crying because someone stole your Steam account.
Thanks @Apreche for the alternatives, I already have 2 factor authentication on anything that allows it but it's a good recommendation for those who don't have 2 factor authentication on their services.
Edit: Wow Diceware is going to be a pain in the ass to switch to but really secure once it's done.
Lastpass is insecure because of the mechanism it uses. The way it works is it actually STORES your passwords on the local file system.
Are you sure? Last I remember, the only thing that's stored locally is your decryption key. You log in to lastpass, when you need your vault or something from it, it's sent to you, encrypted, via SSH, and then you decrypt locally. Lastpass never handle your keys or unencrypted data.
Also, you have a funny, incredibly literal way that you use the word "Conceivably".
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Of course Churba can pilot horses. What can't he pilot?
Thinking hard about it, some specialized race vehicles, boats over 100 feet(and I'm not exactly stellar with 100 footers, either, but passable at least), Catamarans over about 16 foot, Non-catamaran sailcraft, Large aircraft. Nothing else springs immediately to mind. I've never eaten a parfait either, but that's neither here nor there.
I submitted my application on Monday to a job at Kickstarter, today is Friday of the same week. I know that the person I would be working for (Luke Crane) is in LA for indiecade right now according to various tweets he has sent. Logically the chances of him reading over my application is a small amount.
So here is the question, should I email him or the hiring manager of kickstarter to keep my name in their periferial vision, or should I let it go and wait patiently?
I ask since I know many of you personal know Luke and I REALLY do want this job so I want to make sure I am doing everything to get their attention. The plan is to send it this upcoming Monday as a simple "hi I am still interested and will give/tell anything you want for me to interview with you" message.
Any advice is welcome on this one since I am going back and forth on it.
You've got a pile of resumes. It sucks to go through them all. They're all you have to go on. You spend less than a minute on each one and put it in the maybe pile or the trash bin.
So now you get a phone call or an additional letter from someone.
If the candidate was in the trash bin, that phone call has to leave an incredible impression to get the resume out of the trash. But then again, no harm can be done since worst case the resume stays where it was going anyway.
But let's say the resume is in the maybe or the yes pile. That applicant is already going to get an interview, probably. They'll have their chance to make an impression. Making an extra eager contact in advance will just create an extra opportunity to get themselves moved to the trash early. There's only time to do so many interviews, so any way to filter people out quickly is welcome. This is why recruiters are paid so much.
If you are very confident that you can make such a strong impression that it will:
Get your trashed resume out of the trash.
or
Be good enough that your resume in the maybe/yes pile won't be shifted to the trash.
Then making an extra contact might work.
Otherwise, just accept your fate. People who are hiring almost never make their decision based on how badly the candidate wants the job. They are looking for a person who meets particular criteria, and candidates either meet them, or don't. The only way you can improve your chances of getting a job are to change you who are so that you meet more of the criteria the person doing the hiring is looking for.
Here's a real exercise you can do if you want to know more about hiring. First write a job description for a hypothetical job that doesn't exist. Now go on the Internet and find resumes that people have posted publicly and are related to the job description you wrote. Print out or download about 50-100 of them. Now sort through that pile and pick just 3 to actually bring in and interview.
Now take a random one of the 47 you didn't pick. Imagine that the person followed up with you. Imagine how they followed up, be it a letter or phone call. Now look at the resume again. You didn't pick them to interview. Are you going to change your mind now?
You also have to consider a lot of other things. Who is the person actually doing this? Is it an HR person who doesn't know much about the actual position? Is it the person who will be the boss of the person being hired? What kind of person are they? What are they looking for?
That being said there have been a couple of jobs I have applied to where I feel talking to them would be better than any CV but know it would be unprofessional.
If you're going to train people for a relatively lower skilled position, then will and desire matter a lot.
If you're hiring a baseball player, you might even sign a piece of shit asshole if they can hit a home run off a 90+ mph fastball.
And all the gray area in-between.
As a thought though, is it better to higher the baseball player who is a piece of shit and amazing, or the guy who is pretty good and works really well with the rest of the team? At what point does talent supersede ability to work with others.
If you're trying to get signed by the NY Giants, you better have a clean record.
But if you're a felon, the Eagles and Cowboys will take you no problem.
Would you get the NFC version of the key?
My use case would be for Lastpass, Google, Microsoft, Steam, Github and anything else I could set it up with.
Is it easier to use the key than typing the code that is pushed to your phone?
Nowadays most services use TOTP security tokens, so I use Google Authenticator for two factor and almost every important web site uses that. This makes yubikey not so helpful anymore.
Lastpass is not secure, you should not use that.
If you insist on getting a yubikey you want the NFC because you can't stick a USB keyboard into your phone.
I don't explicitly need a Yubikey, I was thinking about buying after more services have implemented the 2 factor authentication.
A fingerprint sensor and a phone pretty much replace the Yubikey from my perspective.
Is Lastpass insecure due to the acquisition by Logmein?
Also, I think it lets you syncrhonize your encrypted password file between devices, which means that shit is getting transferred over the Internet. Even if it's encrypted yet again with some TLS, that is a big HELL NO.
Here are password systems I use that do not have fundamental flaws.
1) Diceware. This is the one I use the least, but am going to slowly but surely migrate to for everything everywhere. Maximum security.
http://world.std.com/~reinhold/diceware.html
2) Password card. This one is pretty good and easy to carry around. I have one for work and one for home. I use this the most, but I'm migrating away from it.
https://www.passwordcard.org/en
3) Supergenpass. This is the most convenient method, but I only use it for web sites that I visit rarely and don't care too much about. It's still really secure. At least as much as lastpass without any need to store any local data. There are also handy browser extensions and bookmarklets for it.
http://www.supergenpass.com/
*) Always use two-factor whenever and wherever it is available. I use so many sites now that support the Google auth app. I've also got the Blizzard Battle.net auth app. Other sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Steam, etc. don't support Google auth, but provide their own two-factor through their own apps, or through SMS. It's a slight hassle, but if you use it you can avoid that day where you are crying because someone stole your Steam account.
Edit:
Wow Diceware is going to be a pain in the ass to switch to but really secure once it's done.
Also, you have a funny, incredibly literal way that you use the word "Conceivably".