Job - nope not getting this one

[Remus West]

So an AD position was opened up at a school I coach for. I don't have administration credentials but the posting said they would take applicants willing to get work towards them. It was a position I felt would be an amazing fit for me and was really excited about the prospect of applying. That said, it is a high profile school for that position and I figured they would have a ton of applicants that looked better on paper. I just really hoped to get an interview and at least get a feel for what the process would be like so I could pursue similar jobs if not offered this one (I figured I was an extreme long shot for the position due to reasons noted above). Hoped that if I got an interview I'd be able to really catch their attention there and have a shot. Knew it wasn't likely. Got a notice today. No interview. Still feeling crushed by it. Really hitting home how much I really really wanted that chance.

[LawBeefaroni]

Oof, hate that. Commiserations.

But now you know you want something, you can set your sights on it. What are "administration credentials?"

[LordMortis]

Sorry to hear that.

[hepcat]

Ah man, sorry to hear that.

[Jeff V]

Unless you have all of the credentials they are looking for, expect to be screened out by HR...it's what they do. You'd be far more successful introducing yourself to the hiring manager and state in a sentence or two why you think you'd be good in that role and that you'd like a chance to discuss it further (the interview).

One time I applied for a job that listed a mid-range Cisco certification as a requirement. I didn't have the certification, but I certainly had the knowledge to do the job, since I installed the equipment for the very company that was looking for a new network engineer (the incumbent told me she was leaving in two weeks after I installed it). I still had the configuration files on my PDA. But my cert-free resume never made it past HR...IIRC, they never even bothered to tell me to fuck off.

[msteelers]

Im amazed that they told you you weren’t getting an interview. In my experience company’s ghost applicants who don’t get a job.

[Remus West]

Im amazed that they told you you weren’t getting an interview. In my experience company’s ghost applicants who don’t get a job.

Yeah, that did catch me by surprise a little bit. I did appreciate the notice though so I'm not sitting around wondering.

Administration credentials are basically certification with the state saying I'd been trained. They are allowed, and included in the job posting they would take applicants who were interested, to hire someone and allow them to obtain them while working (it a few classes so not hard to double up on from what others who have done it have told me). Still, not surprising as it is a upper end job so I'm certain they had a lot of candidates not only with them already but with experience too.

[El Guapo]

Im amazed that they told you you weren’t getting an interview. In my experience company’s ghost applicants who don’t get a job.

Yeah, that did catch me by surprise a little bit. I did appreciate the notice though so I'm not sitting around wondering.

Administration credentials are basically certification with the state saying I'd been trained. They are allowed, and included in the job posting they would take applicants who were interested, to hire someone and allow them to obtain them while working (it a few classes so not hard to double up on from what others who have done it have told me). Still, not surprising as it is a upper end job so I'm certain they had a lot of candidates not only with them already but with experience too.

Did you tell them that the assorted people that you talk to on the internet think that you would be a great candidate? I have to imagine that endOOrsement would help.

[coopasonic]

They called me and I told them he was probably a werewolf given the way he has been voting. Honestly I thought it would help him and show he was a take charge guy, but I guess it might not have worked out that way.

[Remus West]

I actually know multiple people that called on my behalf. Still did no good. I'm interested to see who they end up hiring.

[El Guapo]

I actually know multiple people that called on my behalf. Still did no good. I'm interested to see who they end up hiring.

Probably hepcat.

[Remus West]

I actually know multiple people that called on my behalf. Still did no good. I'm interested to see who they end up hiring.

Probably hepcat.

I hope not. I don't get paid enough to afford a new wardrobe to meet the changes to the dress code he would enact. That said, paid gaming time would be killer.

[Zarathud]

You hair gel and body product budget would get a significant funding boost.

[Jeff V]

I actually know multiple people that called on my behalf. Still did no good. I'm interested to see who they end up hiring.

Probably hepcat.

I hope not. I don't get paid enough to afford a new wardrobe to meet the changes to the dress code he would enact. That said, paid gaming time would be killer.

What kind of teacher are you that you haven't managed to already engineer such a thing? When I was in high school, we didn't have to twist the teacher's arm too much for him to allow us to play Diplomacy for several weeks in AP European History.

[Remus West]

I actually know multiple people that called on my behalf. Still did no good. I'm interested to see who they end up hiring.

Probably hepcat.

I hope not. I don't get paid enough to afford a new wardrobe to meet the changes to the dress code he would enact. That said, paid gaming time would be killer.

What kind of teacher are you that you haven't managed to already engineer such a thing? When I was in high school, we didn't have to twist the teacher's arm too much for him to allow us to play Diplomacy for several weeks in AP European History.

They didn't have high stakes testing nor standardized curriculum they were required to put people our age through. God forbid we allow kids to have fun and think rather than work like the dogs the wealthy want them to be.

We do play games with them at the after school events I organized but only in half hour bursts so that eliminates a lot of the more intricate (and fun) games.

[Remus West]

You hair gel and body product budget would get a significant funding boost.

I'm bald. He will probably screw me out of the budget increase. Damn it.

[Jeff V]

I actually know multiple people that called on my behalf. Still did no good. I'm interested to see who they end up hiring.

Probably hepcat.

I hope not. I don't get paid enough to afford a new wardrobe to meet the changes to the dress code he would enact. That said, paid gaming time would be killer.

What kind of teacher are you that you haven't managed to already engineer such a thing? When I was in high school, we didn't have to twist the teacher's arm too much for him to allow us to play Diplomacy for several weeks in AP European History.

They didn't have high stakes testing nor standardized curriculum they were required to put people our age through. God forbid we allow kids to have fun and think rather than work like the dogs the wealthy want them to be.

We do play games with them at the after school events I organized but only in half hour bursts so that eliminates a lot of the more intricate (and fun) games.

It was another history teacher that hosted the after school wargame club. That's where I first played Diplomacy. There was an uber-geek several years older than me who managed to handily win a game without ever even talking to other players, much less aligning with them. Now, we all probably sucked at the time, but in that game it's still quite an achievement. I heard this guy used to play multiple games of blind chess simultaneously and win.

[hentzau]

I actually know multiple people that called on my behalf. Still did no good. I'm interested to see who they end up hiring.

Probably hepcat.

I hope not. I don't get paid enough to afford a new wardrobe to meet the changes to the dress code he would enact. That said, paid gaming time would be killer.

What kind of teacher are you that you haven't managed to already engineer such a thing? When I was in high school, we didn't have to twist the teacher's arm too much for him to allow us to play Diplomacy for several weeks in AP European History.

They didn't have high stakes testing nor standardized curriculum they were required to put people our age through. God forbid we allow kids to have fun and think rather than work like the dogs the wealthy want them to be.

We do play games with them at the after school events I organized but only in half hour bursts so that eliminates a lot of the more intricate (and fun) games.

Sounds like you need an OctoCon break, buddy.

[Remus West]

I actually know multiple people that called on my behalf. Still did no good. I'm interested to see who they end up hiring.

Probably hepcat.

I hope not. I don't get paid enough to afford a new wardrobe to meet the changes to the dress code he would enact. That said, paid gaming time would be killer.

What kind of teacher are you that you haven't managed to already engineer such a thing? When I was in high school, we didn't have to twist the teacher's arm too much for him to allow us to play Diplomacy for several weeks in AP European History.

They didn't have high stakes testing nor standardized curriculum they were required to put people our age through. God forbid we allow kids to have fun and think rather than work like the dogs the wealthy want them to be.

We do play games with them at the after school events I organized but only in half hour bursts so that eliminates a lot of the more intricate (and fun) games.

Sounds like you need an OctoCon break, buddy.

I do but I'm working that weekend.

[Jaymann]

For Administrative Credentials did you mention you have acted as DM for many a session of D &D?

[The Meal]

Sorry, bud.