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From: logajan@ns.UUCP (John Logajan x3118)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: NASA Bureaucracy - it's for the birds
Keywords: astronaut qualifications
Message-ID: <1080@ns.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jan 89 19:37:58 GMT
References: <15855@genrad.UUCP>
Organization: Network Systems Corp. Mpls MN
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Diana L. Syriac writes:
> (no, he
> didn't even bother looking at any of the experience, since obviously I
> didn't meet the minimum requirements of having 3 years experience in the
> field AFTER receiving a Bachelor's degree).

Being in the same boat (except that I still don't have my degree) I can
sympathize with your plight.  However, this practice is wide spread.  Some
companies get so many applications that they first select out resumes by
color and weight of paper!  (I know this is true, my brother did it!)
They check for number of pages, layout form, puncuation etc.  Only then
do the look at content, and then toss them out for a whole other set
of picyune reasons.  I hate it, but that's life.  There are a billion
reasons for them to close the door on you, and they will -- because no
matter what requirements they make, they will always find someone to
fit.  So they have absolutely no incentive to make consistent reasonable
decisions.  It's all automatic.

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