I came across an interesting sounding job today (in Denver, so that might be kind of cool). The application instructions just wanted you to send in a cover letter and resume by email to the HR director at a specific address they provided. So I did.
And I got an auto reply back saying "I will be out of the office until Nov. 16." Now, this job posted today, the 14th. My thinking is, if you're going to be out of the office until the 16th, why don't you just wait and post the job on the 16th? You know, when you actually be in the office? Or if you don't want to have the job be posted on a Friday, wait for Monday.
But maybe that's just me.
UPDATE: 11/15, 10:15 AM
Well, I now have an answer - or, at least the question no longer really matters. As it turns out, they have someone else covering the incoming applications while the HR director is out of the office. I heard back from them today, saying they wanted to fill out one of those Affirmative Action survey forms and mail it back to them. Fine, I'll tell them I'm a white/Native Hawai'ian, non-disabled male who is not a military vet. At least I can use one of the department pre-paid envelopes to send it back - the department actually encourages grad students applying for jobs to use these as it's faster, cheaper, and helps with the department's placement rate. Fine by me!
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Take the job in Denver...I'll take down whoever stands in your way. Better yet, you should come and work for CSU, considering they just opened a new Public History department.
Well, lets not get ahead of ourselves just yet. I'm really not ready to become a prof just yet. I'd like some time to work a real job and put away some real money before doing that.
Yeah, I have a hard time seeing young irritable bastard prof out of you, handsome. But you'll make a wonderful crochety old prof some day. *kiss*
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