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    Why Gold? It's useless!!

    Hey everyone! Althrough you all hitted very close to target with its physical properties and role in monetary systems, there is a combination of two elements you are missing: eye appealing and rarety! If it wasn't eye appealing, no one would want to wear it as jewelry and if it wasn't rare...
  2. BorisVian

    Dilbert: how close to reality?

    One thing i've regretted about dilbert.com is that they removed the golden "Mission Statement Generator". It randomly combined management buzzwords to generate a company's mission: "Our mission is to proactively leverage our market shares while sinergising our customer approach at the lowest...
  3. BorisVian

    Dilbert: how close to reality?

    Hey everyone, I did my little research and realized there's no Dilbert Thread on eng-tips, so let's all blow off some steam! I've only recently graduated but my internships have shown me that Dilbert is frightently close to our little lives as engineers: 1- Pointy haired boss (manager that...
  4. BorisVian

    Oh, there are jobs... just 5-10 years exp. jobs!

    To all: Again, thanks for your support :) I always do job search at uni, since it's less depressing than at home, and hey, you always run into an old buddy who might have something to propose. At first, I was minded to stay in front of the computer, sending massive amounts of resumes, attend...
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    Oh, there are jobs... just 5-10 years exp. jobs!

    To all: Yes, the term "moron" was a bit harsh, but hey, if I was the one to hire HR people, without proper qualification to appreciate the unperfect candidate profile and the transferable experience, to blindly apply what my boss told me (through not everyone is doing this) as requisit for the...
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    Oh, there are jobs... just 5-10 years exp. jobs!

    Hey everyone, I graduated in may 2009 from École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal, Canada as an EE - Power and Industrial profile. Been actively searching for my first engineering job ever since. Will someone tell me why the heck are there no entry level opening. I come across everyday...

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