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  • #46
    You studied an arts subject at university? Give up. And practice the following phrase until you have perfected it:

    "You want fries with that?"

    I'm sure with your English knowledge you'll see the glaring problems in that question
    Speaking of Erith:

    "It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda Smith

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    • #47
      Originally posted by Provost Harrison View Post
      You studied an arts subject at university? Give up. And practice the following phrase until you have perfected it:

      "You want fries with that?"

      I'm sure with your English knowledge you'll see the glaring problems in that question
      No... the fast food biz is big on politeness... It's "Would you like fries with your order?"
      "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
      "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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      • #48
        I'm going to start posting my rejections in this thread... to show the job opportunities for a graduate that didn't have an arts degree...

        PNC rejected me (e-mail rejection) for being an administrative assistant... I mean I'm a guy but come on, you need someone with a "Certification from an accredited secretarial school"? A bachelor's in finance doesn't trump that? Maybe it's just because I'm a guy....

        "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
        "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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        • #49
          Just imagine how much worse life would be if you did have an arts degree.

          Oh and how does a finance degree make you qualified to be a secretary? I don't understand.

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          • #50
            Originally posted by gribbler View Post
            Just imagine how much worse life would be if you did have an arts degree.

            Oh and how does a finance degree make you qualified to be a secretary? I don't understand.
            Is there something to being a secretary that I don't understand? I clearly have computer skills, organizational skills, and can answer phones and what not. Anyone with a college degree has what it takes to be a secretary. The Finance degree means I won't go all artsy and not know how to use a computer or not understand how business and customer/client interaction works.
            "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
            "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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            • #51
              Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
              I'm going to start posting my rejections in this thread... to show the job opportunities for a graduate that didn't have an arts degree...

              PNC rejected me (e-mail rejection) for being an administrative assistant... I mean I'm a guy but come on, you need someone with a "Certification from an accredited secretarial school"? A bachelor's in finance doesn't trump that? Maybe it's just because I'm a guy....

              Yeah, a lot of companies won't hire you if you were ever an administrative assistant. It's the worst black mark you can have on your resume.
              “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
              "Capitalism ho!"

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              • #52
                Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
                Is there something to being a secretary that I don't understand? I clearly have computer skills, organizational skills, and can answer phones and what not. Anyone with a college degree has what it takes to be a secretary. The Finance degree means I won't go all artsy and not know how to use a computer or not understand how business and customer/client interaction works.
                Get a job in finance. Do an internship. I see tons of them.
                “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
                "Capitalism ho!"

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                • #53
                  Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
                  I'm going to start posting my rejections in this thread... to show the job opportunities for a graduate that didn't have an arts degree...
                  Don't you have a BA?
                  "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                  Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
                    Is there something to being a secretary that I don't understand? I clearly have computer skills, organizational skills, and can answer phones and what not. Anyone with a college degree has what it takes to be a secretary. The Finance degree means I won't go all artsy and not know how to use a computer or not understand how business and customer/client interaction works.
                    Well, Alby, as cool as your accent is I'm not sure most businesses want that accent answering their phones.
                    "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                    Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                    • #55
                      Anyone with a college degree has what it takes to be a secretary.
                      I don't think that's true.
                      I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                      • #56
                        College degrees are pretty useless. Anyone who has gone to college knows how pointless it is. I spent more time getting my instructors to admit that their courses had no real world application than I did actually completing projects. I even had one instructor tell me that the reason she couldn't run the course the way she wanted was because the students wouldn't be able to handle it...which is pretty much saying her students are too stupid. The whole academic system is a scam, a scam that steals years of your life and leaves you with hardly anything in return. Our society has become too paper based and bureaucratic for its own good.

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                        • #57
                          Hello. I see you have studied liberal arts.
                          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                          • #58
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                            Last edited by ZEE; December 22, 2010, 20:15.
                            Order of the Fly

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                            • #59
                              LOL Yes Asher, it's true. I didn't know any better, so I went through college spending about 3 or 4 days total at most studying for the class and only showing up for the "tests." If you can call them that anyway. So yes, I have a B.A. in Marketing that is basically useless. Which is why I decided to go the I.T. route.

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                              • #60
                                Originally posted by DaShi View Post
                                Get a job in finance. Do an internship. I see tons of them.
                                I apply. They don't even call me. Reject me instantly via automated e-mail.

                                I had a phone interview with Vanguard once but it didn't get past that stage.
                                "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
                                "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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