The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXII

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Definitely not. See my reference to tomato soup, above.

I have made tomato sauce. Though I can't remember why.
 
You mean in a tin?

Anyway, me making tomato soup happens when I've got a glut of tomatoes from my greenhouse.
 
Oh well, that makes sure a difference.
But I think there are also tomato peeling machines, IIRC.


Unrelated: Do silver earrings fit to brown hair?
I'm considering getting some new ones, and I currently wear gold, but most of the shops around have only suitable things in silver.
 
˙pǝlzznd ǝɯ sɐɥ ʎllɐǝɹ ʇɐɥʇ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos s,ʇı ¿ǝʇıs-qǝʍ ɐ uo uʍop ǝpısdn ǝʇıɹʍ ǝuo sǝop ɥʇɹɐǝ uo ʍoɥ

Traitorfish seems to have managed it really well, with each letter turned upside down - but kept in the right order - I'm impressed. My effort is not so good, as you can see.
 
Are the OT admins pulling any shenanigans on us this year?
I hope to god not. Already there's one in IOT and I suspect it's also happening in DYOS.
 
If an employer only asks for resume and cover letter is it acceptable to also send them your portfolio and writing samples? What about generic recommendation letters?

What if its a really cool job you really want?
 
So this, and things like it, have been showing up a lot in my Facebook news feed lately:
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Whose idea was this and is there anyway to disable it? It's not really worth liking things I sort of like to have my feed interrupted by commentary from pages catering to people I actively dislike.
 
If an employer only asks for resume and cover letter is it acceptable to also send them your portfolio and writing samples? What about generic recommendation letters?

What if its a really cool job you really want?
The goal of your initial response is to not get put in the trash. Of course send the resume and a cover letter that is written specifically for the job offered and how you are a perfect fit. You do that by matching job qualifications in the ad with your own experience. If the job calls for specific writing or graphic skills as part of the listed qualifications, I would send two or three (no more) of your very best. If not you could send a link to an online showing of your stuff. Include the link in your cover letter. If writing skills are asked for, your cover letter should demonstrate those skills as well.

Do not send generic recommendation letters; they carry little weight and it is too early in the process. Recruiters are just weeding out the chaff. Once the chaff is gone, they will begin looking for those to interview. A good cover letter keeps you in the game; your resume supports the impression created by the cover letter; your samples confirm everything with real world examples. They call you for an interview. In the interview you cans show them your full portfolio if they say you can show it. Most companies don't check references until they are down to the final candidates and are preparing an offer.
 
Has anybody ever misread a thread title and gotten confused? I just misread the title to one thread as "The Tropes Are Protecting Our Freedom" and wondered what the hell that was supposed to mean.
 
Yep. Happens to me quite a bit.

I misread "Poor, poor rapists...WTH" as "Poor, poor papists...WTH."
 
Which military units don't have any media about them? Platoons and companies have movies and games. What about, say, divisions and corps?
 
The goal of your initial response is to not get put in the trash. Of course send the resume and a cover letter that is written specifically for the job offered and how you are a perfect fit. You do that by matching job qualifications in the ad with your own experience. If the job calls for specific writing or graphic skills as part of the listed qualifications, I would send two or three (no more) of your very best. If not you could send a link to an online showing of your stuff. Include the link in your cover letter. If writing skills are asked for, your cover letter should demonstrate those skills as well.

Do not send generic recommendation letters; they carry little weight and it is too early in the process. Recruiters are just weeding out the chaff. Once the chaff is gone, they will begin looking for those to interview. A good cover letter keeps you in the game; your resume supports the impression created by the cover letter; your samples confirm everything with real world examples. They call you for an interview. In the interview you cans show them your full portfolio if they say you can show it. Most companies don't check references until they are down to the final candidates and are preparing an offer.

Thanks, that helps. Since you seem to know about this stuff, do you happen to know if someone should file taxes for the coming tax season (April 16th I think?) if they started a job a month or two ago or do they wait for the next tax season before filing?
 
Thanks, that helps. Since you seem to know about this stuff, do you happen to know if someone should file taxes for the coming tax season (April 16th I think?) if they started a job a month or two ago or do they wait for the next tax season before filing?

Taxes are based on a calendar-year schedule. If you started working for the first time a month or two ago (within 2013) then you do not file taxes for last year, which are due April 16th. You will instead file next year by April whatever as they will then be collecting taxes from this year. If you worked at all during 2012, then you should file taxes by this April 16th, - you may even have to file them if you got scholarships as some are counted as income.
 
Which military units don't have any media about them? Platoons and companies have movies and games. What about, say, divisions and corps?
define "media" and "about them"

the US Marine Corps has about a zillion movies about corps identity, but you might consider that a special case

also,

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