What are some red flags to look out for in job postings?

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Wanting junior talent with 5 years of experience… biiiiiiitch, pleaseeeeee…

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Rockstar / unicorn

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We’re a family
Work well under pressure and tight timelines

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Salary ranges. You won’t make even close to the high end of the range so don’t get your expectations up

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Any job that markets itself as a remote or a hybrid position. If it requires you to be in the office for four days with Fridays at home, it’s not hybrid. If a job requires you to do a remote job in a specific city to be close to the office, it’s not a remote job.

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Absurdly long and wordy writing, especially in the requirements section. I just know they’re gonna run me through five interviews then dip

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Moving to Boston, anyone got any experience there?

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Hi all! I will potentially get an offer from LEK and/ or Clearview healthcare soon and would like to start deciding which is best for me. Which do you all think would be best in terms of versatility of projects and exit opportunities, culture and overall experience at the firm? And why? Thanks for the help!

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Hi how much will be in hand salary for this ctc @LTI Larsen & Toubro Infotech

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Hello! I’m a recently graduated MSc Criminology student looking for work. I don’t know where to start or what I’m even looking for, but I’m generally interested in criminology, cyber security (no coding experience) & doing research. I’m very social and friendly and enjoy working with people, would also like hybrid work so I can work from home at times.. Any tips as to which roles I should look for? Any specific companies I should look into? (Preferably UK based, but open to most of EU)

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Here at emids we are searching for #HL7 Interface developers with experience in #FHIR

Let us know if you are the one.

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I’m using Padlet for students to post artwork. They type in a reflection of the process & post. It’s created a sense of classroom community seeing everyone’s artwork, can comment & like. First 3 Free!

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