MetaTalk posts tagged with jobs

Where do I find the things I'm not allowed to straight ask for?

shownomercy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:15:54 -0800

Is it really appropriate to ask "where to find people" to work for you on ask.mefi? Is this not exactly like asking "where can i find resources on making meth" in that it's not asking how to do something illegal, but for help in doing just that? Also, is this not what jobs is for? I have no qualms with general networking questions, but questions like this really seem out of place to me.

A quick quandry about jobs

JonnyRotten — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:17:04 -0800

I'm looking for someone to partner with on a project, and I would like to post it to jobs. Is it kosher to post something to jobs that is not immediately compensated, but would be paid if success was achieved?

A Page for Job Seekers, Please

Quietgal — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:20:03 -0800

Pony request: can we have a place in the Jobs section for "Job Wanted" posts, please? I asked a mod if it was OK to put a job-seeking post on the Jobs page and they said no, so can we have a dedicated section for job hunting? I'm sure I'm not the only MeFite who's been laid off recently, and this seems like a great place for networking. Off the top of my head I can't think of any local MeFites who work in my industry, but you must be out there somewhere!

We've got a network - let's use it!

Miko — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:02:40 -0800

More jobs, please! This is a request to everyone to surround the Jobs page with white light. Please post more jobs and more kinds of jobs. It would be nice to see the utility of this area grow. My ulterior motive: I love jobs, and I'm often halfway in the job market, but I'm not a web designer or database administrator. It seems like at least 80% of the jobs that get posted here aim at that market. And yet the MetaFilter userbase is not made up exclusively of tech workers. Where are all the library jobs? Education jobs? Social service jobs? Small-business jobs? Media jobs? Postings for these are few and far between. This is a great pool of people to fish in - many willing to relocate, experienced, and skilled. I try to pass on interesting jobs in my field, but I'll admit I'm nowhere near consistent about it and only tend to do it if it's already cut-and-pasteable. It would be great if there were more kinds of jobs posted here more often from more sectors. Even if that means everyone who has never posted a job posts one that becomes available in their workplace or field this year, that would increase the offerings. That's all - thanks.

MeFiJobs map kills Safari

Thorzdad — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:57:56 -0800

Just an FYI...Due to changes made over at GoogleMaps, the map on MeFiJobs now crashes older versions of Safari. Google changed something with Maps about two weeks ago, making it violently incompatible with Safari 1.3.2. Not sure about early Tiger versions. That's all.

Keepin' your head above water, Making a wave when you can.

SassHat — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:51:34 -0800

Pony/suggestion - beef the Jobs subsection up with more job-related resources. I have a serious interview this week, and my immediate reaction was to start scouring AskMe for past questions about job interviews to see if I could glean any good tips. So far I've found a wealth of knowledge that has been very helpful, and more importantly, original. The quality of the answers and suggestions for interviewing are way better than the usual crappy "5 things to eat for breakfast on interview day!" posts on sites like Monster. I think it would be awesome if somehow this AskMe content (and maybe some job-related posts from the blue) could be incorporated into the Jobs subsection as a way to make it more of a job-seekers' resource, beyond the job posts themselves (none of which I would qualify for or, frankly, even understand). It's my understanding that with the Travel section, questions can be cross-posted from AskMe to the subsection. Any way to incorporate such a capability into Jobs?

Where should I post this cry for professional web help?

chudmonkey — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:18:13 -0800

Should I post to Ask or Jobs? Long story, short explanation: I'm looking for someone who can help me understand how my small business can implement a database-driven website, and I'd potentially like to hire that same person to do a relatively small, one-time piece of work based on what I learn.

"Flag it and move on!" "I can't!" "The override, where's the override?!?!?"

John Kenneth Fisher — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:46:21 -0800

Problem A: A Metafilter Jobs post breaks the guidelines, IMO. Problem B: I get a Cold Fusion error when flagging it as breaking the guidelines.

Grameen Foundation posts a job

delmoi — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:35:54 -0800

Gsteff posted a position at the Grameen Foundation on mefi jobs. I think that's cool. Bonus: It's to write open source software.

I Like To See Who Likes To Watch

scrump — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:52:48 -0800

It'd be kind of awesome if we could see, in some generic way like "hits", how many looks our MeJobs job postings have gotten.

This job post bugs me

necessitas — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:07:43 -0800

This does not seem like an appropriate use of the jobs section. My attempt to flag it resulted in an error.

Jobs map broken

sanko — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:28:51 -0800

The map portion of jobs isn't loading. The job location of this post seems to be the cause.

Jobs' spell check is buggy.

dobbs — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:38:30 -0800

Spell check be giving me a CFM error in Jobs.

Is there a limit to the number of jobs you can post at one time?

FlamingBore — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:53:23 -0800

Trying to post three jobs to, well, Jobs. I got one posted. The "new job" link lets me fill out the form again, but no matter what I do I can't get it to post. All fields are filled, no error is being thrown. Is there a limit to the number of jobs you can post at one time?

Closing Dates for Jobs

edgeways — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:48:32 -0800

In the Jobs section: it would be nice if closing dates for jobs was a field to be filled in and displayed within the post. Barring that, this is a request for job posters to not post something if the closing date is the very next day, as was the first posting in this post (imo, even a weeks notice is difficult, but that's more debatable). This applies especially if you have to dig to find the information.

Are there limits for jobs.mefi?

chundo — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:25:04 -0800

Are there posting frequency limitations for jobs.mefi? I have two positions that just opened up, but when I click "Post" on the second one, it brings me back to the preview screen with no error message. I'm guessing it's because I justed posted one - how long do I need to wait before posting the other?

Best Job Post Ever?

rsanheim — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:11:47 -0800

Best Job Post Ever?

ok, it would be even better if it was Ruby: job.apply(:name => 'joe coder', :skills => 'mad rubyist', :salary => '200_000') etc...

Is metafilter jobs really for medical studies?

yeoz — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:25:36 -0800

Uh, wtf? Is this really what Jobs is for? (And I get a coldfusion error trying to flag it, which is why I didn't just flag it and move on...)

Can I post an errand in Jobs?

dobbs — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:34:38 -0800

Appropriate to use Jobs for someone to run you an errand?

Shoutout!

t0astie — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:37:32 -0800

I hope this is the right place to do it... I just would like to give a great big shout-out to everyone who took time to answer my newspaper job interview and tryout questions.

I'm hired!!!

You all rock, but CunningLinguist, croutonsupafreak, frogan, M.C. Lo-Carb! and game warden to the events rhino rock lots.

Thank-you.

And thanks Mr Haughey for making a place where, within minutes, people who had the exact answers I needed were chipping in advice, reassurance and perspective from all over the world. That's pretty damn amazing. You rock too.

Jobs Expiration

Sharcho — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 13:26:02 -0800

Expiry date for MeFi Jobs. Jobs should expire automatically after 30 days, and should not appear in the main page/map/tags after that. There should be a possibility to prolong the expiry date if necessary.

Jobs Bug

bhance — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:09:21 -0800

Jobs.mefi bug: Posting new, clicking 'spell check' results in: Error processing CFX custom tag "CFX_JSpellCheck". The CFX custom tag "CFX_JSpellCheck" was not found in the custom tag database.

Logged out, logged back in, same error.

I hired a mefite

scrump — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:41:53 -0800

I am extremely pleased to reveal that this MeJob has been filled by none other than our very own tangerine.

Metafilter Jobs works, folks.

Job Locations

Manhasset — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:09:08 -0800

Can you please list the city a job is in on the front page? It seems kind of silly to have to click every job to see if it's even in your state. Thank you.

MetaFilter Jobs Success!

MattD — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:57:46 -0800

Hooray for MetaFiler Jobs! I got hundreds of inquiries from Craigslist and other job boards but ended up hiring the one (1) person who applied from this MeFi jobs posting.