Is this a polite rejection

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  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,655 Forumite
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    But she said goodbye! (Not that I believed it for a minute.)
  • Manxman_in_exile
    Manxman_in_exile Posts: 8,380 Forumite
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    pmduk wrote: »
    But she said goodbye! (Not that I believed it for a minute.)


    Yes!


    When I still lived on the Isle of Man it was quite common for people to turn up at the airport or ferry terminal in Douglas to wish you farewell.


    In reality they just wanted to make sure you were leaving!
  • w06
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    that was just when you were leaving Manxman :~)

    Can't believe this thread is still going

    I'm still chuckling at the notion of what a Russell Group uni education creates in a person (and yes I have one), and the demonstration here of what a public relations qualification does for well erm yeah ability to relate to the public

    But hang on SOAS isn't in the Russell Group is it?
  • Ozzuk
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    What a strange thread, OP - is one of your degrees in overthinking? Just step back, deep breath, move on.
  • BrassicWoman
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    silverwhistle wrote: »
    PS: not meant as reflection on your masters, Brassic, but I know from your posts on MSE that you and other posters on this thread would find it interesting,

    Oh, mine was a hobby one some 20+ years after my original degree :) Indeed very interesting!
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  • Manxman_in_exile
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    Ozzuk wrote: »
    What a strange thread, OP - is one of your degrees in overthinking? Just step back, deep breath, move on.


    As somebody who did sit on interview panels, I'd be "curious" about a candidate with three degrees, two of them masters and from two different countries. And in two completely different subjects.
  • bugslet
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    Manxman_in_exile wrote: »
    As somebody who did sit on interview panels, I'd be "curious" about a candidate with three degrees, two of them masters and from two different countries. And in two completely different subjects.

    As long as you hadn't read this thread;)

    Not that should comment as I'm only in possession of a forklift license.:p.
  • Savvy_Sue
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    2018d wrote: »
    The company has my CV alongside samples of work, which states everything that they need to know about me.
    Actually, no it doesn't. You might have zero face to face interpersonal skills; you might have pinched someone else's work. Not saying you did, but I've managed to call for interview people who couldn't pass a fairly basic practical typing test. :o
    bugslet wrote: »
    Not that should comment as I'm only in possession of a forklift license.:p.
    Oh a little more than that, surely? HGV licence too?

    BTW, I have three sons. All three of them have masters degrees with first class honours (as it happens from two different Russell Group universities, although I've just had to check that!), BUT they were four year first degree courses. An MEng in computer science, an MMath, and an MChem.

    When DH graduated with his MTh, he was told that he remained better qualified than them, because a separate PG degree would always trump a first degree, even if it was a Masters. I'm not sure they believed him, but one of them is now finishing a PhD which definitely trumps him.
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  • Iamzee
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    I think the first email says it all. If they had interest they would have told you from the first email that they might consider you. It's still a polite rejection even the second email says it in a very professional manner.
  • bugslet
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    No Savvy, no HGV. I can drive a 7.5 on grandfather rights. I always meant to get my Class 1, but always something else to do. When I retire maybe;)
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