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Is it beneficial to continue working for a professor, when I don't like the work, only for a...

So is it worthwhile to work for free [...] It seldom (almost never) is worthwhile to work for free. [...] when I do not like the work just so that I will get a letter of recommendation. Even less …
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Politely reject an offer or be honest with them?

Their offer is very generous but it means I lose my time flexibility and I feel bad rejecting their offer. The manager's remarks didn't help. Maybe I shouldn't have wasted their time so I am feeling …
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Is it appropriate to ask a university guest lecturer about potential jobs? If so, how?

Would it be appropriate to talk to the CTO about my application? How should I bring up the topic? Most likely the CTO does not know how the current state of applications to their company is (as t …
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Career path for junior developer with a maths degree

I took this position to gain some experience commercially as a developer but now I'm worried that I will only be seen as a .Net developer Since you are a recent graduate, and have "just" 6 months …
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Standard expected of a mathematics graduate to be equally considered for entry level program...

Would an employer consider a maths grad with basic programming experience, but with proven potential to learn quickly and understand complicated concepts, equally to a computer science graduate with … If not, then what is the standard the maths graduate would have to rise to in order to be considered a viable candidate? You will have to make your programming experience more visible. …
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How to boost your chances of getting an internship?

what would be some best practices for boosting ones chances of getting an internship at a major company in the film or music industries? This may be a bit broad, but the logical way is to foster …
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