• space_comrade [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    I bet the dev just grepped all words ending in "ology" and just put them all in the app.

  • btbt [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    Add phrenology as a skill so you can seem like an expert when you call your boss a troglodyte for being annoying

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    6 months ago

    Bit idea: pulling out calipers during the interview and praising your potential boss for having the brow of a true leader

  • Utter_Karate [he/him, comrade/them]
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    6 months ago

    Check for a skill called "alphabetology" and see if you can get a job with the job application site itself, because I have some additional issues with their way of ordering this list.

    • AlicePraxis [any]
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      6 months ago

      also check for Analphabetapolothology if you are a fan of the 90s emo band Cap'n Jazz

  • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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    6 months ago

    If there is an in person interview that you get to, this wouldn't be a bad thing to mention. Make it a casual aside like 'btw, your online application lists phrenology as a possible skill to check and this was a long debunked and very racist pseudo science from the turn of the 20th century, I think someone just copies and pasted a list, but it's essentially having 'race science' as a skill in your application, figured it's something you'd want to be aware of.". Unless you're applying for a racism factory you just did them a solid and pointed out an oversight during the job interview. That should help you, pointing out phrenology is on their application isn't 'don't hire this person cause they're a cage rattler' kinda thing to point out, it's borderline illegal, super mainstream level considered bad and easy to fix (most importantly). You can use this to your advantage