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Horses, not zebras. But yes, there are a few zebras in the world also.

Just in case you are not joking and for anyone not familiar with the terminology: Physics, and a lot of the hard sciences, are often broadly divided into "theoretical" and "experim…

I majored in both math and philosophy. I know many people who hold the exact opposite opinion from you, placing high value on math and considering philosophy a complete waste of ti…

Yes! I think any good statistician would agree with all of that and emphasize the importance of how you present your conclusions. Forming "data-dependent hypotheses" is part of wha…

As jeffmould said, simply not mentioning any degree is sufficiently honest, but will likely trigger the question from HR. If you want to be a bit more up-front, I have seen resumes…

Push-ups are not necessary for football. As a football player, catching and running with the ball are more valuable than push-up proficiency. We don't teach every child math becaus…

There is not a linear relationship between technical skill level and "hire-ability". I would describe it as first a step function, i.e. there is a minimum level of technical skill …

I've done daily stand-ups under the Scrum methodology that the whole team liked and found successful. In my experience, it goes best if the emphasis is strongly focused on getting …

Bingo. In other words, HN readers, serious electronics hobbyists, anyone with even a little hardware savvy: these are not the target market. Intel is betting that they can steal/gr…

1. Technical competence: the candidate is unable to satisfactorily answer even the most basic questions about 1 or more of the technologies/skills listed on their resume. 2. Candid…