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Yesterday, I had to write a painful letter. I had three incredibly well-qualified candidates and two positions. Two of them got positions, and one did not. There was no permutation that didn’t f… [Quora]( {NAME}'s Digest   Top Stories For You   [I was rejected for a job but they asked me to reapply later. Why would a company ask you to re-apply if they didn’t want you the first time?]( [Joshua Gross]( Has conducted research on matching talent to jobs • [Updated January 5, 2021]( [Yesterday, I had to write a painful letter. I had three incredibly well-qualified candidates and two positions. Two of them got positions, and one did not. There was no per... Read more »]( [View]( [1.8M]( [Upvote]( [3.3K]( [Comment]( [62](   [Why did John Lennon look so sick and emaciated toward the end of his life?]( [Arthur P. Johnson]( Beatle fan 1963-today. Owner of every album and many books. • [Updated November 10]( [Because he was sick and emaciated. During the 70s, he was doing heroin (and blaming it on Paul, when it was Yoko who by all accounts started John on heroin), cocaine, cannab... Read more »]( [View]( [1.4M]( [Upvote]( [859]( [Comment]( [214](   [I am writing a scientific paper, and my supervisor wants to be the first author because my writing skills are still weak. However, the work is entirely mine. What should be the best solution to keep my rights?]( [Aj. Raymond James Ritchie]( Hons & PhD Uni of Sydney, 12y post-doc, 119 papers, lab-rat • [Updated April 18, 2021]( [Do not buy this argument. I never did. Your boss can be corresponding author. Beware of Prof Bullfrog. They are cannibalistic on their junior colleagues, post-docs and stud... 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I’ve learnt from my mistakes.]( [C.S. Friedman]( Science Fiction and Fantasy novelist [Verified badge] • [Answered October 9]( [You can’t. Etsy isn’t Quora, where you can hide your identity. Your shop is linked to your bank account for payment and your address. Appeal the shutdown, and if that fails... Read more »]( [View]( [139.4K]( [Upvote]( [425]( [Comment]( [14]( [Read More in Your Feed]( Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go.   [Download on the App Store]( it on Google Play](   Missing out on Quora emails? Be sure to add us to your primary inbox. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please [unsubscribe](.