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Techies Looking For Work? Become An Expert Witness
from the good-hours,-good-pay... dept
With all these tech patent lawsuits making the rounds these days, it's not just the lawyers who are getting filthy rich. There's lucrative work to be found as an expert witness, giving your opinion before a judge and jury -- all paid for by one of the companies involved in the case. I know a few people who have turned being an "expert witness" into a very nice career. Of course, to get the job you actually do have to be an expert in something.
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Techies Looking For Work? Become An Expert Witness
My name is Purushottam Joshi and recently I have completed my PhD thesis in Materials Science at University of Leeds.
I have a first class graduate degree in Ceramics Engineering from Gulbarga University in India. and work experince in BHEL-Ceramics, one of the leading Public sector undertaking in India
I have experience related to Glass and ceramics, structure, spectroscopy.
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So you have a PhD in pottery?
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Someone ought to tell him that this isn't craiglist
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Wow. If this doesn't put a pretty serious dent in the faith we all put in the value of education, I'm not sure what does. It appears that anyone can get a PhD.
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Basically.
I mean if this guy can be that educated and realize that this wasn't a request for CVs, wow...
*cough* what a dumbass *cough*
Any employers reading this thread should steer clear at this point.
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in an effort to not name this dude an overzealous dumb bastard i...will treat his post as dry humor...mmuhhhaaaahahaha...sorry dude....if my cat breaks my neighbours ceramic cup can i call you as an expert witness to prove my cat didnt mean it...??
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Purushottam Joshi seems genuine. Here he is on a page of Leeds University student details, including room numbers and telephone extensions. Guys, have you heard of identity theft? Three words of advice for anyone considering studying at the School of Computing at the University of Leeds: GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
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This poor guy made a harmless mistake. The way you are reacting to it shows your own insecurity. May be you are upset at not having a phD yourself. In case you did not know, Ceramics is a 3 Billion dollars international market. Now I am sure you have a lot of time so please start bitching about my response.
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I don't know about that.
Yes, ceramics is a serious industry and his PhD is also serious. But I don't feel insecure in saying he's a dumbass when even a cursory examination of the site shows this is not a recruitment center.
The mistake itself was harmless, but it was an indication of any or all of the following: a serious misunderstanding of the english language, a serious lack of common-sense and/or cognitive skills, or a total lack of care about the aim of this site for the purpose of getting his name and credentials out there.
Showing any of those qualities would likely disqualify him from the job he so clumsily seeks...hence the humorous factor and the response.
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I have update infor on wrong URL. Could webmaster please remove my message and subsequent replies.
Thanks
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You have to be "Connected"
Like all big-money jobs, these just don't fall into your lap. You have to be "connected" to the right people to be given those plums. It's possible, but it's not money in the street.
I've been an technical expert witness. Again, as in all jobs. there's a very few people who get the big bucks, and many who work for free or nearly so.
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you also may need to be willing to basically testify for people and crimes that you don't approve of. i've turned requests from defense attys in child porn cases.
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