1) You're in academia. 2) You're not applying for a job. In the kabuki of online employment, tedious shit like this can take on an outsized importance. It doesn't matter a whole lot, but when something is sent is a contextual clue.
Take me off the consult/shoutout list. I'm not a reliable witness of anything because I'm usually UP sending email at 2:00 a.m.1) You're in academia.
"in" is a bit strong. I linger at the fringes... as you will see when we HAVE OUR BIG AWESOME SEATTLE MEET-UP!!!2) You're not applying for a job.
I apply for many things, often jobs... doing corporate stuff too, but there is usually zero competition for the things I'm applying for. So anything I say is probably irrelevant to my friend rd95. rd - listen to Americans who have some knowledge about these things.