Ok, the title is overly dramatic, but I did see a company encounter an email storm this week which was…well, laughable. This is a large company with thousands of employees. One gentleman sent out an email about a specific account with a Word attachment. What he didn’t know was that one of his distribution lists was wrong – it included everyone in the company. One person on his list replied to all about printing the document. That email started the storm. Person after person started replying to all to remove them from the email list. It gets better, the original author then sent out another email that simply stated “please… Read More
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A bumper sticker I saw coming back from lunch today: My dog is smarter than your honor student.
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Don’t get me wrong, I love email. However, there is a downside to it. I am emailing with someone today and I have no idea what gender they are. The fact that it is -25 degrees F here today may be impacting my cognitive ability which is fine as long as my car starts.
Continue ReadingFunny Job Ad Titles
I recently stumbled across this article and blog – 51 Funny Craigslist Job Titles and Listings. Now sometimes a catchy title may catch a candidate’s eye, but most of the time you run the risk of not being taken seriously. Here are a couple that I thought were rather good: Attractive, Busy Professional Seeks Very Attractive Personal Assistant The easiest “SALES JOB” – EVER GONE FISHING WITH DYNAMITE? Get Paid to Wave and Dance!!!
Continue ReadingFragrance Follies
CareerBuilder.com has a post regarding an overuse of perfume and cologne by employees. The author asks a good question: Apart from sharing the story, I’m writing this to ask how you think managers should handle “strong fragrance” issues in the workplace. It seems like a sensitive issue because people wearing the cologne or perfume must not realize that it is SO noticeable for the people around them. Let me be a little crass – I heard a funny story from a sales manager we met with yesterday. He used to work for a company where he was a sales manager for one territory and there was another gentleman who handled… Read More
Continue ReadingOdd Resume Inclusions
In first reading this I thought I was reading a line from one of Jeff Foxworthy’s jokes, “You know you are a redneck if you write on your resume, “hobbies include sitting on the levee at night watching alligators.” Nope, this is one of many odd resume inclusions from an article on CareerBuilder. If you have ever run a recruiting process you probably can come up with your own list, but CareerBuilder has put together some beauties: Candidate included that he spent summers on his family’s yacht in Grand Cayman. Candidate attached a letter from her mother. Candidate used pale blue paper with teddy bears around the border. Candidate explained a… Read More
Continue ReadingA New Green Initiative
Here is a good Friday anecdote – I was doing some research on a company and I came across this line on their website: Expansion of our business recycling programs to include employees What in the world? This is a fairly sizeable company so I am surprised no editing occurred on the site. However, it is rather humorous. I’m not sure I want to know how they recycle employees. It certainly seems to take “green” to a whole new level.
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We are sourcing for a sales position and are running some ads in different locations. I received an email from a candidate that listed the title of the ad in the subject line – good move. But this is all that was in the body of the email: Would like to learn more, thanx!
Continue ReadingActual Excuses For Missing Work
CareerBuilder.com usually runs some sort of “unusual reasons for missing work” story every year. This year’s offering is refined down to 8 entries, but is still fairly entertaining. Thanksgiving karma | Employee hit a turkey (yes, a turkey) while riding a bike. Author’s Note: Animals – turkeys in particular – seem to be a hot topic this year. See our “Unusual Jobs” survey results for more on this phenomenon. Near-death experiences | Employee said he had a heart attack that morning, but that he was “all better now.” Just can’t find a thing to wear | Employee’s wife burned all his clothes and he had nothing to wear to work.… Read More
Continue ReadingTop Unusual Jobs
I’m surprised blogger didn’t make the list! CareerBuilder offers up an entertaining list of odd jobs: Hurricane hunter Wallpaper peeler Kitty litter box decorator Video game tester (”Grandma’s Boy,” anyone?) Nuclear electrician on a submarine Turkey wrangler (get yours now!) Parachute tester (yikes) Romance specialist Yawn counter at a sleep clinic (my personal favorite) I have been a yawn counter at some training sessions, but I’m not proud of that fact. I was presenting.
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