{"id":1351,"date":"2007-12-26T09:15:59","date_gmt":"2007-12-26T15:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/12\/more-job-ad-errors\/"},"modified":"2007-12-24T11:45:26","modified_gmt":"2007-12-24T17:45:26","slug":"more-job-ad-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/12\/more-job-ad-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"More Job Ad Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, I know it is a holiday week so people are cruising at half speed, but there is no room for some errors.\u00a0 Spelling mistakes in the title is inexcusable.\u00a0 The title is the only information that is displayed on most job boards so you can see the significance of this mistake.<\/p>\n<p>The position&#8217;s title:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Egineer &#8211; Mulitple Positions<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Honestly, I am embarrassed for the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, I know it is a holiday week so people are cruising at half speed, but there is no room for some errors.\u00a0 Spelling mistakes in the title is inexcusable.\u00a0 The title is the only information that is displayed on most job boards so you can see the significance of this mistake. 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