MN<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSince I know we have readers from around the country, Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota\u2026there is no such town in our home state of Minnesota.\u00a0 Could be an oversight, but my guess is the recruiting firm passed on the chance to visit their North Dakota customer in winter.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve said it before \u2013 some errors simply cannot be made in an ad.\u00a0 This would be one of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m perusing the employment ads again and came across one for a position in North Dakota.\u00a0 The company is using a large, national recruiting firm which is clear from the ad.\u00a0 One problem, the city listing for the ad: Bismarck, MN Since I know we have readers from around the country, Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota\u2026there is no such town in our home state of Minnesota.\u00a0 Could be an oversight, but my guess is the recruiting firm passed on the chance to visit their North Dakota customer in winter. 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