A Minimalist Job Posting

Here is a sales job posting I clicked on this morning: Regional Account Executive- Minneapolis About the Job       That is it – the rest is a scrollable white page.  It gets better – the hiring company is in computer software.

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GPS-Buster

I’m perusing the employment ads again and came across one for a position in North Dakota.  The company is using a large, national recruiting firm which is clear from the ad.  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…there is no such town in our home state of Minnesota.  Could be an oversight, but my guess is the recruiting firm passed on the chance to visit their North Dakota customer in winter. I’ve said it before – some errors simply cannot be made in an ad.  This would be one of… Read More

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Even Big Companies Make Mistakes

This is from a sales ad for a large U.S. company: Qualifications To be considered for this role, candidates must meet the following criteria: Bachelor Perhaps that is a truncating problem, but I am feeling left out as a married man.

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