From a sales ad for an Account Executive:<\/p>\n
Successful candidate must: <\/p>\n
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- Type 50+ wpm<\/li>\n
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Of course there were other bullets in the list, but these jumped out at me. If you are trying to find a strong salesperson and you are concerned about their typing ability, I am doubtful you are going to hire a strong salesperson. I could be wrong, but I’ll take the odds on this one.<\/p>\n
To make matters worse, this ad was placed by a recruiting agency for an internal hire!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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