After reading several hundred job postings I have learned one thing. Companies are seriously in need of someone who can write a job posting that reads well and doesn't contain every cliche known to the written language. Oh and someone who knows something about the qualifications and/or function of the position.
I may have mentioned in the past about my disapproval of ads asking for entry level applicants with a minimum of 2 years experience. Luckily I have not come across anything like that. However, I have found that a lot of postings are overwritten and look like someone had just cut and paste from other entries.
You can say what you want and tell me what requirements are needed, but really how much can you say about a pizza delivery job? It made me feel like you need a degree in rocket science with a minor in nuclear physics to get a job plunging a toilet. You can put lipstick on a pig, but. . .
And don't get me started in the grammar and misspellings. I know I'm not the best at either but my computer is smarter than me and if I let it, it will help me the best it can. So why can't people just take a second to proof-read their posts before finalizing them?
I do find that I'm amused by some of the posts and it makes me chuckle. Is it in poor taste to send them a reply pointing out the issues? Heck, they may ask if I want a job. Opportunities sometime happen in the most unlikely circumstances.
Here are a few pictures that I had on my phone. I think only a few of my friends will understand the first picture. The second is a picture of me about to cross over into New Mexico, and the picture on the right is a selfie at a rest stop in New Mexico with a complete strangers car in the background.
You can put lipstick on a pig, but the degree in porcine cosmetology isn't really worth the tuition.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha Hahahaha....great comeback!
DeleteSo what advertisements have piqued your interest so far? Anything in, say, chocolate morphology?
ReplyDeleteSo what advertisements have piqued your interest so far? Anything in, say, chocolate morphology?
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