Wednesday, July 11, 2007

How Not to Apply to a Jorb

Today has been the funniest day at work. We recently posted an ad on Craig's List for a part-time file clerk. We asked for the following:

1) Detail Oriented
2) Professional
3) Only part-time, only 8-10 hours per week, you must comitt for 2 years.

We told the people:

1) Send via email cut and pasted in the body of the email.
2) Send a salary requirement

What we got... Freaking Hilarious!!!!

- Responses from 120 people
- Some of the responses were from email addresses such as:
Hispanicprincess@
Yellowhairedwarrior@
Bigfun@
Cumon@
bigLoad@
xchubbycheekz@
Yeah, these resumes got tossed just because they are retarded

Then we got responses from:
- Martinez
- Livermore
- North Carolina?

Oh, oh, and my favorite. We said "You Must Be Detail Oriented" so then we get people who do not capitalize "I", and responses like, "I be responding to you ad", and other atrocious grammar oriented people. Or people responding to the "file clerk" position then starting off with..."Here is my resume in response to the Vice-President position of Marketing Ad you placed on Craig's List." WTF No wonder these people are unemployed. Oh god. I think I almost pissed my pants reading some of the resumes. Sometimes, like today, I actually enjoy my job. Oh the power of the denial letter!! muhahaha!!!

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