Friday, April 13, 2007

Best Job Offer Letter - EVER

So, most of you know that I'm looking for a job right now. Well, yesterday I finally posted my resume on Monster - something that I really didn't want to do, but there it is. Today I've received several spam-like emails that seem to indicate an interest in my qualifications. My favorite just came in below.

Now, if I wrote a cover letter like this, do you think they'd call me for an interview? Based upon that logic, I think I'll probably NOT accept their "job offer."

NOTE: This is a cut and paste from the email. I did not modify it in any way. Also, I can't seem to cut and paste the visible HTML markup that is in my original email. Blogger actually uses these tags to convert the text to bold, etc. Note that the original has lots of HTML code.

FINAL Caveat: Bandai is a great video game company. I'm not making fun of them, just the recruiter (you know, in case they do end up wanting someone with my skillset.) And without futher ado:

From: Letter
To: me


Hello [firstname],

NAMCO BANDAI Games' mission is to inspire people around the world and help them enjoy their time to the full. NAMCO BANDAI Games will unrelentingly seek out and take on new challenges as it aims to become the world's most admired videogame maker, capable of consistently supplying games that deliver happiness, fun and satisfaction.


We would like to present this job offer to you.The complete job description is at the top of the login screen via our link below.


Position:SENIOR PRODUCER
Salary: Competitive
Location: Santa Clara,CA
Package:Medical,Dental,401K

POSITION SUMMARY:

Manage all technical and scheduling components of external projects to produce top quality product on time and within budget.


The Hiring Manager has set a simple and quick online interview. This process allows you to represent yourself, giving you the opportunity to set yourself apart from everyone else. Please paste your resume at the end of the online interview.

Click or copy and paste to browser address bar.
On the login page choose "Invited by Pyramid" as the source:

http://tekapplicant.tekgriller.com/signup.asp?reqid=3495

http://tekapplicant.tekgriller.com/signup.asp?reqid=3495

Please click on "Job Description" button for more details about the job.

If this position does not look like a good fit for you, please feel free to pass this email along to anyone that may be a more suitable fit.



Best of Luck,

Pyramid Recruiter
Pyramid Screening Technology, Inc.
www.PyramidST.com
[today]

Monday, April 09, 2007

Not Stopping In Newark...


Random 001, originally uploaded by Drewje.

Yes, that's right. It's so bad in Newark that they actually have a help wanted billboard to try and stop the murder rate there. As you can see, I didn't STOP to take this picture, and I missed the far right edge a bit. The text of the billboard is:

HELP WANTED
Stop the Killings In Newark Now

Um, you know, I'd LOVE to apply for the job, but that's a bit outside my current education and experience, you see...