Can’t get the staff?

May 19, 2008

Have you ever noticed that sometimes…no, often…companies put out adverts or job specs for a web editorial role that is, more or less, a request for a whole department in one package, rather than just one individual with a specialism?

Here are two corkers.

This job ad (enlarge image) is for a “Web Designer/Editor”. It says:

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Careers sites: pitching to job seekers. Simple, clear and direct

January 21, 2007

Screenshot of Unilever UK careers page_130307.jpg“Our continued success depends on new ideas, so we do everything to create an environment that contributes to that.”

So says Unilever in its first paragraph in its UK careers site section page “What it’s like working here”.

It doesn’t grab me so I’m leaving. Read the rest of this entry »