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For this week’s post, I decided to explore the want ads on the other side of the employment spectrum, where people looking for work put on the best presentation the Internet will allow to attract potential employers.

Or not.

Some posters’ ads were vague, lazy, or just plain random. I included eight of those posts below. Text is in its entirety unless tailed by an ellipses (…). Yes, people really are trying to find jobs with these ads:

1. For the right amount of money anything is possible, “anything”

Just like my posting says, got a job that you don’t want to do yourself cause of the risk involved, well like I said for the right amount of money anything is possible. Sorry not a for hire assassin! :)Got to draw the limit somewhere.

I can see this guy making a good henchman or subpoena giver.

2. Do you want the BEST graphic designer? Come check me out!

Yo!

I currently live in Los Angeles and i’m looking for a freelance
or permanent graphic design position…

Would you reply to someone who started a job posting w

Don’t Be a Grinch - Throw a PartyToday

The economic climate this year is causing many companies to say Bah Humbug to the annual holiday party (or Winter Celebration or whatever you call it in your region). According to executive search firm Battalia Winston Amrop, only 81% of businesses will be throwing a party this year. This is the lowest percentage of companies in the 20 year history of the survey. Of those who are having parties only 71% will offer alcoholic drinks this year. In 2000 that number was 90%.

Battalia Winston CEO Dale Winston states:

“The holiday mood is somber this year as concerns about the economy continue to impact companies and their employees – so much so that the number of parties has reached a historical low. Over the past 20 years the number of holiday parties has always mirrored the health of the economy. This year we see how hard companies have been hit, especially in the financial and manufacturing industries where many companies have had to cancel parties altogether.”

More Holiday Facts:

Financial Services and Manufacturing Hit Hard
These industries reported that 42% of companies will either

The Google GraveyardYesterday

Global Recession Hurts Green EnergyYesterday

Spiegel reports that world economic woes have taken the wind out of green energy’s sails:

Plunging oil prices have made renewable energy sources relatively less cost-effective, while thinner profit margins have prompted big industrial users of power to tighten their budgets for sustainable energy programs — cutting into sales by green energy suppliers.

At the same time, the rising cost of capital is making it harder for both consumer and suppliers of alternative energy equipment and services to finance new green projects. The impact will be felt especially acutely by small, independent manufacturers and electricity producers, some of whom could go out of business or be forced to sell out to larger companies.

With demand weakening and prices in decline, the green sector is hoping for more government support to carry it through the economic turmoil. Many forms of alternative energy already enjoy government subsidies to move the cost of green power closer to parity with cheaper fossil fuels. Now companies are looking for direct investments by governments in clean energy p

Burger King’s “Whopper Virgins” Campaign Hits the MarkYesterday

…assuming the mark is to generate buzz and controversy. From the Wall Street Journal:

Next week, Burger King kicks off a major ad campaign that involves a unique twist on the tried-and-true marketing technique of taste testing. The campaign is already generating controversy.

See Burger King’s new ad campaign about “Whopper Virgins.” This ad features taste tests with farmers from Transylvania and pits the Whopper against McDonald’s Big Mac.

The No. 2 burger maker in the U.S. asked farmers in the Transylvania region of Romania, the Hmong tribe of Thailand, and other folks in far-flung places to sample its Whopper alongside McDonald’s Big Mac and declare the winner.

One ad, set to begin airing Monday, features images of villagers in traditional garb choosing the Whopper over the Big Mac. A Transylvanian woman, an Inuit tribesman from the Icelandic tundra and others point and, in their native tongues, declare their preference for Burger King’s flagship product.

I find the ads ignorant and mildly amusing. Those Hmong tribesmen from Chiang Mai have probably been exposed to millions of touris