At 11:00 AM 2/14/01 -0500, you wrote:
>My personal favorite is the "alphabet soup" job descriptions. They want C,
>C++, VB, XML, Java, etc for an HTML production job. I've met only a
>handful of people will all the qualifications some of these entry level
>jobs require. I took the opportunity to rewrite ours and this is what I
>came up with:
I wish every company would do that. There are only a few ads at any given
time that make any sense at all and even if I get the idea that I'm
qualified, I wouldn't apply to work at a company that couldn't figure out
some sensible job requirements.
>"You'll need to have a small but bullet-proof ego, play well with others or
>alone, and be able to work with little direction. Also, the ability to talk
>geek-speak and plain english to different technical audiences is a plus.
>Hand-coded HTML, some Javascript and ODBC required. Seeing Cold Fusion,
>Flash, Java, and large database administration or development tools
>(Oracle, Sybase) on your resume would make us do a happy dance. We're
>especially interested in people who've used Allaire's Spectra, played with
>it, or have a vague idea of what it might be and want to learn. This is
>growth hiring, as we have no attrition to speak of. If you're still reading
>and this sounds good, we want to hear from you."
I would so apply for that job. I wish everyone would hijack their company's
ads and correct them.
Announcement: Everyone hijack your company's ads and correct them. Then let
me know so I can see if I'm qualified. Thank you.
>And we still get people who think FrontPage makes them a web developer.
>(sigh).
I used to work someplace that had the official stance that anyone who
doesn't use FrontPage doesn't know anything about being a web designer. I
felt so *dirty*.
Now announcing my newly updated website
http://www.blivit.org/mr_urc/index.cfm
Resume: http://www.blivit.org/mr_urc/resume.cfm
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