James B Daigle A cranky HR Manager responds to my Craigslist resume post, entitled "UNC Grad seeks Non-Lameass Job":

EMAIL FROM HR MANAGER:

Subject: "any chance?..."

That you could change your approach to getting hired? Clearly you're marginally competent, as your website indicates, and while I think we can all appreciate the idea of working a non-lameass job, I'm not sure that's the best way to get an interview.

I totally even get that you're trying to stand out from other people- but maybe after repeatedly reposting the exact same thing you'd try a new tact. Or headline for the ad. I'm pretty sure no one is going to hire you to do public relations if your first foray into the public is declaring that you're looking for a non-lameass job.

I have no idea why I'm even e-mailing you other than I can't stand seeing the same thing reposted time and time again when I go into the resumes section of CL trying to hire people for lameass jobs. You wouldn't be interested.

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Jordan
HR Manager
(I took out his last name and the company he works for)

this message was remailed to you via: res-3hkxk-1560097988@craigslist.org

MY RESPONSE:

Jordan,

I understand your frustration with seeing my post every day and also your frustration with its approach. However, your frustration pales in comparison to the frustration that I have as a UNC graduate who worked for four years to get a 3.6 GPA, started his own business, and is clearly an intelligent person with tons of potential--and despite this, is unable to get a job after 2 months of searching, including starting a website, marketing Facebook and Linkedin, and countless other marketing efforts.

Ironically, my Craigslist ad--which kicks ass, thank you very much--is designed to weed out employers that do not meet my requirements for corporate culture. If my potential boss doesn't find that advertisement funny, I don't want to work for him/her. Plenty of other people found it to be amusing, including the Program Manager at UNC Family Healthcare who, out of over 200 applicants, saw the very ad which you are referencing and called me in for one of only 12 interviews for the Scheduling Coordinator position.

I get it--you're annoyed. You're looking for employees and you see the same guy posting the same damned ad EVERY DAY. It may be annoying--I'll give you that. But please don't bash my ads in a condescending manner. They are doing exactly what they were designed to do--weed out lameass jobs like the ones you're hiring for.

James

HR MANAGER'S RESPONSE:

James,

When you're right, you're right.

I'm having a pissy day, and committed the cardinal sin- e-mailing angry. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say your ad kicks ass, but as for weeding out employers who wouldn't find that amusing, I'm sure you're right. However, just as a warning, I'm pretty sure that you'll find that Scheduling Coordinator position to be pretty soul crushing. I work for a home health care company, and our scheduler is probably the most frustrated and irritated person I know. But what the hell do I know, I'm working at a job I don't particularly care for, e-mailing with a total stranger and basically just waiting for the sweet release of death.

Best of luck to you.

As an olive branch, if you haven't seen this website, I highly recommend it. It kept me from stabbing the bookkeeper that works for us.

http://www.27bslash6.com/p2p2.html

Cheers,

Jordan