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SFist received the following note from a local hiring manager that was annoyed at a particular response regarding a position she posted on Craigslist. We found it amusing.
Please note that details have been changed to protect the involved parties.
"A while back I anonymously posted a job on Craigslist. In the four years I've been a hiring manager, CL has really garnered the best results. Even so, you know how it goes: you advertise for a "Front Desk Clerk" and people write in saying "this is in regard to your Technical Writer position." You ask for experience with application X, Y, and Z; half the candidates have never used any of them nor an equivalent. I'm fine if I've asked for "10 years of experience" and they have six or seven of appropriate experience -- I've been convinced before. But there's got to at least be a nugget of what I really am looking for to even consider a candidate.All of this is expected -- it doesn't bother me. If 10%-20% of the resumes I look at merit a call back, I'm actually pretty happy. What I can't stand are the a$$holes that feel some weird need to waste your time by providing color commentary on your job posting.
In the latest round this %$#%# decides he needs to send to the applicant email box all the reasons he "wouldn't want to get involved with (my) organization." Of course, it was an anonymous ad, so I don't know how he can be such an expert about my company. The a-hole goes on to list all the reasons he's too good to work for my company based on the wording of my ad and the job requirements. He must've made himself feel pretty good. Everyone needs a hobby, I guess.While I posted the job anonymously, we're an established firm that employs tons of people in many capacities. His "application flagellation" could essentially blackball him from ever getting a callback for any position in any department, should he ever deign to actually seek candidacy.
So that's my dilemma -- do I move his obnoxious response onto HR? I am feeling sort of vengeful at this smug, self-important fellow. Or do I, as I think I should, just delete it? Save it for an occasional chuckle? In any case, thanks for listening.
Yours,
[Redacted]"
Hmph. Personally, we think it's good for a laugh. Furthermore, flag that application! As a wise friend of ours once said, "the workplace is the only place where being vengeful actually makes sense!" Just a little unprofessional advice for you professionals.
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I'd burn him. Whether it's petty or uncool or not, the guy still demonstrated that he probably wouldn't be an appropriate candidate for employment. He's also shown, perhaps more importantly, that he's f*&king stupid, another typical negative for a job candidate. Also: impulsive, unrestrained, arrogant, aggressive, rude, etc.
Imagine the damage he could do as an employee.
You should just post the whole thing - name, email, resume, everything - on the internet. OK, maybe that's going too far, but it'd make it even more juicy and fun for us readers!
I'd hit delete and move on with your life. If you attempt to make a lesson out of every asshole response to an online ad, you'll never get anything done.
I don't quite see the difference between his gripes and hers.