20 Common Want-Ad Phrases and What They Really Mean
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20 Common Want-Ad Phrases and What They Really Mean
ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION: You'll be making under $7 an hour.
ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION IN AN UP-AND-COMING COMPANY: You'll be making under $7 an hour; we'll be bankrupt in a year.
COMPETITIVE SALARY: We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors.
JOIN OUR FAST-PACED COMPANY: We have no time to train you; you'll have to introduce yourself to your coworkers.
IMMEDIATE OPENING: The person who used to have this job gave notice a month ago. We're just now running the ad.
WE OFFER GREAT BENEFITS: After 90 days, you can join our HMO, which has a $500 deductible and a $25 co-pay.
SEEKING ENTHUSIASTIC, FUN, HARD WORKING, PEOPLE:...who still live with their parents and won't mind our internship-level salaries.
CASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE: We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up.
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT: We have a lot of turnover.
MUST BE DEADLINE ORIENTED: You'll be six months behind schedule on your first day.
SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED: Some time each night and some time each weekend.
FLEXIBLE HOURS: Work 40 hours; get paid for 25.
WHERE EMPLOYEES FEEL VALUED: Those who missed the last round of layoffs, that is.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE: We've filled the job; our call for resumes is just a legal formality.
SEEKING CANDIDATES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE: You'll need it to replace three people who just left.
PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS A MUST: You're walking into a company in perpetual chaos.
REQUIRES TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS: You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect.
GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want and do it.
ABILITY TO HANDLE A HEAVY WORKLOAD: You whine, you're fired.
ASPIRATIONS FOR GROWTH WITHIN OUR COMPANY: We loooooove brown-nosers.
ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION IN AN UP-AND-COMING COMPANY: You'll be making under $7 an hour; we'll be bankrupt in a year.
COMPETITIVE SALARY: We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors.
JOIN OUR FAST-PACED COMPANY: We have no time to train you; you'll have to introduce yourself to your coworkers.
IMMEDIATE OPENING: The person who used to have this job gave notice a month ago. We're just now running the ad.
WE OFFER GREAT BENEFITS: After 90 days, you can join our HMO, which has a $500 deductible and a $25 co-pay.
SEEKING ENTHUSIASTIC, FUN, HARD WORKING, PEOPLE:...who still live with their parents and won't mind our internship-level salaries.
CASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE: We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up.
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT: We have a lot of turnover.
MUST BE DEADLINE ORIENTED: You'll be six months behind schedule on your first day.
SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED: Some time each night and some time each weekend.
FLEXIBLE HOURS: Work 40 hours; get paid for 25.
WHERE EMPLOYEES FEEL VALUED: Those who missed the last round of layoffs, that is.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE: We've filled the job; our call for resumes is just a legal formality.
SEEKING CANDIDATES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE: You'll need it to replace three people who just left.
PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS A MUST: You're walking into a company in perpetual chaos.
REQUIRES TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS: You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect.
GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want and do it.
ABILITY TO HANDLE A HEAVY WORKLOAD: You whine, you're fired.
ASPIRATIONS FOR GROWTH WITHIN OUR COMPANY: We loooooove brown-nosers.
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Thats funny. I think Ive seen that floating around before. I hate job ads, especially ones written by HR and not the hiring manager.
Right now the "GOD" ad is common. "Must have 5 years experience in desktop support environment, must know C++, Perl, Audix, telecom, Java, lift 50lbs, basic auto repair, switches, routers, printers, abacus, international diplomatic skills a plus but not required. $12/ hour
Right now the "GOD" ad is common. "Must have 5 years experience in desktop support environment, must know C++, Perl, Audix, telecom, Java, lift 50lbs, basic auto repair, switches, routers, printers, abacus, international diplomatic skills a plus but not required. $12/ hour
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... If I know all that, I want $20/hr.TrailerParkJawa wrote:Thats funny. I think Ive seen that floating around before. I hate job ads, especially ones written by HR and not the hiring manager.
Right now the "GOD" ad is common. "Must have 5 years experience in desktop support environment, must know C++, Perl, Audix, telecom, Java, lift 50lbs, basic auto repair, switches, routers, printers, abacus, international diplomatic skills a plus but not required. $12/ hour
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Holy shit!!!!TrailerParkJawa wrote:Thats funny. I think Ive seen that floating around before. I hate job ads, especially ones written by HR and not the hiring manager.
Right now the "GOD" ad is common. "Must have 5 years experience in desktop support environment, must know C++, Perl, Audix, telecom, Java, lift 50lbs, basic auto repair, switches, routers, printers, abacus, international diplomatic skills a plus but not required. $12/ hour
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Re: 20 Common Want-Ad Phrases and What They Really Mean
Sounds like most US Military O-1s straight out of the Academies/ROTC in their first assignment. Or so those silly recruiters tell me.EmperorMing wrote:REQUIRES TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS: You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect.
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This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight