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[Guy Profumo]

O tempora! O fucking mores!

[WOM]

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Clever and newsworthy marketing idea. But completely useless for getting the right people for the job, I'd think.

[Ginger Yellow]

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Well, it's cheaper than advertising for the job in the national papers.

[Wyatt Earp]

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WornOldMotorbike wrote:

Clever and newsworthy marketing idea. But completely useless for getting the right people for the job, I'd think.

WOM, I know you think I'm out to get you, and I swear I'm really not, but, I mean, does that not strike you as nauseating in its meretriciousness and cynicism?

[Guy Profumo]

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Why on Earth... wrote:

WornOldMotorbike wrote:

Clever and newsworthy marketing idea. But completely useless for getting the right people for the job, I'd think.

WOM, I know you think I'm out to get you, and I swear I'm really not, but, I mean, does that not strike you as nauseating in its meretriciousness and cynicism?

I agree with him.

And if it means what I think it means; I'd be happy to claim my initial post as meretricious.

[Wyatt Earp]

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Not your post; the actions of this company.

[Guy Profumo]

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Why on Earth... wrote:

Not your post; the actions of this company.

And I agree with that as well.

It doesn't mean that my actions were well intentioned either.

I hope the fuckers crash and burn, and that sort of attitude is never good for the soul.

[WOM]

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Sorry - and no, I don't think you're out to get me - but did you mean that my response was cynical and meretricious or that the campaign was?

[WOM]

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I'm just going to assume the latter, as it's clearly the most likely.

No, I don't think it is any more than any ad / PR campaign is. By which I mean that they all could be interpreted as such.

But if you're hiring in a bad market, it can be spun to mean you're doing something right and you're growing and hiring. I don't see the downside in garnering a few free column inches from that. And if it drums up a few good employees for few dollars, that's clever as well. I think if it's any kind of crime, it's clearly a victimless one.

[WOM]

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My real objection was to this: "The company came up with the idea to sort out genuine contenders from those who are just looking for a job."

I can't see how this stunt would generate any more qualified applicants than the standard CV route would. If I had to sum up my qualifications for a similar job in 140 characters, I'd have to omit quite a few details that would likely clinch the deal in my favour. I don't see how this benefits the company.

But from a free publicity standpoint, I'd still say it's points in their favour.

[Wyatt Earp]

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I don't understand, and I think probably I never will.

[WOM]

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What bothers you about it?