Now that's what I call indentation!

Someone going wild with bullets and indentation...& as the ad went beyond the bottom of the screen (& so foiled screen capture beyond that point) the indentation became even more absurd, to the point where it was one word per line.

What? I just have to work one hour per year?

To be fair, the accompanying ad was one I wouldnt've complained about, but then I glanced across at the summary...

Mindworx - or not...

Always be aware of triple exclamation marks (aside, there is a band called "!!!" pronounced "chk, chk, chk"). It usually signals some gormless junior recruitment "consultant" (don't you love how they hijack and thereby devalue these titles?) getting desperate to fill a position (or several duplicate ones) and so lathers up the froth on the ad to the point where you think they're flogging the latest, greatest, fantabulous, orgasm-producing *thing* to hit the shelves, but...wait...no - IT'S JUST A FLIPPIN' JOB.

That's right mate, a job. Something that a lot of people just *do* because they have bills to pay and/or they haven't got the imagination and/or guts to do something that they *really* want to. So this type of hyping/exaggeration really sticks in my craw. To top it all off, the spelling & grammar are appalling - even for Brisbane standards. If you can't make it all the way through (& I don't blame you if you can't) then the first 3 sentences all have errors. And don't you just want to swat the smug looking bint "leaning" on the ad? Oh, it's all going on with this one.

Senior Software Developer's...what?

This one's going to apostrophe abuse as well...

My old job

Yes folks, always a stomach-churner - seeing your old job (from which you've been sacked) come up in the results of the job-feed you've set up. I won't say too much about it. I was engaged while I was there & I *think* that there was no problem with my actually doing the work that the position entailed. Just that I didn't fit the Sema mould, I suppose, whatever that is.

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Bigger than the US presidential race!! (Huh?)

This is an example of the type of over-the-top guff we (IT ppl looking for work in Brisbane) have to put up with. The mere *idea* that the person posting this ad thinks that a geek job in a city that 90% of the world's population hasn't even heard of can be compared to a multiple-year campaign for the leadership of the world's most powerful nation in terms of...well...anything...is stupefying to say the least.



Like I said - not very bright...

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Introducing the Clueless Recruiter

Well, I'm just about to re-commence the sure to be spirit-crushing process of trying to find employment in the IT sector in Brisbane. I say sure to be because since returning to this mini-Gehenna from London just on a year ago, I have already gone through the whole process for over 6 months before (finally) finding someone who would take me on www.semagroup.com.au. So, I know what it's like. As it turns out, I didn't make my probation period, so here I am at roughly 10:30 am on a Friday, unemployed, setting up this blog.

And what is this blog about? Well, it's to track all the stupid ads, spelling mistakes, inconsistencies, lies and deception that I am *sure* I will encounter during this process. You might get a laugh. Recruiters might get to realize that spell-checkers exist (& then learn how to use them) and that the people reading their ads are *way* smarter than they are. I, at least will get to let off a little steam...

So, sit back & enjoy...