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Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by scott_s »

thirdstation wrote: post #55
scott_s wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But a generalist in what area. My first thought was he was looking for a job in the advertising industry, based on the page itself. He gives no indication what he wants to do. Even saying "I design things" eliminates, say, accounting.

Violent agreement. Focusing on one thing dramatically increases your chance of success, and makes it easier for folks looking for that specific thing to identify you. Mr. Horner's site seems even more reverse than a reverse application - does that make sense? He seems to be saying, "First, decide if you like ME. Then, decide if you have a job for me." EDIT: I should have said "industry" instead of "thing" in my secon…

That I certainly agree with - the industry point. He probably has an industry in mind, but he has not communicated that at all.

Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by MtL »

I wouldn't hire the guy. He does not communicate well what he does and what kind of position he is looking for, he spends a couple of paragraphs telling the world how useless he is, and he did not show any initiative to start something himself while he was unemployed. Nice try, but it's not sufficient to convince me.

Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by blacksmythe »

hogu wrote: post #58
chegra wrote: post #21

His resume: http://www.andrewhorner.com/documents/AndrewHorner.Resume.pd... * For your level of experience, Everything should fit on a page. * Take out the operating system part. They can infer them by the languages you use. * Take out high school * Create a section for awards and list them there * Take out familiar with MatLab and Latex * For each project give a link to a screen-shot or working project and ensure th…

matlab skills are highly desired for some jobs, If you know it well enough to put it on your resume, you should just lump it in with the other languages. same with latex(if you're possibly looking for anything academic/research lab)

I agree. I know many smart people in engineering who only use existing engineering tools supplemented by Matlab for data analysis.

Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by sofal »

jasonlotito wrote: post #43

> Possess strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. If you can't tell the difference between "you're" and "your", your never going to be able to get you're points across to me. I can't tell if he's doing this intentionally to make a point, or it's just an honest error. Still, it's amusing.

Looks like you missed his second intentional mistake in the same sentence.

Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by gvb »

blaines wrote: post #51
shrikant wrote: post #15

The form validation error messages are interesting, too :-) In case Andrew Horner reads this: yes, I'm one of the people (assuming there are more such curious folks) that filled in junk info to take a peek at those error messages. Sorry!

* Nice try at anonymity, but I'm going to need a name. * Oh, you're unemployed too? * Not sure how you expect me to respond without this. * Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but that doesn't seem like an actual e-mail address. * Let's not take any chances here. * You're either a terrible typist or a poor listener. Make sure your email address matches in both fields. * Hey, if you don't know what to call the job, I'm not…

> You're either a terrible typist or a poor listener. Make sure your email address matches in both fields.

I would humbly suggest "Oh, I see you haven't mastered cut'n'paste yet."

Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by nihilocrat »

jasonlotito wrote: post #43

> Possess strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. If you can't tell the difference between "you're" and "your", your never going to be able to get you're points across to me. I can't tell if he's doing this intentionally to make a point, or it's just an honest error. Still, it's amusing.

It's definitely an intentional joke.

Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by mfukar »

mayank wrote: post #9
krmmalik wrote: post #8

I love it. Sincerely, i can say this, that if i was in a position to, i'd definitely hire you. But i have something of interest to impart to you. Im from a background of arranged marriages (yes, im ok with it) and my parents are currently looking for a suitor for me. I've been rejected by ALOT of girls, and have been through almost the exact same thought process as you. I'd gotten to the point of grovelling, being co…

> So henceforth begins my reverse marriage proposal! Careful, that might be confused with "arrogant douchebag". What you look for in a for-profit company aimed at maximizing profits is not necessarily what you'd want in a husband. For example, you probably wouldn't want to "work with a team" to solve intimate marital issues. Which raises the larger point about this article, and hundreds of other charmingly idiosyncra…

Which raises the larger point about this article, and hundreds of other charmingly idiosyncratic applications -- they certainly are refreshing, but may not always be received in the best way.

If I were him, I wouldn't give a rat's ass about who might not receive it in the best way.

But that's just me. I've been privileged enough to be sought after by my past and potential employers.

Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by nocman »

jasonlotito wrote: post #43

> Possess strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. If you can't tell the difference between "you're" and "your", your never going to be able to get you're points across to me. I can't tell if he's doing this intentionally to make a point, or it's just an honest error. Still, it's amusing.

If he had only screwed up the the "your" you pointed out (as in "you're never...") it might be a humorous mistake. But he intentionally screwed up both -- he also said "able to get you're points across".

BTW, thank's for pointing this out. I read that point so fast that I completely missed the joke (which would have been unfortunate).

Re: The reverse job applicant

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Post by eyeareque »

I like his attempt, and hope he succeeds.

After looking at his resume I can see why he isn't getting any calls. That is a disgusting resume layout. He really needs to make something more professional, and to the point.

As a lot of people said, his attempt hasn't impressed them. However, you have to remember that he only wants one job, so that means he only needs to impress one person in order to reach his goal.

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