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Topic: Hilarious job posting on this site!
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| Suet | Posted – 5/6/2008 4:24:33 PM | show profile | email poster http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/jobview.asp?joid=77055&page=1 This listing includes these requirements: "Weekly poll'write, get sign off from Debbie, EDs, and John Benson, enter in poll application, and send upcoming poll to EDs for MedPulse" "Maintain new author paperwork' Sending out contracts, tracking them as needed, filing, sending any disclosures to Debbie for review, entering authors into Contact Manager" Comment: I admit my Debbie skills are a bit weak, but I have a lot of John Benson practice. (Full text posted below, because I'm sure ad will be corrected as soon as someone sees this pointed out...) Associate Editor Publication or Company Medscape Industry Editorial, Internet/Online/New Media Job Duration Full Time Job Location New York, NY USA Job Requirements Manage the news schedule for articles posting on Medscape (MMN, CME, THO, and Reuters) Manage the news@medscape.net mailbox'forward emails as needed, draft and send responses Cross-post THO stories on Medscape Tag Reuters news, check with specialty editors to avoid duplicates, and send sales and industry news alerts on articles as needed Add PubMed links to Medscape articles Compile Essential Stats report and present at monthly MMN meeting News CME Performance report'update monthly Track the number of news stories in the Specialty News Volume YoY Percentage Changes report Maintain freelancer directory 'add potential freelancers and resumes, change information as needed Weekly poll'write, get sign off from Debbie, EDs, and John Benson, enter in poll application, and send upcoming poll to EDs for MedPulse Assist off-site news employees with office issues'faxes, mail, HR, vacation days, etc. Process invoices and following up on payments Compile monthly expense estimates Create monthly CME invoices Maintain new author paperwork' Sending out contracts, tracking them as needed, filing, sending any disclosures to Debbie for review, entering authors into Contact Manager Update and maintain journal access list Requirements: BA Degree in Marketing, Journalism or related field 2-3 years editorial experience in an online setting About Our Company WebMD Health Contract Recruiter |
| Lula | Posted – 5/9/2008 4:13:09 AM | show profile Ha! Apparently, they could use a new HR admin, too - maybe one who realizes that writing job descriptions requires actually translating the in-house memo into something for the public. |
| Lula | Posted – 5/9/2008 4:13:40 AM | show profile Maybe that's what happens when you have the intern post a job description? |
| ConfidentDesigner | Posted – 5/9/2008 3:01:51 PM | show profile That IS hilarious! I interviewed (via phone) with an HR person at a local company last week after applying for a position that was posted on craigslist. After interviewing me on the phone, they requested some direct mail PDFs which I promptly sent. They also already had my online portfolio and complete resume which they really liked. She kept telling me that I was an "exceptionally strong candidate" and then all of a sudden I got an abrupt "not interested" email. When I asked for some feedback as to why I was being rejected so abruptly, here's verbatim, the response I got back from her: "Sometimes it's simply a subtle piece that a hiring manager is looking for; it's hard for them to identify, so it's hard for me to identify. There is no question that you are an excellent candidate. Everyone agreed on that. It simply wasn't quite what they were looking for. Hope that helps!" Is this bizarre, or what? |
