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Funny job ads on Monster.com

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Talk_Dude

I spotted some help wanted ads on Monster.com. They cracked me up.

There's this one, that one, and this other one.

I realize that companies have to advertise jobs in order to comply with government employment regulations, but does anyone really believe that CBS is going to advertise for on-air or backstage talent on Monster.com?
 
Ha Ha! This CBS ad on Monster is about as unrealistic as the ads also on Monster about those ideal dream jobs that say you can make a thousand dollars a week from home selling items you never"have to see, buy, or even store."

Wait, they advertise that job ad on CBS Radio Pittsburgh stations too.
 
What's funny is that it is by no means cheap to post jobs on Monster.
Their basic packages start in the several thousand dollar range.

They do offer some EEOC/OFCCP tracking tools however, which help to
meet your reporting requirements in meeting Federal hiring laws.
 
FreddyE1977 said:
What's funny is that it is by no means cheap to post jobs on Monster.
Their basic packages start in the several thousand dollar range.

They do offer some EEOC/OFCCP tracking tools however, which help to
meet your reporting requirements in meeting Federal hiring laws.
Click to expand...

Ah. So in other words people throw up a pointless ad on Monster even when they know exactly who they want for the position, just as a CYA?
 
corporateradiosucks said:
FreddyE1977 said:
What's funny is that it is by no means cheap to post jobs on Monster.
Their basic packages start in the several thousand dollar range.

They do offer some EEOC/OFCCP tracking tools however, which help to
meet your reporting requirements in meeting Federal hiring laws.
Click to expand...

Ah. So in other words people throw up a pointless ad on Monster even when they know exactly who they want for the position, just as a CYA?
Click to expand...

Companies who are hiring techies, and already have a foreign worker on staff for whom they
want to sponsor a green card, will frequently do this. They have to prove to the Government
that they have been unable to find an American to fill the job, and are required to post and
advertise that job for a certain period of time.

Also companies who are worried about meeting their EEOC/OFCCP requirements, which are
being enforced more strictly under the Obama administration. If you force all applicants into
a portal like Monster, and have them self-select their race and gender, you can produce very
nice reports showing that you received 96 applicants, out of which 58 were white, 21 black,
14 Hispanic, 1 Asian-Pacific Islander, etc. You can then show the government that you diligently
opened and read them all, and then scheduled interviews for X number out of every minority group.
This data will then hopefully keep the dog of your lawn when it comes to complying with OFCCP
requirements. (this is why most companies will no longer accept resumes via email attachments and
instead force you to apply through a web portal).
 
I don't think that's necessarily the case here. Part-time producer isn't exactly a prime position. Producers don't make squat, and part-time is even less attractive.

You would think they get audition tapes from wanna-be talk show hosts all the time. It could also be that none of the people applying that way have much to offer.

Can't hurt to cast a wide net. You never know.

corporateradiosucks said:
FreddyE1977 said:
What's funny is that it is by no means cheap to post jobs on Monster.
Their basic packages start in the several thousand dollar range.

They do offer some EEOC/OFCCP tracking tools however, which help to
meet your reporting requirements in meeting Federal hiring laws.
Click to expand...

Ah. So in other words people throw up a pointless ad on Monster even when they know exactly who they want for the position, just as a CYA?
Click to expand...
 
Would be an interesting thread topic here.

"How many of you have ever gotten a radio job by responding to a newspaper ad/
the Pennysaver/Monster.com"?

I remember that WNUF used to advertise open on-air jobs in the Green Sheet all the time.
Of course they owned that too, so it basically cost them nothing.
 
We should all apply for these jobs and report back with the responses we get. Should be funny. If we hear back at all.
 
I applied for four different cbs radio jobs in the pittsburgh area directly on their website. One of the jobs said not considered but the other three say under review and this info was submitted since early July of this year. Still no call from cbs radio. Most likely they already filled the positions from within the company.
 
Were you able to attach a WAV or mp3 file of your airchecks? Just curious.
 
I was unable to attach mp3s the online app only let me attach my resume in pdf format. I told them I could either e-mail the mp3s or mail out a cd.
 
As far as your aircheck, why not just be proactive and DO IT rather than waiting for a call...
 
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