I was checking out craigslist.org in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area to see what kinds of writing/editing jobs might be available. There was one for an “Electronic Publisher/Proofreader” posted by this company:
JPG & Associates, Inc.
“The Publications Professionals”
It looked intriguing, but I don’t think I’ll be applying because I don’t meet a lot of the qualifications:
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1. Advanced skills in MS Word (templates, book marks, hyperlinks, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, MS Visio.
2. Experience working Documentum or other document management system.
3. High attention to detail.
4. Must be able to start end of May.
5. Must be able to work on-site 8:00-5:00.
6. Previous contract experience is preferred.
I know very little about the first two, but 3 and 4 disturb me. They want someone with high attention to detail who is also able to start working at the end of May. My problem? The ad was posted on June 12th. They want to hire a proofreader who apparently started working for them two weeks ago. If that’s what they’re looking for, maybe I should start working on my resume and list all the jobs I’m planning on having through 2009…
And that is precisely why they are desperately seeking a proofreader 🙂
what for? in 2012 the world will end 😛
When was the job posted? The ones on Craigslist are sometimes up for months if they don’t fill the position…
Where are they located? Maybe you can convince them to send you on a plane around the world several times crossing the date line and get you back to May so you can apply. 😀
Yeah, I’ve scrolled through many months that still have jobs listed. In this case, I didn’t read it on June 12th—it was posted on June 12th.
I understand that. But Craigslist doesn’t leave postings up forever. Their policy for Minneapolis/St.Paul is for Job classifieds to expire after 45 days. So maybe it was a “Repost”… Meaning that they just took the text from the original post and reposted it without realizing they needed to make changes.
Which again begs the point that they need an editor/proofreader. 😀