[ale] Job listing

Geoffrey lists at serioustechnology.com
Thu Feb 5 07:41:21 EST 2009


Jeff Lightner wrote:
> Except for the one obvious typo I didn't see anything wrong with this
> email.  It seemed to be written by someone educated that didn't run a
> spell check.  I've been guilty of that myself.

This makes sense to you?

'They need to maintain balance and manage triage in a calm and positive 
under pressure.'

I too found it poorly written.

> 
> Also some "local" jobs ARE written by international people.   When I
> worked for a major pharmaceutical in RTP North Carolina about half the
> folks I dealt with were in the U.K.   However, this email didn't have an
> "English" feel to it - just and educated one ignoring the one typo.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Sean
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:37 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Job listing
> 
> On Wednesday 04 February 2009 01:55:43 pm Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>    All, I just got this from a recruiter out in Georgia.  Hope it can
>> help someone in need.
>> Reply direct to him as I'm not affiliated, I just get the occasional
>> spamage.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> ------
>>
>> Here is my job description please send anyone who is a fit.
>>
>> UNIX System Admin/ Production Support
>>
>> Reason: The Applications Development team is building a New Portal for
>> the Lasalle/CashPro Web transition.
>>
>> Description: Candidate will be bridge point for customers calling in
>> with errors. They will need to evaluate, analyze and identify the
>> problem and perform appropriate triage. If necessary, they will need
> to
>> escalade the problem to development team or other appropriate SME.
> They
>> need to maintain balance and manage triage in a calm and positive
> under
>> pressure.
> 
> [rest snipped for brevity]
> 
> Back when people actually looked forward to reading their daily
> newspaper,
> I worked in many a newsroom as a writer, photographer, and editor.
> 
> This job description reads as if it were written by someone for whom the
> 
> English language is not his native tongue.  When I see stuff like this,
> it
> always makes me a bit leery, especially when the return address seems to
> be local.
> 
> YMMV
> 
> Sean
> 
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