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Re:Things I wish people who write job postings would stop wr... by cek on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @03:23PM (#8725451)
Yes, I posted this to several mailing lists that had thousands of people on them. I got about 500 responses. Most were of the "LOL" variety. One said "I found this to be in very poor taste."

I got 11 solid leads, and 2 of those turned into hires.

More here: http://ceklog.kindel.com/2011/10/27/my-best-hiring-stunt-to-...

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Re:Things I wish people who write job postings would stop wr... by MrDom on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @07:47PM (#8726926)
Were they quality hires? And are you still hiring at amazon? ;)
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Re:Things I wish people who write job postings would stop wr... by cek on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @08:29PM (#8727141)
Of course, and yes: http://www.amazon.jobs/results?searchStrings[]=alcc
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