[penguicon-general] Job Posting

[Shay]

Yes... working at Realcomp is pretty amazing... I actually enjoy going to
work.  And Sarah, sushi is fine.  :)

But we can still wrestle in pudding.  Chocolate pudding.

~Shay

On 8/14/07, LadySarah <ladysarahmarie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I believe that if you re-read the description the enthusiasm is referring
> back to the position itself.  It's like they need someone who can be gung-ho
> about the job just about all the time.  You don't have to be "up" and
> "hyper" 24/7, but someone who can display a great enthusiasm for what they
> do and even look forward to it is quite what I'm sure they're looking for.
>
> Honestly, where I work if you're not going to love your job and tell
> everyone you know just how much you love it, we don't want to hire you.
> It's a very small company and while we know that everyone has bad days and
> sucky days and grumpy days if you can not over all tell people "my gods,
> this is like the best job I've ever had and I'm working with the best
> people!!!!" then you're really not a good fit.
>
> Sarah
> (because working with a good hunk of your heart-family is a truly amazing
> experience)
>
> On 8/14/07, Matt Arnold < matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have a strange relationship with marketing. I think I would probably
> > be good at it if I could figure out what it is.
> >
> > I got a D minus in a marketing class I took in college which was one
> > of my most boring classes ever. I was expected to invent a fake
> > product and take polls of other students to find out if people liked
> > it. At the end of the course, I realized that if you asked me what
> > marketing was, after listening to that teacher drone on mindlessly for
> > months (about a subject he obviously had been ordered to teach against
> > his will), I could not tell you that basic answer.
> >
> > And yet, since then, in my life, and on the internet, I have heard
> > people talk about marketing constantly as if it were the promotion of
> > a product itself, not designing products and taking polls about them.
> > Sometimes it seems to have something to do with finding out what the
> > market wants, and fitting products or services to what the market will
> > bear. The "marketing department" one hears about in the Dilbert comic
> > strip seems to fit this when they overrule the engineering department.
> >
> > But then, people often say to me the advertising and public relations
> > I have done are good marketing. And yet that has to do with changing
> > what the public wants, which is a different thing.
> >
> > I have never been able to figure out what tasks professional marketing
> > people do on a day-to-day basis. It's really frustrating.
> >
> > That's why I like this ad for its mention of flyers and announcements.
> >
> > But the fact that they demand some vague "enthusiasm" about nothing in
> > particular is reason enough to tell them to jump in the lake. I am
> > enthusiastic about specific things that I choose because I love them.
> > THAT IS NOT FOR SALE. If they aren't going to tell me what I'm
> > expected to be enthusiastic about, the answer is no.
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> >
> > On 8/14/07, LadySarah < ladysarahmarie at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Of course!
> > >
> > > POSITION POSTING
> > >
> > > Are you enthusiastic, organized, creative, and technically inclined?
> > Do you
> > > have marketing and administration experience? Are you looking for an
> > > innovative company to expand your marketing experience?
> > >
> > > WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!
> > >
> > > Realcomp II Ltd., Michigan's largest Real Estate Multiple Listing
> > service is
> > > looking for an enthusiastic, highly organized, creative, and
> > technically
> > > inclined individual to support our marketing efforts. This exciting
> > position
> > > involves supporting overall marketing and public relation efforts, as
> > well
> > > as help in creating marketing pieces and assisting on various projects
> > and
> > > meetings. Requirements: Marketing degree and/or on-the-job working
> > > experience in a marketing capacity. Must be extremely computer
> > literate and
> > > Internet/Email savvy. Must be able to create basic marketing pieces
> > such as
> > > flyers and announcements. This position could also include involvement
> > with
> > > customer visits and public relations. Creativity, self-confidence and
> > > un-ending enthusiasm are a must! If you are this candidate, please
> > respond
> > > today!
> > >
> > > Reply to: Tami Fite
> > > Email: tfite at corp dot realcomp dot comAnything else you want to
> > know??
> > > ;)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  On 8/14/07, Jer < jer.lance at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I heard a rumor that there's a Marketing Coordinator job
> > posting?  Any
> > > details? :P
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > -jer
> > > > jer.lance at gmail.com
> > > > http://www.ibloviate.org
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