[penguicon-general] Job Posting

Tue Aug 14 19:55:16 EDT 2007

Ok, Jer, you asked for it... Sarah and Shay chocolate pudding wrestling!!!!

And I should hope sushi would be fine!  What better food is there in the
world??  Well, besides pizza and beer when you're really really craving it,
that is.

Sarah
(dye out of hair and hoping to start catching up on things now)

On 8/14/07, Shay <bardicwench at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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Lady Sarah, que_sara_sara
"I don't know man, I didn't do it." ~~Mal2
Programming Driver, Penguicon 6.0
The Chocolate Goddess, coming soon to a con near you
Warrior Princess of the Clan of the Lonely Goatherd
IWG Wench #539 MCL, Local 69
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