I just received the following email:
I'm a recruiter with Pearson, and I'm excited to talk to you about some of our new job openings that might be a great fit for your skills.
Take a look at our current openings by following the link below, and let us know if you're interested. If none of these openings are a fit for you, feel free to forward them to people you know.
Thanks,
Gwen Simpson
Pearson
Curious to see what Gwen thought my skills were, I clicked on the link that was provided to me. Note that this is only a subset of the 6 jobs available:
Research Associate
Tulsa, OK and Iowa City, IA
Last updated on 8/13/08
Research Scientist
Iowa City, IA
Last updated on 8/13/08
Statistical Analyst
Bloomington, MN
Last updated on 8/13/08
So apparently Pearson thinks I'm a statistician, interesting in relocating to the Midwest.
They are 100% wrong.
Why do modern companies have such a huge problem targeting their messages?
Tom Petty's second and third breakdowns
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I just authored a post on my "JEBredCal" blog entitled "Breakouts, go ahead
and give them to me." I doubt that many people will realize why the title
was...
3 years ago