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Applicant Takes Recruiter‘s ’Color’ Request Literally, Hilarity Ensues
- Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:29pm by
Becket Adams
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Note to self: If someone asks you to “add some color” to your application, they mean “be more descriptive.”
In the following email thread, which must be read bottom-to-top, recruiter Carl asks applicant Matthew why he wants to be a trader and advises him to add some color to his application.
Matthew took him literally.
Make sure you read bottom up!
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We definitely agree with Business Insider on this one. Best line out of this exchange: “Please explain your rationale for the rainbow.”
Too much fun.
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Comments (72)
namron52
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 9:41amSadly, this guys’ grammar is the norm today. Pay attention to the kyron scroll during any newscast, and you will think it is some sort of “bring your third grader to work day.” I used to think it was funny, but now I realize that the old days of readin’, writin’, and arithmatic” are fading fast.
Report Post »At least the guy thought…may have been wrong, but at least he thought. These days that makes him unusual.
drphil69
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 1:17pm50 years of liberals controlling public education… THIS IS THE BEST WE CAN EXPECT!
You see, they are teaching much more important things than grammer or history.. THEY ARE TEACHING PROPER USE OF CONDOMS, AND HOW EVERYBODY WINS….
Report Post »Machtyn
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 1:17pmI was going to point out that his “excellent communication skills” failed him in his first response by his poor use of grammar and/or potential misspellings. He all but admits his poor communication skills when he states he misunderstood the “color” requirement.
Report Post »Amarilloan
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 2:49pmAmen! The level for genius has been dumbed down so much that my dog qualifies.
Report Post »Zetareticuli
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 9:17amHaha. I might have done this just to be a wise guy. I get so tired of interviewers who try and play games. Ask your questions and I’ll answer them honestly. Don’t ask me to “dazzle you” with feigned enthusiasm or cater to your irrelevant whims.
Report Post »seljo1701a
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 10:20amAMEN! Is he interviewing for a sales job, or for a trading job? Trading, I would think, requires more analytical skills than salesmanship/personality/B.S..
Report Post »DrunkGOP_Hack
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:43amFor all the critics.
AT LEAST HE IS TRYING AND LOOKING FOR A JOB!
Not like some sitting on their BUTTS waiting for a handout!
Report Post »Bloody Sam
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 9:22amAll levity over the coloring of his email reply aside, this guy needs to go back to grammar school.
Report Post »The sentence structure and grammar mistakes in his response would have earned an “F” in high school.
A very sad commentary on the education level of college grads in our nation.
I weep for the future.
MLeonova
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 12:04pmI agree. But interviews are so difficult to deal with these days. They are like the IRS… they want to know everything about you including your personal life details rather than how you would be successful at the job they offer. It gets tedious. I still believe in continually applying and finding work because if anything, your name gets out there .
Report Post »carbonated
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:42amHe has a “high attention to detail” but misses his typos and bad sentence structure. And what font is that – comic sans??
Report Post »integrican
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 3:51pmHe works well under pressure…He works well under pressure.
The “dumbing down” of America is a absolute success!
….and the “valley girl” up-speak and ending every phrase and statement as if it were a question, is even evident with professional broadcasters these days. It makes me cringe, and I beg my children to not fall for that speech pattern as it makes one sound stupid. So far, so good even though every one of their friends speak that way. All part of the plan, my pretty, all part of the plan.
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:28amHe’s is GAY , for sure .
Report Post »DrunkGOP_Hack
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:44amAnd you based this on color?
Report Post »REALLY?
Don’t be such a tool and hurtful all your life.
jettson
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 10:49amHA HA HA How ridiculous
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:23amPoor, simple, Matthew. Looks like he’s going to have to take the Affirmative Action route.
Perhaps he can claim to be a foreign exchange student from Indonesia or Kenya.
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 1:51pmOr a American Indian.
Report Post »flaboater1
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:11amWith so many “I’s” in this note, perhaps an Obama speechwriter, or maybe even Obama himself helped the poor guy write it.
At least he is trying to get a job
Report Post »Treaty
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 7:44amFunny that some people are questioning the intelligence of the applicant. He obviously was just being funny. Has a better sense of humor then most Democrats I know.
Report Post »piper60
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:03amToo bad most recruiters have their sense of humor taken out at birth.
Report Post »DrunkGOP_Hack
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:46amTreaty – refreshing to see some still have passion to go the extra yard be the interpretation right or wrong.
A person like Mathew is the kind of guy that would probably bring a bit of fun and energy to the office.
Report Post »He will be fine where ever he gets a job.
summitday113
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 7:00amI wonder why the potential employer continued communicating with this applicant. Are they seriously thinking of HIRING this person to be a trader?
Report Post »DrunkGOP_Hack
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:49am…and you would be?
you know what is next to the word “Nobody” in the dictionary?
Nope, not your picture. The definition of the word, “Nobody.”
Report Post »ChevalierdeJohnstone
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 2:09amAs a former Wall Street employee, this email really is hilarious. Financial firms are filled with people who use meaningless cliches like “add some color” and still talk about “thinking outside the box”. (Nobody even knows where the box is anymore…that’s why they lose so much money and keep having to be bailed out by the Fed.)
Report Post »DRAGONSEED
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 12:26amAgreed, this was not very hilarious. Sort of a waste of time. We have a lot of serious issues to deal with in America lately, and this was neither serious nor comic relief, really. How about something that either SOLVES a problem or has us ROTFLOAO?
Report Post »TreeTrimmerJim
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 12:34am“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Report Post »its_time_to_arrest_our_government
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 1:31amthis is the kind of ignorance coming out of our schools we are in deep trouble folks. if this don’t make the point of getting the unions out of our schools nothing will.
Report Post »Jeremy
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 2:31amIf some of you don’t like the content at The Blaze, here’s a couple of options for you: a) go start your own media empire, and/or b) stop coming here. Pretty simple, really.
Report Post »trinklefinder
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 10:12amyes, cute will NOT be tolerated here! only one extreme or the other! lighten up francis. you want serious go visit newsmax, you want funny go to antijoke.com
Report Post »ohiowordguy
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:14pmWow. Filled with grammatical errors and incoherent thoughts. I wouldn’t let the guy trade marbles!
Report Post »DetritusScreener
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 1:09amI love your anaolgy to trading marbles. I have a feeling this kid would screw up making a Big Mac.
Report Post »RWCT
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 6:04amUnfortunately there are many presently doing so.
Report Post »mauijonny
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:58pmWhen I was 12 (as in TWELVE and not graduated from college with a 4.0), I went to stay with an aunt and some cousins in PA. There, I was introduced to Girl Scouts via my cousin. Anyways, they were getting ready for a camping trip and they were nice enough to include little ol’ me. Time came to learn how to build the camp fire. They told us about kindling, etc…, but nothing was actually catching fire. Finally, the scout leader looked at me and asked me to go get some “small pieces of paper.” Being the literal child I was, I returned with the equivalent of confetti…But, hey…I tried ;)
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:44pmThis is what a 4.0 gpa application response looks like ?
The grammar and sentence structure was ………………. expected considering our education system
Report Post »TreeTrimmerJim
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 12:30amWould your parents and your neighbor‘s parents admit to graduating a student exhibiting this man’s skills?
When voters take control of community education, our families will prosper, in turn our communities, followed by states and our nations.
Would your community graduate this person?
Report Post »prage2001
Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:35amI often wonder what my GPA would be if I went through high school today instead of 20 years ago. In my 12th grade history class 5 misspelled words or punctuation got you a failing grade on the test. Today you could probably fill it in in 733t speek and still get a passing grade.
Report Post »bdandsl
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:37pmThink he got the job?
Report Post »jake-spoon
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 6:34amHe now works in the 0bama administration,probably with tim the tax cheat.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:35pmwhat, are we giggling sixth grade girls now to think “HILARITY ENSUES” and everything on the Blaze is “EPIC” and “HILARIOUS”.
this is getting digsusting and disturbing.
note to GB: go get some adults to start writing titles and picking articles.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:24pmNote to BurntHills…leave if you want.
Report Post »WhatsThatAgain
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 10:53pmBurnthills is right Glen & Scott. A “The Blaze” devoid of humor (campy, hilarious, cheesy, lame, sophomoric, highbrow, mildly amusing, dry or otherwise) would be a far better news post.
Report Post »Who needs distractions? We need serious, adult content (seventh grade or better), from serious people.
Joey Joe Joe
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 12:33amYeah, this isn‘t news and it doesn’t belong as a headliner in the “Business” news section. Move it to the blog or create a section for fake news and email chain letters.
I also wish they’d stop phrasing so many of their news article titles as questions. It’s not always about getting a good “open rate” – sometimes it’s about appearing as a credible source and looking professional.
Report Post »nzkiwi
Posted on August 9, 2012 at 12:49amActually, I don’t mind the odd off-beat article to brighten things up a bit.
Report Post »patricius
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:23pmEgads, that is some wretched grammar. Using Comic Sans really adds that extra professional touch too.
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:22pmOof Duh!
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:02pm“Bottom up” HA!
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:59pmImagine what the 3.0 students look like. Yikes.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:57pmOf course he could have added a different type of “color” to the e-mail…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTMixF2Iwy4
Report Post »Svt4Him
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:56pmDid he get the job? It was a simply misunderstanding and to use that to poke holes in the education system is weak at best. There are more reasons to poke holes in the education system, but this is funny.
Report Post »blanco5
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:48pmYep, our wonderful schools churn this “intelligence’ out by the millions AND they vote for prez islama!
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:44pm…
Report Post »When Carl asked Matthew to “explain the rainbow”, Matthew should have responded with “I’m GAY”.
Carl would have to hire him out of fear that the GAY community might be offended, cry discrimination, and cause his company trouble.
The-Monk
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:52pm@LeadNotFollow
Dang, you beat me to it. : )
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:38pmWhy again do we have a Dept. of Education?
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 8:41pmHoly crap ! Nintendo University is working out great!
Report Post »dennisS
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:30pmBecause without a Dept. of Education we would not be constantly amused by the products it produces with such regularity!
Report Post »dwf1
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 9:34pmliberals or educated idiots must be created
Report Post »logic doesn’t work
gosutag
Posted on August 8, 2012 at 11:12pmI don’t know. I suppose the educational system failed multiple generations.
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