In the spirit of John Gruber I am going to bring the smack to this unsolicited e-mail I was just sent because some company is trolling a popular job search website.
Hi, my name is Andrew W. King and I am the President of United American’s Branch Office Division.
I believe we have a winner for the “Most Obscure Yet Oddly Professionally Sounding Name Of A Company” award!
I found your resume online and wanted to contact you.
If this wasn’t an obvious form letter, I’d appreciate that. But it is, so I don’t.
We are now hiring applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds and we believe you are an outstanding match.
In other words, I have a pulse.
We have immediate openings for motivated individuals like you.
You could tell I was motivated just by my resume? Then you obviously didn’t catch that I’m living at my parents’ house.
First year earnings can range as high as $100,000 for new representatives and management positions are awarded for excellence, regardless of prior experience.
So, if I “award” you the award mentioned above, will you “award” me a management position?
If you are goal-oriented with good communication skills and have a desire to succeed within a company that has a well-known industry reputation for financial stability, quality products and streamlined services, then I would like to speak with you at your earliest convenience.
Rule Number One for Evan: NO SALES POSITIONS I’m sorry, but this is not negotiable. Unless you’re Apple.
We are a part of the Torchmark Corporation.
Found them. Do not want. I mean… really do not want.
Moral of the story: don’t spam. You’re wasting the time I could have spent trolling craigslist.