# Help wanted: continuation of project-specific efforts in the context of established firm priorities

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-continuation-of-project-specific-efforts-in-the-context-of-established-firm-priorities/583312>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 26, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-continuation-of-project-specific-efforts-in-the-context-of-established-firm-priorities/583312 "2011-05-26T16:27:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![code\_grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-continuation-of-project-specific-efforts-in-the-context-of-established-firm-priorities/583312/1 "2011-05-26T16:27:32Z")

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from New York craigslist: (obvious “best of Craigslist” satire, but still really cool)

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> Top-rated firm seeks well-trained and career-minded, also individually-minded, candidate to engage in several on-going initiatives, focusing on the realization of cross-coordinated company-wide goals, including but not limited to the continuation of project-specific efforts in the context of established firm priorities. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of three- to five units of credit, or the recognized equivalent, in the pursuit of any of the relevant disciplines; strong preference for candidates with demonstrated aptitude in a related field (primary or secondary) or sub-specialty thereof.  
> In addition to aforementioned Process Manager, top-rated firm is currently searching for a programmer who is expert in all types of information response and design-related activities, including but not limited to:
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> • Cross-tagging  
> • Cross-signal processing and recognition  
> • Multiple references  
> • Technology application  
> • Design of “personal use” software interfaces, including performance of non-build and/or build-level additional-value analyses and/or performances  
> • HTML, HTML 2, HTML 3, HTML 4, and subsequent series / versions of HTML, including HTML “Theta”, or comparable version  
> • Coincident behavior recognition, in the context of larger system optimization and related technologies
> 
> Equal opportunity employment opportunity. Perception of this document and any documents heretofore posted under separate or similar circumstances constitutes implicit acceptance of, and irrevocable oath to maintain adherence to, principles stated or ideas described herein.
> 
> For more info. please contact (SCRUBBED).

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-continuation-of-project-specific-efforts-in-the-context-of-established-firm-priorities/583312/2 "2011-05-26T21:36:49Z")

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Or as my wife says, when asking about my occupation, “what do you actually DO?”
