Wow, here is the conversation this blog is about [1].
I'm horrified. Not so much that this guy wants his 'friend' to suddenly start acting like an anonymous jobseeker, in order to get work he is being offered for being a 'friend'.
No, I'm just horrified that the author is comfortable boasting about his arrogance. 'Silly college kid'? That's an amazing lack of respect for a human, never mind a prospective employee. I think any high value prospective employee coming across this blog would run a mile.
And why is this guy who graduated in 2005 writing articles about how terrible young people are?
I'm surprised to see a PR guy embarrass himself publicly like this. Vance Crowe, if you are reading this, is this part of some strategy?
See, I saw that problem in the kid's sense of entitlement to an employment opportunity he's apparently been vaguely offered and thought that's the sort of mistake a naive kid might make
I also saw an arguably-too-informal response from the author which completely failed to address that problem, noted he saw it fit to publish in a blog promoting "workshops on how to attract and keep young talent" and thought that's the sort of mistake somebody promoting himself as an employer-youth communications guru really shouldn't be making.
I didn't see too much wrong with it (it seemed like he was genuinely busy and explaining what is going on)... until I got to the part that said "... hearing what you might be able to offer me." Not an appropriate response for someone offering you a job.
I'm horrified. Not so much that this guy wants his 'friend' to suddenly start acting like an anonymous jobseeker, in order to get work he is being offered for being a 'friend'.
No, I'm just horrified that the author is comfortable boasting about his arrogance. 'Silly college kid'? That's an amazing lack of respect for a human, never mind a prospective employee. I think any high value prospective employee coming across this blog would run a mile.
And why is this guy who graduated in 2005 writing articles about how terrible young people are?
I'm surprised to see a PR guy embarrass himself publicly like this. Vance Crowe, if you are reading this, is this part of some strategy?
[1]http://static.squarespace.com/static/51683bece4b0af794dea1f9...