06/08/2007

Since Zing is hiring a new programmer, I’ve been wading through resumes sent in response to my job posting on Craigslist. Sometimes there are some real gems in there… people who say they’re PHP programmers, but upon reviewing their resume, you see they’ve been in the computer industry for about a year, and prior to that they spent four years at (for example) Blockbuster.

Take this fabulous item, quoted from an actual resume, discussing experience at Blockbuster:

Manage all phases of store operations to ensure maximum sales and profitability through focusing on key business initiatives, store presentation, marketing execution, inventory management, customer service, loss prevention, payroll management, risk management and daily operational cost control. Responsible for communicating business initiatives, company sales, service, performance standards and goals.

Holy cow! That’s an impressive list of duties for someone who basically stands behind the counter and asks “Would you like some Goobers with your rental tonight?”.

While I think it’s great that people work at Blockbuster, it’s hard for me to understand why they think I should hire them as a web developer for over $50,000 a year…