There’s a comeuppance happening to one persistent Craig’s List job post.
For five years, furniture e-tailer Cymax Stores has consistently searched for a copywriter and/or blogger. They’ve done this so often that Vancouver writers now flag their posts as spam. The question is, “Why does this company spend years banging headboards against a brick wall?”
I care, because I applied repeatedly during that first year. This was as a young, eager and somewhat foolish copywriter. $24,000 per annum somehow appealed to me. Cover letters. Resumés. Many unanswered emails later, I dropped it, thinking I just wasn’t the man for their love seat one-liners.
I’ve moved on with blogs, articles, ad concepts and marketing campaigns for other companies. Occasionally, just for kicks, I scan Craig’s List to find that same ad with its high promise, low pay and all-important “Great opportunity!” I wonder, “Can anyone fluff their pillows with copy?”
That’s a question we Vancouver writers are willing to leave unanswered.
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I just stumbled upon an annual conference for local creatives.
CREATIVEMIX is Vancouver’s Ideation Conference. Huh? It’s a gathering of creative minds (“Brains!”). This presentation offers a panel of creative egos who will share their artful wizardry. Get the scoop at CREATIVEMIX.ca.
This one-day ditty takes place Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Vancouver’s Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown. Tickets range from $129 to $159 per creative mind. Click this link to register online for CREATIVEMIX.
I’m curious. If it’s stuffy and boring, I’ll just doodle through.