Jackie Hartley’s BLOG

Surely everyone knows this? Maybe not. My stepson Graeme has just spotted this on one the blogs he follows and forwarded it to me.

So far we’ve received about 80 applications to our call to hire a new web designer at 37signals. Thanks to everyone who’s applied. We’re beginning to get in touch with people we think may be a good fit.

Unfortunately it’s not all coming up roses. It’s surprising how many people don’t proofread, spell check, or otherwise pay attention to the basics when applying for a job.

What is amazing is that so far there have been 70 comments on this post with people arguing over whether this sort of stuff matters. Geez, some people just don’t get it, do they? Still that kind of thinking helps to narrow the field when applying for jobs, at least for those people who do get it!