Showing posts with label secretary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label secretary. Show all posts

Friday, May 10, 2019

Secretary interviews

As you probably know by now, I fired my secretary and then posted a job opening for a new one. After sorting through hundreds of applications, I have finally narrowed it down to a few dozen candidates. Today, I'm bringing them in for interviews. Finally! I hope to find someone really good.


Here's our first candidate.

"So you'll be helping out a lot with my blog..."


Candidate #1: "What's a blog?"


"Uhhh... NEXT!"


Okay, we are just warming up here. I'm not sure how that candidate made it through the initial screening. Let's move on.

"Tell me about a weakness you have."

Candidate #2: "Well, I can be very ANGRY, and very UNORGANIZED, and sometimes I do SLOPPY work, and I've been told that I am also RUDE, and I'm usually LATE for everything. And sometimes I JUST DON'T CARE AT ALL."


"Okay, thank you! NEXT!"

At least that last candidate was beary honest about his weaknesses.


Let's move on to candidate #3.

"Are you comfortable working on a Mac computer?"

Candidate #3: "I only use typewriters."

"NEXT!"


"If I gave you a task with little or no instructions, what would you do?"

Candidate #4: "I would -- RING -- oh hold on a second." (answers cell phone) "HEY DUDE, WHAT'S UP? Hahaha, that's awesome, cool to hear that? Me, oh nothing, I'm just at an interview right now --"

"NEXT!"


"What's your opinion on pants?"

Candidate #5: "I LOVE PANTS!"

"NEXT!"


"This job needs someone who can communicate well."

Candidate #6: "SQUAWK!"

"NEXT!"


"My secretary needs to be well versed in Facebook and Instagram."

Candidate #7: "What's Facebook? What's Instagram?"

"NEXT!"

"You seem like the perfect candidate. What is your expected salary?"

Candidate #8: "One million dollars."

"NEXT!"


"Woof!"

"Parker, what do you mean that's it? That was everyone? There are no candidates left?"

"Woof!"

"Maybe my last secretary wasn't so bad after all!"

It's hard finding good help, isn't it?




Thursday, August 9, 2018

Secretary job posting

As you may or may not know, I fired my secretary late last year and have been trying to take on all my blogging duties myself since then. It hasn't been easy for me and it also takes my time away from the high-level strategic decisions of running of a blog.


So, I have decided to put out a job posting for a new secretary. Do you know anyone who might be qualified? I plan to start interviewing folks in a couple of weeks.

Responsibilities
- Open mail and send bearthday greetings in a timely manner
- Assist with my bathing and drying
- Maintain a stylish and fashion-forward wardrobe, in addition to cleaning and tailoring of clothing
- Demonstrate initiative by ensuring an ample supply of honey and salmon at all times
- Buy and prepare delicious snacks, not limited to cookies and hot chocolate
- Keep up-to-date on fellow stuffie blogs
- Troubleshoot website issues as needed
- Knowledge of WordPress, Blogger, HTML, CSS, and Photoshop
- Promote blog posts on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
- Generate ideas for contests and mail contest prizes
- Serve as copy editor for blog
- Personal bodyguard while on travel adventures
- Experienced photographer with proficiency in photo editing and enhancement
- Assist with Stuffie Tours activities as necessary
- Assist with other special projects as needed
- Give lots of hugs

Salary
- Commensurate with experience