You’d think finding people that want a good job in this environment would be easy. Right? Nope!

Here’s the ad we put on Craigslist last week.

Project manager / Gift & Loyalty Trainer (Cleveland, OH - Midtown Area)

Date: 2009-07-21, 8:52PM EDT
Reply to: jobs@sparkbase.com

Stored value leader, SparkBase, is looking for smart, confident, pleasant person to fill a training position with our rapidly growing company. This person will become an expert in the Gift/Loyalty/Rewards industry so they can effectively train our growing client list. We have a wealth of knowledge in the industry, and can get the right person up to speed quickly.

Duties will include:
Following up with new customers
Writing weekly Blog entries for one of our websites
Scheduling, and leading training sessions with new customers
Coordinating meeting schedules between sales reps and executive staff
Helping customers structure programs that fit their business model

This is NOT a sales job. This is a full-time salaried position in our Cleveland office, with an outstanding salary/benefit package.
Applicants should email a resume with salary requirements to jobs@sparkbase.com Subject=JOB#07212009.
(Hint: We’re looking for a detailed person that can pay attention to instruction.)

NO PHONE CALLS ABOUT THIS POSITION. Read the instructions above.

I was pretty clear…right?

Step 1: Open email and type to: jobs@sparkbase.com
Step 2: Make the Subject line “JOB#07212009″
Step 3: Attach your resume.
Step 4: Make sure it has salary requirements.
Step 5: Press send.

This is the first thing I’m asking them to do as a potential employer. You’d THINK that the person would be able to read the above ad, and be able to follow simple instruction. Here are the results…

59 Responses to the ad.
36 had the right subject line.
24 included a resume
8 had salary requirements…4 of which were realistic.
(My favorite: $32,000 to $74,000…but negotiable.)

Are there so many jobs out there that people are able to be lazy? Am I asking too much?

These last few weeks have been full of highs and lows.

Highs:
We had a baby.
We’re making a LOT of progress at work.
Shaker Heights finally remembered that we have trash cans that require emptying.
My son Garrett turned two yesterday.

Lows:
We’re not making ENOUGH progress at work to keep me asleep at night.
AM&E has a bunch of spine-less people working for them.

So the latest is a speeding ticket I got this morning while driving into the office. Evidently, there is a school next to us that doesn’t like it when you drive 33mph by it.

Bastards…

(…and it’s only Thursday.)