The Death Of The Job Description: How Corporate America Lost Touch with Reality!
Lazy Hiring Practices Hurt Everyone
When CEOs Stumble into the Economic Realities of the Modern Job Market
Last weekend, LinkedIn witnessed a perfect storm of corporate tone-deafness colliding with the raw realities of the modern job market. A CEO, presumably operating under the delusion that job seekers are as abundant as pigeons in a park, posted a job listing that read like a wish list for Santa Claus rather than a realistic job description.
This CEO, who started an impressive company twelve years ago in his home garage, has now amassed a net worth of 1.3 billion dollars. He certainly understands that such success requires a dedicated team, as no single person can achieve all of this alone.
Let’s break down this miscalculation, shall we?
The Overreach Fallacy
The CEO’s laundry list of requirements for a single “Social Media Manager” position is a classic example of what I call the “Overreach Fallacy.” It’s the corporate equivalent…
