Mobile phone company seeks job applications via text message
I’ve heard of companies firing employees via text message in the past, but never before have I heard of a company seeking job applications via text message. But that’s exactly what Welsh mobile marketing firm, Teimlo, is doing. So the question is: could you sell yourself in the space of 160-characters?
Methods of communication are shortening all over the shop. Politicians talk to us in soundbites, TV presenters deliver short, snappy sentences to keep our attentions, and email, SMS text message, and now Twitter have all taught us to reduce our utterances to a line or two of text.
I guess, in light of this trend, it was only a matter of time before our pitch shortening skills were put to the test in a more serious way. Which is what has now happened, with someone out there destined to land a new job thanks to their ability to impress the prospective employers in the space of around 40 words.
According to Computer Active, a mobile marketing company based in Usk, Wales, is asking job applicants to send a single text message to express their interest in the job. Applicants have just 160-characters to stand out from the crowd well enough to be shortlisted for the job.
The company advertised the job on Twitter, tweeting, “Text JOB + y it should b u to 82088. 160 characters 2 make an impression! Cost 1 std rate txt , UK only. C teimlo.com,” as well as in several U.K.-based magazines. There is no closing date for the job but Teimlo hopes to have a shortlist in place by September. There has already been several applications sent in, some good, some bad.
Teimlo decided to take this approach in order to weed out those people serious and determined enough to make the effort in coming up with a convincing text. Being able to sell yourself in the space of 160-characters shows innovation skills and an understanding of multimedia devices, both important markers for a mobile marketing firm.
This kind of approach to applying for jobs obviously wouldn’t work for every profession, some of which require the submission of lengthy resumes and serious covering letters. But for this job, it seems a perfect fit, and one which will save the company a lot of trouble dealing with timewasters.
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