Butts In the Seats: A job listing for a Program Manager at the Armed Services Arts Partnership came across my social media feed today. I might not have followed the link except that I was curious what type of work the Armed Services Arts Partnership did.
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I appreciate this post for outlining something sorely needed in many postings: actual personality. The arts generally do this pretty well, to be perfectly honest. You'll find nary a job posting for a nonprofit theater company where they don't tell you about their culture, mission, and work. Where I find this lacking, and even very lacking, is in retail job postings as well as university admissions documentation. You might think these are not very related, but they're similar in one respect. They try to appeal to the widest base of people possible, which makes it impossible to have any personality and uniqueness in the posting. It's not possible to have a " this job might not be fit for you" section if your goal is to make everybody think they're right for the job. I don't even know what point I'm making with this, but I guess it boils down to wanting to find a little more personality in this world, rather than more cookie cutter bullshit.
Looking at job description, I'm struck not just by by the specific focus of the description but by the burtal honestly and awareness of the people they knew would be applying. Things like "You are applying to this job because you think our programs are cool, but you haven’t considered the amount of work that goes into developing them" or "You are approaching this job viewing veterans as victims to be saved or heroes to be revered, rather than contributors to and leaders of our community" show real thought in the job application - they aren't just looking for someone to fill a position, it's clear they're looking for a specific type of worker who would be a good fit for their company and programs. I wish more job applications were like this, not only because you get a better idea of what you're getting into but also exactly what they want from you and what the company is really like.
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