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[JETLI626]

I found this forum and subsequent treasure trove of info after searching for some info on a job posting I came across at my university's career listings website.

Now that I've done some reading...well, I find it rather annoying that an ARG manages to find its way onto my university's job site. I started getting my hopes up because the pay was so high, and I met nearly all of the requirements, but now it seems that this will go absolutely nowhere. Or am I jumping to conclusions?

Here is the job posting, copy-pasted from UC San Diego's career listings.

Position Information

ID: 709188
Employer: Holomove [view profile] (note that the view profile link doesn't offer any useful info)
Position Title: Mechanical Engineer/Designer
Posting Date: May 7, 2008
Expiration Date: June 30, 2008
Division: N/A
Description : Interested in next-generation technologies? Work with like-minded engineers to design devices in a start-up pushing the boundaries of science!

Responsibilities:
• Support manufacturing engineering projects
• Develop product concept drawings and complete mechanical designs for new products
•Prepare working drawings, detail drawings, mechanical assembly drawings for new product designs.

Skills/Qualifications:
• B.S. in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience in mechanical design
• Experience with 3D solid modeling software, preferably SolidWorks.
•Familiarity with ANSI standards of drafting
•Experience with LabVIEW would be a plus
• Familiarity with computer/information systems, electronics, and optical test equipment

Location: San Diego, CA

Job Function: Engineering
Position Type: Full Time
Approximate Hours Per Week: 40
Salary Level: : $75,000 - $85,000, plus options based on performance
Location: Location


City
San Diego

State
California

Country
United States

[Darren Knight]

umm....is this....uh....

or maybe im just stupid =P and think this is the craigslisting copy/pasted

[konamouse]

Yeah, but someone put it on the UCSD job board? That's unreal!

(I got my BA in Biology from UCSD in 1981).

[Darren Knight]

as long as it is relevant =] and yes that is crazy

/me searched hofstra job listing. lol

Im trying to think up a good CV for an assisstant....not sure what it entails though. and i STILL havent got a reply from Holomove =( im upset at this point. haha

[JETLI626]

Ah, I didn't realize that this was already seen on a craigslist posting of all places. There's also one for a software developer on the UCSD job listings, paying between $120K-$160K per year. I take it that one's been seen, as well?

Is it certain that this is not a real company that will hire anyone? I'd like to call the career services center at UCSD and mock them for not doing proper research, and have those positions delisted to save students the hassle of submitting their applications.

[Nighthawk]

Well the company's not registered in the State of California Department of Corporations; I checked.

My question: is there an actual game here? I mean, there was that one puzzle, but we have yet to see more. Seems awfully elaborate a setup for... what?

[intersect]

I'm guessing we were/are still in the "recruitment" phase (I wince every time i hear that word cuz of HTH...), and it was a holiday weekend, so if I had to bet, it'd be that things will pick up this week.

[dashcat]

Maybe this is a game to promote resume writing services. Ahg. I sent a reply saying that I had sent my resume. Honestly if I have to write one I give.

I was also asked how I solved the puzzle. I told Annie that if you can get the answer to a puzzle on the internet you can also get the method of solving it on the internet. Probably not the right answer but it just seems so obvious to me, I mean not even my sense of TINAG will let me skip past that one.

[shylilembrace]

Hey, out of curiousity, anyone willing to send in a wrong answer? or say they weren't able to solve but would still like the position?

[tygr20]

[chinga]

I've sent Ms. Goldstein an e-mail, asking about the strange e-mail she mentioned before.

[enaxor]

I don't think this was posted earlier, but Annie Goldstein also has an account at LinkedIn.

[Greg]

[Ignu5]