I average 2 resumes out a day, mostly to "company confidential" places. Well I got this email this morning:
Hello,
Congratulations, your resume has been selected in the top 5 over 200
resumes received. Before we set up an interview our staff will like to
see how creative your writing skills are.
Instructions:
Please write a 500 word essay summarizing this topic "Colorado Vacation Homes Attract Winter Sports Enthusiasts"
* Research well on the net, books or personal experiences (please no
sources needed to be cited if you sum it up in your own words).
* Summarize in your own words 3 to 5 paragraphs.
* Please only use the topic in your sentence structure for every 100 words.
-(so it will only show up 5 times for every 100 words)-
* Make it interesting, be creative and think outside-the-box
* Please do not plagiarize your work this will only get you
blacklisted in this field.
* Please check your spelling or grammatical errors.
* Please have this done in 3-4 business days.
Thank you and good luck!
Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau
Human Resources
I would have never even thought to apply to the Visitors Bureau....I am so stoked to write this essay, even if it's not a subject I know much about.