A diary based on my latest attempts to get a job; this time in Munich. I'm an engineering graduate (and chartered engineer) with more than 10 years' experience in IT. Over five of these years have been spent in team leading and project management roles both in the UK and abroad.

Saturday, December 30, 2006

Naughty job advert of the day ...

... week, month ...


Saw this (extracted below) today whilst looking for a job in Munich:

" ...
Qualifications:
Post graduate (Advantage to: Computer science, Information system engineering, Business administration)
Minimum 2 years relevant work experience in the area of Business Applications project management; especially in consulting companies or IT-area. Further experience – Minimum 2 years as a senior consultant.
Place of residence DACH or UK
Age: between 30 and 40
Mobility - very high willingness to travel is necessary (4days not at home, almost every week), flexibility and capacity (no „9 to 5“ alignment)
Have knowledge of Business applications (SAP Business One is a strong nice).
MS Project
Microsoft Office
Knowledge of SQL is an advantage
Project management skills. Very good organisational skills, focussing priorities
People management skills; ability to manage and motivate employees
Business English language skills (speaking and writing). For DACH countries German is required (strong nice). Any additional language would be nice ..."



What's wrong? Well, they've put an age restriction. Bad, very bad. I'm pretty certain that's now outlawed in the EU.

It was advertised in Monster and I'm nevertheless thinking of applying. I may even point out the problem. Well, whatever I can do to help.

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