1. Dennis Howlett

   Posted February 18, 2008 at 1:43 pm | Permalink

   If that doesn’t get a good smattering of creative folk then…

   
   
2. sam

   Posted February 18, 2008 at 2:07 pm | Permalink

   Hey thanks, Dennis. And you’re right, I should have mentioned that the role is in Portland.

   
   
3. chriskalani

   Posted February 18, 2008 at 4:38 pm | Permalink

   You are so freaking handsome… wow.

   
   
4. Mike O

   Posted February 18, 2008 at 8:19 pm | Permalink

   Nice. The well spoken and uber-creative youngsters accentuate the value of open thinking. Doesn’t working in a collaborative environment remove some of the requirement for proximity (”the role is in Portland”)?

   
   
5. sam

   Posted February 18, 2008 at 9:13 pm | Permalink

   @Mike, Proximity is desired but the right person is the right person.

   
   
6. Tess

   Posted February 19, 2008 at 9:06 am | Permalink

   I’d apply today, but I don’t look like either of the 2 in the sketches. Good luck, it’s a great idea for a job ad.

   
   
7. Kathleen

   Posted February 20, 2008 at 2:32 am | Permalink

   Hi Sam – Very clever. I like this idea.

   
   
8. sam

   Posted February 20, 2008 at 3:58 am | Permalink

   Well, for what it’s worth, I haven’t had one video from an applicant.

   Not yet anyway…

   
   

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