{"id":9606,"date":"2025-11-07T11:46:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=9606"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:46:37","slug":"typo-or-social-experiment-starhubs-strange-job-listing-still-has-over-100-people-clicking-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=9606","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTypo Or Social Experiment?\u201d: StarHub\u2019s Strange Job Listing Still Has Over 100 People Clicking To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>We know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/sharon-au-why-she-could-not-find-job-singapore-after-leaving-paris-job-849756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">job hunting<\/a> these days is tough, but with listings like this&#8230; It&#8217;s literally impossible.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, a Redditor known as cognitan\u00a0came across an, um, interesting job listing on LinkedIn by StarHub.<\/p>\n<p>A screenshot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/1on9o4k\/the_job_market_has_reached_this_point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a>\u00a0by cognitan in a post showed that the role is for a full-time &#8216;Manager&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds normal, until you scroll down. Under &#8220;Job Description&#8221; and &#8220;Qualifications&#8221;, it read: &#8220;[Please copy from Word Pad instead of Word Document].&#8221;\u00a0<em>Sorry, what?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, over 100 people have clicked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/singapore-uni-students-share-job-hunting-woes-very-tough-find-841811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apply<\/a>, despite the unusual JD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s the point of even applying? Is this typo or just blatant social experiment?,&#8221; the OP remarked.<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed out that this was reflective of how bad the market is now, with over 100 people still clicking to apply. &#8220;We just randomly apply to anything and everything&#8230;&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s safe to assume that the posting was uploaded by mistake. But the wildest part? This listing is actually a repost, meaning the error was already present in a previous posting.<\/p>\n<p>However, as of press time, it appears that the listing can no longer be found on StarHub&#8217;s LinkedIn page.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it didn&#8217;t stop Redditors making light of this HR blunder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I&#8217;m qualified for this job. I can copy paste extremely well. Did it daily at my previous job,&#8221; quipped one netizen. Ironically, the person who posted it clearly didn&#8217;t know how to copy and paste&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Another joked: &#8220;I would also apply for a job that just wants me to copy from Word Pad instead of Word Document.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Reddit thread also gave\u00a0some job seekers an opportunity to air their grievances about the job market, with some lamenting just how &#8220;hopeless&#8221; it feels to land a job these days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  { if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n   n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n   if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n   n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n   t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n   s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n   'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '686778738188379');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.8days.sg\/entertainment\/local\/starhub-linkedin-job-listing-849816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know job hunting these days is tough, but with listings like this&#8230; It&#8217;s literally impossible. 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