There was an ad in a local upscale Chicago publication this week profiling a local Chicago Google employee with a tagline that had a special URL that points you to the Chicago Advertising Sales job site. It then ends with “Cute childhood pictures optional”. I think the ad is trying to soften Google’s image and it surprised me when I saw it. I thought all the companies that would like to feature me in the future in a similar ad campaign might like to see what they are getting for their money. I can hear that phone ringing off the hook as soon as I hit publish…
[…] The September issue of the United Airlines onboard magazine, has one of those full page Google recruiting micro sites on it. You’ve seen those nifty ads with the cute childhood pictures on it. Well, the URL in the full page ad doesn’t work at present. Great use of capital to create shareholder value…NOT!!! This is just another in a long series of embarassments by Lazlo Block’s team where the recruiting process doesn’t function well. […]