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13 September 2012
Recruiters have to be more open than ever in job specifications
With over 5,000 applicants for just 28 jobs, there’s no doubt that Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 recruitment ad for his doomed expedition to the South Pole worked. The text read: “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.” It is widely cited...