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Ryan Peden20-Jul-16 8:04
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They're probably trying to step the flow of garbage applications from completely unqualified pplicants who barely bothered to read the job posting.

The part about the favourite colour seems dumb. but if the responses I've seen to job posting in the past are any indication, there will be a shockingly high intersection between the set of people who notice it, are amused by it, and comply with it and the set of people who end up being a good fit for the role.

If I were in the job market, I'd take the colour paragraph requirement as a strong hint that at least somebody at the company has a sense of humour, and might therefore be someone I'd enjoy working with. Smile | :)

I also like them asking applicants not to include a resume. Maybe my experience is atypical, but the vast majority of resumes I've had to review for software dev applicants have been horrible. And for the good applicants, the resume barely mattered because they used their cover letter to explain how their experience will enable them to solve my problems.
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