Jobscam scum

Today Mr Baskerville, in his continuing hunt for Top Job*, applied for a temp blog writing position. It was for a "health" supplement. Anyway, Mr Baskerville thought that he could create articles extolling the benefit of healthy eating, and exercise, and could mention the client's product as part of a healthy diet.**

So he sent off his resume, all hopeful and eager***, and was delighted when he received a reply, saying he seemed like an excellent fit for the position, and his writing samples were fantastic!

After a quick Snoopy Dance Mr Baskerville read further, and discovered that in order for him to create blog posts extolling this particular product, he first had to purchase it, by clicking on the link helpfully provided.

And sending his credit card info.

Bollocks. Excitement rapidly segued into rage, and Mr Baskerville had to consume a large bar of chocolate and several cups of tea before he calmed down.

Hey, Cadbury's, if you're reading this Mr Baskerville will be delighted to extol your product. You don't even need to pay him money, he'll do it for the chocolate.

*though really, the Holy Grail is becoming a more likely find
**does that make him a ho?
***he's hopeful and eager every day, excitedly scanning the job boards and composing cover letters, till the cold reality of the economic situation kicks him in the teeth.