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Embed a Keyword for Detail-Oriented Filtering

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How to Write an Amazing Craigslist Ad!

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At the very end of your ad, include a 'fine print' section or a 'detailed disclosure statement' that is also very wordy. Somewhere within this fine print, instruct the applicant to include a specific, unique keyword (e.g., the company name 'Genadek Rocks') in the subject line of their application. You must also explicitly state that applications without this keyword in the subject line will be automatically discounted or discarded. This step is designed to identify applicants who are detail-oriented and meticulously follow instructions.

Goal: Filter applicants based on their attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.

Tools and materials

  • Computer Any — Typing and editing the job advertisement
  • Word Processor Software Microsoft Word — Creating and formatting the text of the advertisement
  • Drafted Job Description — The finalized document where the keyword instruction is added

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you plug all the good things in that order, okay? And then you have like a fine detailed disclosure statement on the bottom of your ad. And what that says is in somewhere in there in the subject line, you make them put in a keyword. In mine, it's genetic rocks. The name of my company is genetic, geek, and the word rocks in the subject line. If they don't put that in the subject line, you automatically discount their application. And the reason you do that

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