To promote itself, do-it, a UK-based volunteer organization created a website called the National Job rejection Database, a site where those who recently interviewed for work but were not hired can search for reasons why they weren’t hired. Of course, it’s all a joke and after you’ve entered your name, job applied for, company and date, you are taken to a page with a humorous description as to why you were not hired. That is, until the page automatically progresses to another with the gigantic headline, “Just Kidding!” and the sub-head, “We made up the NJRD. But volunteer work really is a great way to improve your CV.”
This is an intriguing viral. (There’s a send-to-a-friend form) It’s engaging enough but doesn’t keep you guessing too long before it reveals its true self and takes you to a site where you can sign up for volunteer work. While funny, it might not be all that funny to someone who has been unsuccessful at finding a job only to be presented with an unpaid opportunity but we think everyone will see the humor.
