Is this a test?

[christopher575]

Company posts an ad for a copy editor, and expects him to be able to "multi-taks." Is this a test that's supposed to be mentioned in the cover letter, or did it happen because they really need the copy editor that the ad is for? That is a thing that makes me go hm.

Comments

[cecilgene.livejournal.com]

I'll do it, sign me up.

[cmorley.livejournal.com]

"Copy editor needs to be able to edit, layout, and get coffee and donuts for the rest of the crew, all simultaneously!"

[cattycritic.livejournal.com]

Do the manuals of style they mention dictate not using a word, such as "individual," three times in three sentences? Would these manuals also suggest that commas come immediately after a word, and not just before the next word (as in "branding ,and")? I think both your ideas are correct. It is a test, and it's a test because they really do need help.

Or it could be that recruiters don't bother with silly stuff like proofreading.