Although I work with recruiters and am familiar with their various tactics at trying to get their positions filled, I am rarely put into a situation where I get solicited by recruiters myself. Let's face it - I have an English degree. People aren't exactly banging down my door like they do for scientist-types.

Yesterday on my drive home from work I got a cell phone call from a local number I didn't recognize. The person who left the message identified themselves as a recruiter from another local staffing agency who was trying to fill a "Reporter" position. She went on to talk about how they were looking for an English major with good writing skills and blah blah - everything someone like me wants to hear.

This morning I was sorting through the stuff in my Earthlink "suspect mail" folder and the recruiter had followed up with an email detailing the "Reporter" position. I've pasted it into the extended entry.

Duties:

The court reporter will report to a job assignment, usually in a law office, set up her equipment, and check it out to ensure it's operating properly.

When the parties are assembled, the court reporter will place the witness under oath, and using a technique taught by us, record the examination of the witness (called a deposition) verbatim, identifying each speaker, keeping adequate notes, marking exhibits

Education requirements:

English degree from accredited 4-year college.

Other requirements:

1. Must be excellent spelling and punctuation skills.
2. Must be an excellent typist and proficient in WordPerfect and Word.
3. Must enjoy working with people.
4. Must be a "self-starter" and able to work independently.
5. Must be very detail-oriented.
6. Must have a large vocabulary.
7. Must be able to interact professionally with other professionals; namely, lawyers and paralegals.
8. Must be unflappable under pressure.
9. Must enjoy the legal environment.
10. Must be a North Carolina Notary Public.

Ideal work background: Former teacher or other professional with a use of grammar and organization.

Physical requirements:

Must be able to carry 10 - 15 pounds of equipment up at least one flight of stairs, and to lift such equipment in and out of the car.

Must be able to tolerate a Stenomask

Must be able to drive distances of up to 3 hours one-way without difficulty.

First of all, I'm not a notary. Second of all, I don't even know what the hell a Stenomask is. Third of all, when do I start?

I'm joking. The last thing I need is to be knocked up and carrying around heavy equipment in a job requiring that much travel. I do wonder how much it pays, though.

I do get the sneaking suspicion that this chick is just calling every English degree recipient that she can find on the internet, so I don't feel particuarly special.

Posted by Tiffany at March 29, 2006 02:47 PM | TrackBack