# Looking for a Job? America’s Listings Are Inscrutable - The Atlantic

<https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/06/looking-for-a-job-americas-listings-are-inscrutable/591616/>

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## What Jamie wrote

The over-caffeinated job description is a bit of the sign of the times. I have a suspicion that in addition to not describing the role well, it also doesn't connect with candidates as well as people might think.

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- [WT111: Weekly Thing #111 / Jun 22, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/111/), Notable Links 📌

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