this may be of interest to the job seekers out there.
taken from the OMA website "jobs" section (www.oma.nl) today.
"Designers/Architects, Placed on August 3, 2005
For a number of very important projects OMA is lookng for superb, strong and independent designers with a proven track record in an international environment. Candidates must be highly creative, innovative and must feel confident working in a complex, stressful and chaotic context.
Further requirements:
- Master Degree in Design/Architecture
- Excellent Autocad, Photoshop skills
- Won several prizes
- Fluent in English
All positions are based in Rotterdam.
Please do not respond if you are not fully qualified.
Applications may be sent to:
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Jolanda van der Reijden (HR)
Heer Bokelweg 149
3032 AD Rotterdam
The Netherlands
t +31 10 243 82 00
f +31 10 243 82 02
E HR@oma.nl www.oma.nl "
i did 9 months there in 2000 and cannot recommend it enough. they'll pay you enough to live and the experience is intense but incredible. do it if you can
I'm just curious- do they assume that your undergrad was a non-professional degree, or do they just have some prickish prejudice against the B.Arch and those who earned one?
they sound a bit proud of being that way, like an obsessive compulsive with a god complex
'Please do not respond if you are not fully qualified.'
a-we are being trusted to know whether we are fully qualified? isnt it 'their' job to suss that out? why would i care to make their life easier. wallow in cvs, i say.
b-we are being trusted to comply with their plea as if we owe it to them
...of course, being the superstar firm.
c-why the 'please'? what is the distance between 'do not respond' and 'please do not respond'?
if drawn out 'pleeeaaaase' ,as befitting, it means their party assumes that you are dumb enough to warrant a frustrated emphatic mark.
the ad is on the lookout for a complex,stressful chaotic person, smug, thinks she's god and isnt bright enough to understand that a 'please dont' in an ad will not help filter out the non complex non stressful nonsmug person who doesnt think shes god and is bright enough to understand that a 'please dont' will not help filter out the non complex non stressful non smug person who doesnt think she's bright enough to understand that a 'please dont' will not help filter out the non complex non stressful non smug person who
the webpage on which their job is posted has images of some swat team.
having heard rem koolhaas (in a lecture) extol the virtues of slum dwellers in lagos, nigeria who live under an unfinished highway interchange and steal the hubcaps off of cars...this does not surprise me.
the golden rule? he who has the gold, rules. even if it's in euros.
OMA is hiring
this may be of interest to the job seekers out there.
taken from the OMA website "jobs" section (www.oma.nl) today.
"Designers/Architects, Placed on August 3, 2005
For a number of very important projects OMA is lookng for superb, strong and independent designers with a proven track record in an international environment. Candidates must be highly creative, innovative and must feel confident working in a complex, stressful and chaotic context.
Further requirements:
- Master Degree in Design/Architecture
- Excellent Autocad, Photoshop skills
- Won several prizes
- Fluent in English
All positions are based in Rotterdam.
Please do not respond if you are not fully qualified.
Applications may be sent to:
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Jolanda van der Reijden (HR)
Heer Bokelweg 149
3032 AD Rotterdam
The Netherlands
t +31 10 243 82 00
f +31 10 243 82 02
E HR@oma.nl
www.oma.nl "
i did 9 months there in 2000 and cannot recommend it enough. they'll pay you enough to live and the experience is intense but incredible. do it if you can
I think I only have the one prize...oh well...
won several prizes?
oh yeah awards a l w a y s go to the most t a l e n t e d ... ... ...
i mean i know they will find that person but fuck...
exactly my friend!
though in my case I really was the best...I won third place ;)
thanks for posting that btw. now so that so many people have seen it, it makes so much sense to apply!
"i have never, ever won an award for anything that i have ever done, but with fans like these, who needs'em" jimmy buffett
now if only we can get some "puddle-heads" out there
i got a ribbon in 4h for dog training...
I designed a skyscraper for my high school science fair, and won first place in the region. Does that count?
does this count?
ROFL!!
that pic is in poor taste. but i can't stop laughing.
Rizdog, tell us more about what was OMA was like please.
Wunderbar! Now I will surely be hired by OMA. Mr. Koolhaas will definitely notice that I give a shih tzus.
"Just don't shih tzus on me."
stupid question, but is there any chance that rizdog is rem?
You mean the possibility of Rem as shih tzus?
No, I am suspecting Rizdog went to UT and is known on the streets as Rizzo.
rem wouldnt own a DOG, duh
IF HE DID - HE'D STARVE IT
"Please do not respond if you are not fully qualified."
priceless. this should be the headline on every topic in the discussions.
I'm just curious- do they assume that your undergrad was a non-professional degree, or do they just have some prickish prejudice against the B.Arch and those who earned one?
prolly both
Enought to live? Sounds Great. NOT!
'complex, stressful, chaotic'
they sound a bit proud of being that way, like an obsessive compulsive with a god complex
'Please do not respond if you are not fully qualified.'
a-we are being trusted to know whether we are fully qualified? isnt it 'their' job to suss that out? why would i care to make their life easier. wallow in cvs, i say.
b-we are being trusted to comply with their plea as if we owe it to them
...of course, being the superstar firm.
c-why the 'please'? what is the distance between 'do not respond' and 'please do not respond'?
if drawn out 'pleeeaaaase' ,as befitting, it means their party assumes that you are dumb enough to warrant a frustrated emphatic mark.
the ad is on the lookout for a complex,stressful chaotic person, smug, thinks she's god and isnt bright enough to understand that a 'please dont' in an ad will not help filter out the non complex non stressful nonsmug person who doesnt think shes god and is bright enough to understand that a 'please dont' will not help filter out the non complex non stressful non smug person who doesnt think she's bright enough to understand that a 'please dont' will not help filter out the non complex non stressful non smug person who
i am sending my cv
Rem will starve anyone, dog, intern, project architect...and then cut your throat! the man is vicious.
If I was qualified, I would be sending my resume too...
I plan to send a resume because my friend just got an official decline letter in the mail. Woweee! Official! Get yours today!
the webpage on which their job is posted has images of some swat team.
having heard rem koolhaas (in a lecture) extol the virtues of slum dwellers in lagos, nigeria who live under an unfinished highway interchange and steal the hubcaps off of cars...this does not surprise me.
the golden rule? he who has the gold, rules. even if it's in euros.
I'm making tuna salad for lunch!
do not respond unless you are completely qualified!!! unless your name is lemmy caution.
Dick Hertz has left the building.
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