Sunday 10th July 2016

PistonHeads is recruiting!

If you love cars, forums and getting up early for Sunday Services this could be your dream job!

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It is true that all good things must come to an end. Sadly the time has come for our Community Experience Manager Ollie to pack his bags and say his goodbyes as he departs for pastures new. And we have to admit that they're pretty enticing pastures, as he's heading off in search of sun, sea and sand in the land down under. We're not jealous. Not even slightly.

Anyway, as we nurse our grief (and jealousy) this all means there is an Ollie-sized hole in our team. And we're hiring! We'd especially love it if we could find the right person from within the PH community too.

The job itself is an enticing mix of being paid to spend a lot of time browsing our forums, organising events and helping with some general marketing activities. You can see the full job specification here, but, in short, applicants must be:

- Passionate about cars
- Knowledgeable about PistonHeads (or other similar online communities)
- An excellent communicator, especially in written form
- Experienced in event organisation
- Organised, motivated and ready to do everything you can to make PH a bigger, happier and more engaged community

If this sounds like your cup of tea and you'd like to apply simply click the link above and start telling us about yourself!

[Nick Young]

Is the typo in the job title part of the test as an exercise in observation, or are you rebranding too?

ETA: Now fixed - don't think anyone would have wanted to work for pisonheads.

Edited by Nick Young on Thursday 7th July 13:02

[Oddball RS]

I would love to apply but West London is a fair commute............

[alfie2244]

Please not Chris Evans however much he offers.........

[dudleybloke]

It depends on how much you are willing to pay me.

[p1stonhead]

How can anyone know if they are interested with no mention of salary?

[EnthusiastOwned]

This sounds too good to be true. Hmmm.. Can a Project Manager jump to a Community Experience Manager?

[Dave The Jackal]

Any chance of the location being flexible... working remotely?!

[Sam All]

Thanks to Ollie for all his hard work & ensuring events have worked smoothly.

[Emeye]

I'll do it for £100k + bonus + benefits + overtime for the Sundays plus my choice of the PH fleet.

As long as I can work from home - oh, and I don't mind coming into the office to pick up my new car every month or so.

Edited by Emeye on Thursday 7th July 13:44

[Sam All]

Emeye said:

I'll do it for £100k + bonus + benefits + overtime for the Sundays plus my choice of the PH fleet.

As long as I can work from home - oh,p and I don't mind coming into the office to pick up my new car every month or so.

There was only one opening for that - James has the job.

[MitchT]

p1stonhead said:

How can anyone know if they are interested with no mention of salary?

This.

Employment is a pretty simple concept to grasp ... an exchange of skills for payment.

If the prospective employee submitted a list of their living expenses and stated that the salary had to cover these, but failed to indicate that they had the relevant skills, their application would go straight in the bin. So why do so many prospective employers publish a long list of expectations while feeling that they are above indicating what they're bringing to the table?

[adl14]

Just as I begin to assess my career options...

[Alex@POD]

MitchT said:

p1stonhead said:

How can anyone know if they are interested with no mention of salary?

This.

Employment is a pretty simple concept to grasp ... an exchange of skills for payment.

If the prospective employee submitted a list of their living expenses and stated that the salary had to cover these, but failed to indicate that they had the relevant skills, their application would go straight in the bin. So why do so many prospective employers publish a long list of expectations while feeling that they are above indicating what they're bringing to the table?

Seems reasonable enough to me, they want someone who wants to do the job, not just take the money. If you're interested, ask them!

Also, I can understand why they don't want to advertise somebody's potential salary, when it is "this" public. Some people are a bit funny about others knowing what they get paid.

[768]

MitchT said:

So why do so many prospective employers publish a long list of expectations while feeling that they are above indicating what they're bringing to the table?

Because they're offering (next to) no money.

[Emeye]

Going by the picture above, the successful candidate will have (next to) no money in the budget for the show stand.

[RVVUNM]

Wow what a job, 168 hours a week, lets hope the reward is £174.720.00 per annum.

[LiamB]

Just applied Not bothered about the salary, been looking to get out of my terrible job for ages and this could be the perfect way out!

[p1stonhead]

768 said:

MitchT said:

So why do so many prospective employers publish a long list of expectations while feeling that they are above indicating what they're bringing to the table?

Because they're offering (next to) no money.

I reckon this. I bet it starts with a 2 or low 3.

And having to be on call 24/7 it would seem.

[nicholasm]

LiamB said:

Just applied Not bothered about the salary, been looking to get out of my terrible job for ages and this could be the perfect way out!

That's more like it. Best of luck, LiamB. Although classic interview advice is not to badmouth your current employer / job even if you do feel that way.

Surely Haribo should be listed as one of the benefits in the job description?

[Dion20vt]

When do I start???

Although I currently get paid by my employer to browse your forums... Not that he knows that!