Curaspan, and the dumbest job application ever

I stumbled upon this gem of a company when they advertised for a graphic designer. Their "application" consisted of one single page of form fields. Following the basic name/address section at the top, here's what came next:

Good grief. These folks really do NOT want to "waste time" with interviewing anyone! After taking a quick peek at the images on their "Careers" page which doesn't show a single person over the age of 30, it became evident what's going on. Only a millennial would be desperate enough to complete this silly application, and that's exactly who they want.

I'm now going to break down my thoughts on each field...

With the job market as competitive as it is, how did we get lucky enough to receive your application?

Are they trying to be offensive here, or are they just plain ignorant? The job market is far from "competitive," particularly for graphic designers who remain a dime a dozen in the miserable state of Stinkassachusetts (every design job posted directly on LinkedIn routinely gets over 100 applicants -- how is that "competitive?"). Oh, and if it were as competitive as they think, you can bet they wouldn't risk scaring away qualified applicants with such a dumb application!

At Curaspan, we think we're awesome. Describe a time that you worked with an awesome team, and tell us what made that team so awesome.*

Call me old-fashioned but I remember a time when this sort of conversation happened during an INTERVIEW. 

When you start your day at work, what are the top 3 - 5 things that make it on your "to do" list?

What is the point of this stupid question? And, wouldn't anyone's "to do" list depend on what work is waiting to be done? 

Kindle, iPad, Nook or Library? And, why?*

Relevance?

What's it going to cost us? (please detail your current and expected compensation)*

Ah, we come to it at last, the only really important question here! The mere presence of this question reveals this is ALL they care about -- they want someone cheap (a millennial). Remember, only a cheap candidate will be lacking enough in self-respect to complete this dumb application.

In 150 characters or fewer, tell us what makes you unique. Try to be creative and say something that will catch our eye!

Oh for the love of dog, the stupid just keeps coming...

References: Please enter names and contact information:

Excuse me, but nobody with a single brain cell would share the personal private information of their colleagues on a vulnerable website.

Check out the jobs currently posted on their website and you can see the stupid continues. Thanks, Curaspan, for offering further evidence that Boston is "an arrogant, high-tech backwater."