The article starts: "How does "The Voice of Wrigley Field" sound as a new job title?
The Chicago Cubs announced Monday they are searching for a new public address announcer at the Friendly Confines, and they are opening the job search up to anyone, posting the ad on jobs site careerbuilder.com. Candidates are invited to send in their applications (including an audio or video sample) by March 7. Finalists will be chosen for live auditions at Wrigley Field by March 14 with a final decision to be made by March 25. The online job ad says experience working as a public address announcer in college or professional sports is preferred, but candidates "of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The new announcer will replace Paul Friedman, who held the position for 16 seasons."
I think this was a very creative way to give the opportunity to a lifelong Cubs fan the change to apply and maybe even interview for the job to announce for their favorite team. I think more teams should scout for other job positions among their fans just for the simple fact of who else other than your own fans have more passion about the organization? Im not saying that teams should just hire random fans, but qualified fans, I personally thing would make the best employees. I look forward for other teams to catch on to this similar HR processes.
Josh Kantor
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=6166832
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