Our 5 Weirdest Requests
At Continental Inc. we have been recruiting professionals for over 20 years. Over the years we have placed thousands of professionals of many stripes, but now and then we get a request that causes us to stop and scratch our head. “They want what? Who?”
We thought you would enjoy hearing about our most unusual requests.
1. Funeral Home Telemarketer — That’s right, this person calls you up to remind you that some day you will DIE and you had better be prepared. Amazingly, we were able to fill that order and that person is still on the job — so expect a call soon!
2. Horticultural Teacher at a Women’s Prison in the middle of Texas – Believe it or not, the pride of this low-security prison is its gardens. They have fences around the prison not to keep the prisoners in, but to keep the thieves out! Watermelon thieves that is. Their watermelons are big and juicy and grown by the students along with award winning vegetable and flower gardens. This opportunity was received via our work with the Federal Government.
3. Foresters to count trees in Indiana — I bet you didn’t know that the State of Indiana does a comprehensive survey of all of the State Forests (and there are many) once every 10 years. We assembled a team of foresters with the needed equipment to count, measure and assess plots of trees. The team was so good, they brought the project in under budget and before the deadline! And we enjoyed a day in the woods to “supervise” them.
4. Non-denominational ministers for a Federal Prison — And you thought all the ministers were in churches. However, in an attempt to provide for the spiritual welfare of their population, the Federal Prison attempts to hire ministers via Service Providers such as Continental. Continental was not awarded this bid, but certainly appreciated the social betterment aspect of this order.
5. Referees for Paintball Games – This particular order is done more for a favor for our owner, whose son runs White River Paintball in Anderson, IN. We assist him in hiring high school and college students to referee Paintball Games and ensure safety rules are enforced. The main requirements for this job are tons of physical energy, a very loud voice and a sense of fun. Some days, we all want a job like that!
Call Continental, 765.778.9999, to help you with your staffing, the weird, the adventurous and the mundane. We do it all and make it easy for you!!
