GE tries to lure tech workers by mocking startups in new Oscars commercial
 

GE tries to lure tech workers by mocking startups in new Oscars commercial
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General Electric really wants you to think of it as a tech company.

The corporation is once again chasing tech talent and mocking faddish startups in a new ****** of commercials set to air during the Oscars.

The three spots — two of which will air during the red carpet pre-show and a third during the actual awards — are a follow-up to a self-deprecating*campaign the company ran last summer, in which a GE programmer struggled to explain to his friends and family why his new job was a good thing. *

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This time around, however, the roles are reversed and those same friends and family are going to outlandish extremes to beg the programmer for a job at the industrial giant. The conceit being that the last batch of ads were so successful (GE claims they boosted its number of job applications beyond expectations) that job-seekers can't stay away. Read more...


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