Apparently I am.  Here is an actual email I received for a job that I am QUOTE “qualified for”.

(Identifying details removed.)

Dear Kevin

I recently viewed your online resume and I am writing to gauge your interest in a job opportunity with client of ours. They have an opening and are seeking to hire Research Scientist for a project at Syracuse, NY.Please let me know if you may be interested in knowing more about this opportunity or if you may be able to refer someone from your network at (RecruiterEmail) or call at ### Or you can apply on this link APPLY . Please share any references who may be interested.
Please be aware that our database has searched out your resume based on key word skills, so please accept my apologies if this requirement does not match your current or preferred job profile or location preference.

Job Description : Research Scientist
6 months contract
East Syracuse NY 13057
Description & Responsibilities:
Major responsibility of this contractor is to perform bench work, prior downstream lab experience is highly preferred.
Candidate must be available immediately.
The successful candidate will be a member of the Recovery and Downstream Purification Process Development group responsible for research and development of efficient and scalable process for therapeutic protein candidates (i.e. monoclonal antibodies).
Developing downstream process including recovery, chromatography and filtration steps.
Documenting and analyzing experimental results and preparing technical reports.
Supporting process scale up and tech transfer activities.

Qualifications
MS in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biophysics or other relevant scientific discipline, or BS with a minimum 5-7years of industry and/or academic experience.
Knowledge of protein purification, protein stability and demonstrated experimental skills for lab work are required.
Applied knowledge of AKTA purification and preparative chromatography systems, ultrafiltration/diafiltration operations, analytical chromatography and electrophoresis are helpful.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment are required.

 

I don’t know why I’m staying up late applying for every writing and blogging job out there, plus looking for work in all of the towns nearby, when I have a Masters degree in “Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biophysics or other relevant scientific discipline”!  Oh.  Or a bachelor’s.  That must be it.  Plus my knowledge of AKTA.

Did I post Reed Richards’s resume by mistake?

If anything, this just shows the amount of crap that takes place when using online job sites.  The amount of spam and garbage I receive in my email every day is absurd.  I need to constantly filter out junk that has nothing to do with me or nothing to do with actual employment.  Putting resumes out online is a necessary evil in 2015 but thus far fruitless.

Any one else ever have something as bizarre come their way?