Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Condom Manufacturer Seeks Canadian Volunteers to Test Products

A condom company is looking for 1,000 volunteers to test its products and report back on their findings.

It opened the job competition Monday and will continue accepting applicants until Nov. 4. "Applicants will be asked a series of questions to make sure they are a good fit for this dream job," the company said in a statement.

"Questions include how often do you use condoms? And why do you want to be a Durex condom tester?"

In an interview, Steve Mare, brand manager for Durex Consumer Products, conceded that it's more of a contest or survey that will help the company gauge consumer satisfaction and preferences than an actual job offering.

"There's certainly an element of fun involved with the program and we don't want to deny that, " he said from Norcross, Ga.

The testers will be sent a variety of products in the mail. They will have to log onto a website and provide feedback to the company, including what they liked and didn't like.

To get the job, the company is looking, in particular, for creative responses to the question about why they want to be a condom tester, Mare said.

"That'll be the primary way that we differentiate applicants from each other." (thanks Coup)


www.durexcondomtester.ca

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