Tell us everything

So the man still doesn't have a job.
It's all good, bills are paid, shelves are stocked, gas in the car.
He'll find something.

But I've been perusing online ads for him.
This isn't a great time of year for landscaping, winter is wet.
Things are slow.
He has to find his own job anyway, I'm just looking at ads to try and help.

From time to time, I look at ads for childcare providers, too. Listed under 'education' on our local Craigslist.
I like to know what's out there.

I have no wish to switch employers at this time, though. Looking at the wages offered by other places doing the same thing I do, I'm doing better than okay anyway.
Appreciate the respect I get and the benefits, too.

It's really interesting to read some of the ads, though.
Do people actually respond to blind ads and give out their personal information?

Is this a new thing in the world of employment and I just didn't hear about it?

Take this one, for example:
We are a state licensed facility in search of a facility director.
Applicants must have experience and great former employment references.
Please send your resume with cover letter that includes: salary requirements (please make sure to include this), availability to start training and any weekday schedule restrictions.
This position requires all the state mandated trainings as well as current registry enrollment.

They actually want people to send their resume without saying who they are or where they're located. I find it disingenuous at best. Dishonest. Even if it's legitimate, would you trust your personal information to just anyone? Print up your resume and leave it out in public? That's what this is like.

Here's a fun, non-childcare ad...

My office is hiring for 2 full time, customer service positions. We are looking for a diligent, hard- working, and positive candidate. Successful candidates will be self-motivated and have the ability to work with a wide variety of people. They will demonstrate team building skills, be adept at embracing challenges and show an ongoing commitment toward personal and professional development.

Our culture is best described as fun, friendly, fast-paced and results-oriented. We are an International Corporation that works with the Middle Class American Union Members. For over 47 consecutive years of positive growth and has emerged as the undisputed industry leader in our niche market of over 44,000 Labor Unions, Credit Unions and Associations across North America.
Again, no information about the name of the company, where it's located, how much money they're going to pay... I don't know about you, but I want to check a place out a little before I think about working there. And that is NOT a job description. If they're that deliberately vague, my guess is that I wouldn't want to work there.

Or how's this one?

My Portland office is looking for two career-minded individuals. Our ideal candidate is a person who has specific personal and professional goals in mind and is looking for a stable company to support them.

Applicant must: be self-motivated, possess strong leadership skills, have a customer service attitude, have integrity, have a desire for professional development, be willing to learn and have exceptional people skills.

If you have management experience, please highlight it in your email.

So I could put another 30 of this kind of ad in my post. 
It seems like every other ad is similar.

It's weird, too. These kinds of ads are appearing in several different categories, some of them word-for-word.

Seems like an unsuspecting, less-cynical person could have personal information stolen quite easily.

I am suspicious.
Or is it that I'm cynical?