What sounds better? Now accepting job offers or seeking employment?

I had to go back and read the original posting a couple of times to decipher its meaning. Once I did, it sort of appealed to me.

When I first moved to California and was looking for employment, I interviewed for a job that required my writing skills. The actual interview was very brief and the person interviewing me seemed only marginally interested. (I later discovered that he was on his way out and someone else would make the hiring decision.) At the end, he handed me three pieces of consumer correspondence and asked me to write responses. He told me not to worry overmuch about the specifics of the products to which the correspondence related. He was more interested in my general knowledge of the industry and my ability to express myself clearly.

As he handed me the assignment, I glanced at the pile left by previous applicants and despaired. It was very, very deep. Still, I took the time to complete the assignment and left my responses together with my resume on the stack.

I chuckled on my way out because I was resigned to failure and had used humor in my responses. I even went so far as to assign myself the title of "Janitor" in my signature block.

A week later I was called in to receive a job offer from the new manager. She later told me that I stood out because she felt that if I could use humor in such a high pressure situation, she felt that I could be counted on to keep my cool when push came to shove.

That's the problem these days. How do you differentiate yourself from the herd? Every job announcement is met with a horde of applicants. Maybe something like "Now accepting job offers" could be that difference that gets you noticed.

It can't hurt to try.

Just be prepared to adapt if it doesn't...

SSG Jason Hyatt: Use "Actively considering offers". It shows that you are considering employment in the civilian sector, without stating that you are or are not currently employed.

If this is something you use as a tag in a social forum it might be humorous, or sound a bit like you were full of yourself, depending on who reads it and how well they know you.

In a resume/cover letter, of course neither is needed since you are expressing interest in being employed by submitting the cover letter and resume.

There has been some discussion as to whether "Availability: Immediate" adds or detracts.

Speaking as someone who has been on both sides of the interview table, the kind of position I would be hiring for would require someone who may not have the best presentation skills; if anybody gets past all the guardian griffins and the Fire Swamp of HR, I will be more interested in what they can do than in how they describe themselves.