LOL…WHAT?!? SEOs Have A Field Day With Google’s SEO Job Posting

Google is trolling! It’s like SEO inception! How ironic, Google needs an SEO!

Those are just some of the themes that emerged in the past 24 hours since we reported on Search Engine Land that Google is looking to hire an SEO Manager.

According to the job description, Google wants someone who can, “…take part in website development and optimization, help shape blog and social strategy, improve website code hygiene and define web architecture for international websites.”

The minimum qualifications include a BA/BS degree in computer science or engineering with at least two years of SEO experience; the preferred qualifications listed a “strong understanding of technical SEO” with knowledge of Java, C/C++ or Python.

The story has so far prompted about 9,000 social shares, almost four dozen comments on the article itself, and a lot of commentary on Twitter. Below are some of our favorites.

More Google juice….stay thirsty my friends. If they can't get it right is there hope for any of us? http://t.co/2o0tldZhmN

— bryangiss (@bryangiss) July 15, 2015

wait I think this is how the singularity begins? http://t.co/OI2TRshO3m

— Megan Garber (@megangarber) July 15, 2015

Trolling?! http://t.co/rBC82GyE2W

— Theo Maroulis (@Theo_E_Maroulis) July 15, 2015

Google have to be trolling now: http://t.co/fECyBoLydS

— Teddy Parry (@TedParry1) July 15, 2015

Oh the irony… Google Is Hiring An SEO Manager To Improve Its Rankings In Google http://t.co/IQKugojTBu

— Stefanie Grieser (@smgrieser) July 15, 2015

You mean to tell me there are no good candidates from within due for a promotion?! #SEO #Google http://t.co/RkA5MYZtu3

— Eric Wochner (@EricWochner) July 16, 2015

Google inception >> http://t.co/lUHeg48ecz

— Laura Falcetti (@laufalce) July 15, 2015

Seo inception http://t.co/oe1B6ZeXgA

— Galice Aurelian (@Sofokle) July 15, 2015

And the award for most Oniony headline of the day goes to http://t.co/rv0ngg6SQa #Google #NotTheOnion #SEO

— Chris Charabaruk (@ChrisCharabaruk) July 15, 2015

@rustybrick @sengineland I thought at first this was from The @TheOnion .

— Jeffrey Enabe (@FutureBuffalo) July 15, 2015

From the Department of Redundancy…Google Is Hiring An SEO Manager To Improve Its Rankings In Google Hey SEOs! http://t.co/mbBfRbf1BX

— GeekGirlCamp (@GeekGirlCamp) July 15, 2015

Google's hiring an SEO http://t.co/XKzxfmXPrh That's comedy.

— MyCool King (@iPullRank) July 15, 2015

http://t.co/WdDI2sXO2f can't we just hardcode this up top, or create a concurrent ranking signal? yes, both. ok, well I am off to take a nap

— aaron wall (@aaronwall) July 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/AndreaFine/status/621399028811612162

IT'S THE END OF DAYS http://t.co/3B3ciiy2m8

— Alistair Potter (@tweeterpotter) July 16, 2015

Just how complex has #SEO become these days? Now even #Google needs professional help to rank in their own search: http://t.co/aaj4HaRJH0

— CanIRank? (@canirank) July 15, 2015

This is probably one of the funniest and ironic things you will ever see in #business. #google #seo http://t.co/yZXiGUjGm0

— James Yancey (@James_Yancey) July 15, 2015

Don't feel too bad about your rankings. Even Google needs help with #Google. #SEO #digitalmarketing http://t.co/ZGSG6waEYA

— VitalStorm (@vitalstorm) July 15, 2015

You know it's bad when… Google is hiring an SEO Manager for inhouse rankings http://t.co/d2MRM9ZhEX

— Dan Taylor (@danny_taywitter) July 15, 2015

Google hiring SEO managers for its online business would be a nice April 1 article but its not http://t.co/yPU7cTqRzr

— Aditya Sanyal (@madguy000) July 16, 2015

We heard you like Google, so we're hiring an SEO to make Google more searchable when you Google Google. http://t.co/pj7gnEBkXU

— Pardot Blogger Girl (@PardotBlogGirl) July 16, 2015

I love that even Google needs professional, focused support of SEO. https://t.co/9gfYBY1nMO

— Chad Hallert (@ChadHallert) July 16, 2015

Google is Hiring and SEO Manager? Just goes to shows the validity of the service. http://t.co/zk7meNvWSw

— Pamela Ravenwood (@SedonaSEO) July 15, 2015

Those last couple tweets are representative of another common reaction: If a company like Google is hiring an SEO, it’s a testament to the value of good SEO.

If you prefer Facebook, there are also some good reactions on Search Engine Land’s original post yesterday to check out.

(Thanks to Amy Gesenhues for assistance with this article.)

Opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and not necessarily MarTech. Staff authors are listed here.

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Matt McGee

Matt McGee joined Third Door Media as a writer/reporter/editor in September 2008. He served as Editor-In-Chief from January 2013 until his departure in July 2017. He can be found on Twitter at @MattMcGee.