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i took a course at a business college and we studied the whole cover letter
process, looking at letters that others had written. scary how totally unprofessional some of them are!
posted by
fourcats
on November 4, 2006 at 9:54 AM
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posted by
star4sky5
on November 3, 2006 at 5:58 PM
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I've hired people... and you wouldn't believe some of the stories.
I saved a few letters because they were just too classic to discard. No emoticons, but terrible grammar. LOL
I think the entire process has become less formal because of email. People no longer have to print out their resumes on "nice" paper and include a cover letter when they mail it. Now it's just an attachment on an email. Half the time, the email is blank but for the attachment!
posted by
-blackcat
on November 3, 2006 at 2:21 PM
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Sometimes a writer is supposed to send a cover letter with a manuscript, even online submissions, and I never could figure out what to include. But I never used emoticons.d
posted by
babe_rocks
on November 3, 2006 at 1:06 PM
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I've never had to hire anyone, but I've seen some cover letter and resume
fiascos...complete with emoticons. H.R. managers must be either pulling their hair out or laughing hysterically.
posted by
Rumor
on November 3, 2006 at 11:16 AM
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