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Hi,
I remember many years back when i was a
technician.
I was given the task of filtering down applications for an electronics
engineer above me. The task passed down to me by the senior
engineer.
The applications from agencies went in the bin
due
to the fact that the company was not interested in paying fees and a
substancial
number of applicants applied direct.
Next in the bin were the applications written
on
spiral bound note pads. You know the type you tear off. Again this was
regardless of qualifications as there were just so many
applications.
To this day i can't anyone would hope to get a
job
with such low effort in presentation.
On another note - my brother recently employed
someone who turn up late on their first day. He did not wait to listen to
any
excusses. Told them to turn round get back in the car and f**k
off.
Steve.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 9:14
AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CVs and "proper
grammar"
In article
<1AD05C34099CE048B5881A7852C61DE00FBA5D@xxxxxxx>,
Mark
Harrison wrote:
> Please let's not lose sight of the fact
that
while most of us believe
> that this is not fair, and shortsighted,
it
DOES HAPPEN. Potential
> employers MAY WELL "downgrade" your
application
because of poor grammar
> in your CV.
Yup. I do it not because
I
need all employees to have perfect English but
because I need all
employees to have good attention to detail and to be
able to deliver a
quality product. If they can't do this for a 2-3 page
CV, even with no
time limit and all the outside help they can muster, it
does indicate
they
might be lacking on the job.
There are lots of things you can
evaluate
via written tests and
interview, but even though we do have some
questions
that concentrate on
attention to detail I think it's one of the hardest
things to evaluate.
So look on your CV as a written project submission
and
expect to be
evaluated on every aspect of it.
I'm in the lucky
position of having got close to 40 years of age without
ever having to
write a CV. :-)
Regards
Ian Oliver
Sunny Leeds,
UK
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