My favourite was the letter from an applicant who wanted to apply for = the position of "Technical Writter". I'm told his letter went straight = into the wpb.=20 I must have done something right because I was offered the job at the = end of the interview. That was several years ago though. Not so likely = to happen these days. Roy. -----Original Message----- From: Michael West [mailto:mbwest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, 1 July 2003 11:12 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Resumes are a show case for a Tech Writer From: "kate w"=20 > An application letter should be where a Tech Writer shows off their = skill in=20 > both layout and language. Of course it should be. You do need to be aware that resumes are not infrequently butchered and re-written by agencies.=20 But if these resumes are arriving from applicants=20 without cover letters specifically addressing your=20 advertised requirements, or with errors in English=20 usage, or with a generally verbose and poorly=20 focussed presentation of data -- then you are=20 absolutely justified in tossing them into the bin. The worst ramble on for page after solipsistic page, oblivious to the needs of the audience (in this case, the hiring manager). They are clearly coming from people=20 who are not writers, but merely wannabes. -- Mike West Melbourne, Australia "An active-voice transitive verb always beats=20 a copula-and-adjective-complement combo." -- Prof. James Bloom via William Safire=20 ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to = austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to = austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject = field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to = www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to = austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ************************************************** ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************