"Sometimes professionalism goes a long way. " I didn't see anything I'd call unprofessional in his application. People with jobs often feel overly entitled to

"Sometimes professionalism goes a long way. " I didn't see anything I'd call unprofessional in his application. People with jobs often feel overly entitled to define what constitutes professionalism. (NB, I'm not addressing you personally, just the amorphous "they".) To me, the larger point of the article is how difficult in can be to break through the arbitrary and diverse standards each HR department and hiring manager has. Sometimes it just feels better to state what you want and hope they find you.