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Joel Sposky: Response on Job Application (through Twitter)

6 points by royalghost 15y ago

When Joel Sposky tweet this message - Don't get it. If you're a "Senior .NET Professional" why can't you figure out how to format plain text email? http://i.imgur.com/kAG5h.png - what does he mean?

demallien 15y ago
You have line breaks and weird spacing all throughout the email - at least judging by the .png that you posted. It looks like you have copy-pasted the text from somewhere. Also, your grammar sucks - if your English isn't that good, at least have somebody proofread your email - you are applying for a job where English is the language that is to be used, and advertising that you don't speak English very well is hardly going to help you land a job...
nudge 15y ago
The email is badly formatted. There are many unnecessary paragraphs / line breaks in the middle of sentences. It looks unprofessional, and does not reflect well on the sender's technical abilities. There are a number of other problems with the email, such as the ALL CAPS SUBJECT (which people hate) the fact that the sender has started an email with "Dear Sir/Madam" when they know the recipient's name (sir/madam is used when you don't know their name), and the coupling of Dear Sir/Madam with the signoff "Thanks", which is also incorrect. Also, why is the word "very" capitalised? And other such bizarre mistakes. It just looks extremely unprofessional.
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staunch 15y ago
Dear Sir/ Madam, This is in reference to your requirement for Software Developer. would like to represent myself as a Freelance .NET Software Professional from New Delhi, India. My technical stack includes .NET Platform and related Technologies. I have over 5.5 years of experience in Handling Implementing /Windows Applications in diverse domains. I have a Very good Infrastructure with latest Hardware/Software, fast Internet Broadband lines and Telephone line for communication. Please have a look at my CV. If my credentials matches your requirement, kindly let me know so that we can proceed further. Thanks, ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir/Madam, This is in reference to your requirement for Software Developer. would like to represent myself as a Freelance .NET Software Professional from New Delhi, India. My technical stack includes .NET Platform and related Technologies. I have over 5.5 years of experience in Handling Implementing /Windows Applications in diverse domains. I have a Very good Infrastructure with latest Hardware/Software, fast Internet Broadband lines and Telephone line for communication. Please have a look at my CV. If my credentials matches your requirement, kindly let me know so that we can proceed further. Thanks,

6 points by royalghost 15y ago

When Joel Sposky tweet this message - Don't get it. If you're a "Senior .NET Professional" why can't you figure out how to format plain text email? http://i.imgur.com/kAG5h.png - what does he mean?

demallien 15y ago

You have line breaks and weird spacing all throughout the email - at least judging by the .png that you posted. It looks like you have copy-pasted the text from somewhere. Also, your grammar sucks - if your English isn't that good, at least have somebody proofread your email - you are applying for a job where English is the language that is to be used, and advertising that you don't speak English very well is hardly going to help you land a job...

nudge 15y ago

The email is badly formatted. There are many unnecessary paragraphs / line breaks in the middle of sentences. It looks unprofessional, and does not reflect well on the sender's technical abilities. There are a number of other problems with the email, such as the ALL CAPS SUBJECT (which people hate) the fact that the sender has started an email with "Dear Sir/Madam" when they know the recipient's name (sir/madam is used when you don't know their name), and the coupling of Dear Sir/Madam with the signoff "Thanks", which is also incorrect. Also, why is the word "very" capitalised? And other such bizarre mistakes. It just looks extremely unprofessional.

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staunch 15y ago

Dear Sir/ Madam, This is in reference to your requirement for Software Developer. would like to represent myself as a Freelance .NET Software Professional from New Delhi, India. My technical stack includes .NET Platform and related Technologies. I have over 5.5 years of experience in Handling Implementing /Windows Applications in diverse domains. I have a Very good Infrastructure with latest Hardware/Software, fast Internet Broadband lines and Telephone line for communication. Please have a look at my CV. If my credentials matches your requirement, kindly let me know so that we can proceed further. Thanks, ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir/Madam, This is in reference to your requirement for Software Developer. would like to represent myself as a Freelance .NET Software Professional from New Delhi, India. My technical stack includes .NET Platform and related Technologies. I have over 5.5 years of experience in Handling Implementing /Windows Applications in diverse domains. I have a Very good Infrastructure with latest Hardware/Software, fast Internet Broadband lines and Telephone line for communication. Please have a look at my CV. If my credentials matches your requirement, kindly let me know so that we can proceed further. Thanks,