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This also has the other side that an American style cv, for example, might be seen as "too positive" from eastern European perspective, and thus be ignored. Tha
by arka2147483647 4y ago
This also has the other side that an American style cv, for example, might be seen as "too positive" from eastern European perspective, and thus be ignored. That is; you read 10 CV's, all go through the roof of your superlative scale, therefore you ignore all of it, or consider all candidates as more-or-less equal and/or mediocre.
- wirrbel 4y agoA common reaction is: It cannot all be positive. Or, as a colleague of mine put it: "When I first interacted with americans, they were smiling so much I suspected they were trying to trick me in some way".
- oblio 4y ago
- azekai 4y agoWe are? I suspect many of us are trying to trick ourselves as much as everyone else.
- oblio 4y agoI love how my previous comment was even flagged :-) They're artificial smiles, I guess you're programmed to use them from an early age. I've literally seen an American coworker, from a distance, with a normal resting face, put it on once they were at a range where they'd realize it's me, then immediately drop it after passing by (I turned around precisely to see the follow up). My impression is that they're supposed to be a sign of success. A sort of Instagram reality before its time. People smiling are usually happy and probably successful. Plus, of course, it relaxes the interlocutor and makes them feel appreciated, up to a point. All in all, a gimmick.
- bobthechef 4y ago
- nottorp 4y agoAs an Eastern European, those permanent Hollywood smiles where they bare their teeth make me think of a dog threatening me :)
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