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Just happened to see this. If your buying say, steel, presumably you care very little about the supplier, their story, etc. You want specs (carbon content, har

Just happened to see this. If your buying say, steel, presumably you care very little about the supplier, their story, etc. You want specs (carbon content, hardness, annealing temperature, whatever) and price. Likewise, hiring people as commodities, you don't care about the cover letter, you want to know where they went to school and want experience they have. If you're trying to hire a person as opposed to a commodity, you will care a lot less about the specs and more about the person, and want to hear their story.

zerr 4y ago
You are missing the point - CV is the story. Some prefer prose, others prefer structured text. You should not penalize anyone due to their preferences of the form.
- version_five 4y ago
  I'd be very interested to see a CV that I really felt was s story. I know it's possible to make up story to fit one, but I still see them mostly as specs rather than something that gives you a sense of the person. Otoh, I'm going to try and remember this the next time I make a CV and see if i can make it a story. If done well I can see this as a powerful way of presenting yourself. (And for clarity, I mean a real story that gives a sense of the person, not the story of some career progression)
surgical_fire 4y ago
As an employee, I want my employer to see me as an employee. Because I damn sure view them as an employer. This is a good baseline for a working relationship. They can be a good employer, with good salary and decent benefits. They can treat their employees fairly, offer some okay work-life balance, etc And as an employee, I can be a good one. Always being professional and polite, striving to keep a healthy environment among the workforce, and using my skills effectively to help the business while doing my job. Seeing each other as a commodity is fine. My worst job experience was in a startup that really didn't see things this way.
anothernewdude 4y ago
I want to hear their story. I still won't read cover letters, because those aren't that.

zerr 4y ago

You are missing the point - CV is the story. Some prefer prose, others prefer structured text. You should not penalize anyone due to their preferences of the form.

version_five 4y ago
I'd be very interested to see a CV that I really felt was s story. I know it's possible to make up story to fit one, but I still see them mostly as specs rather than something that gives you a sense of the person. Otoh, I'm going to try and remember this the next time I make a CV and see if i can make it a story. If done well I can see this as a powerful way of presenting yourself. (And for clarity, I mean a real story that gives a sense of the person, not the story of some career progression)

surgical_fire 4y ago

As an employee, I want my employer to see me as an employee. Because I damn sure view them as an employer. This is a good baseline for a working relationship. They can be a good employer, with good salary and decent benefits. They can treat their employees fairly, offer some okay work-life balance, etc And as an employee, I can be a good one. Always being professional and polite, striving to keep a healthy environment among the workforce, and using my skills effectively to help the business while doing my job. Seeing each other as a commodity is fine. My worst job experience was in a startup that really didn't see things this way.

anothernewdude 4y ago

I want to hear their story. I still won't read cover letters, because those aren't that.