It's never done in the United States. It's rather common apparently in Europe though, even expected in some countries, like Germany. On the subject of "crazy

It's never done in the United States. It's rather common apparently in Europe though, even expected in some countries, like Germany. On the subject of "crazy things about job-hunting in Europe," I recently learned that in France, it's expected that you hand-write your cover letter, and HR departments employ people who supposedly can figure out a person's personality and work ethic based on their handwriting.