I like to look for little grammar and spelling gems. These gems occur when you see that someone didn’t take their responsibility as serious as they should. I’m a stickler for good grammar and spelling, so I like to chuckle when people make mistakes in really important situations.
In this economy, job seekers are using any means necessary to find work and disseminate information about themselves. There’s an increasing number of people using the website, Craigslist to post their resumes, employment opportunities, or advertisments.
This post by an "ambitious" job hunter seems to say, "hey career counselor, I like your advice about good grammar, spelling, and highlighting my ambitions, I’m just not going to take it."
Here’s the reprint:
Looking for a Carreer (Oklahoma City Area)
Reply to: res-1051839710@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-02-26, 3:34PM CSTThis is a shot in the dark:
I am an accountant. Well, not really. I’m an accounting clerk. I work for a printing company as the "Customer Accountant" which basically means I’m a hybrid accountant/customer service rep. I just graduated college with the most generic degree they had: General Studies (although I did minor in English). So, I’m not really marketable in accounting. My knack with accounting principles has actually sort of pigeon-holed me into accounting type jobs. I’m good with customers–really good, in fact. Speaking to angry or hysterical people doesn’t really phaze me much. But I digress.
I want to get out of accounting and into something that helps people. The greatest satisfaction I get from my job right now is that "Ah hah!" moment when I’ve helped a customer and they suddenly understand something they were struggling with. I have a knack for matching the dialect and syntax of other people, so I don’t come off as condescending, pedantic, or ignorant (most times). I’d like to put these skills to use in some way.
So, there it is; I’m intelligent, logical, and friendly. I have a proven track record of exemplary job performance and the yearly reviews/ recomendation letters to prove it. Only problem is: I’m in the wrong line of business. If anyone knows anyone who knows anyone who could use a guy like me, please have them contact me.
I LOVE IT!!!! Did you see the irony? I’m looking for a "Carreer" and the poster minored in English. It’s tragic that I don’t have this poster’s ambition, because if "I’m not really marketable" in my "carreer", I’d get out too. Did I mention that I didn’t really want a job because it’s a "shot in the dark" you’ll give me one anyway?
If you’d like to improve your grammar/spelling skills, take a peek at Strunk & White’s classic, The Elements of Style. It’s a great resource for discussing some of those obtuse rules like "their", "there", and "they’re" (and yes, I’m being sarcastic).
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