![]() ![]() It’ll give unpredictable results depending on whose machine you’re on, what fonts are installed, which version of Word you’re using, and what the result of the Microsoft randomised number spinner comes up with on any given day. If you care about layout for your CV, don’t send it in Word. I mean, preferably you’d use them correctly, but using any at all would be a good start. If applying for a PR and Communications role – in which you’ll be expected to compose and send out emails and press releases – please consider using capitals and punctuation. If you’re trying to get a job in games in a particular area of the country, probably best not to go on to the Facebook group for the games industry in that area and insult everyone’s work. Will not help your application very much. “I’m good at writing, I have wrote a book.” If asked about your ability with written English (and narrative in general) In which case, don’t send in your cover letter with a note about your experience as a road mender with at least 5 paragraphs dedicated to a deep theoretical examination of the minutiae of roadmending using terms that no-one who has not been an expert in the field of roadmending will ever understand.Īnd, you know, it’d be good if you actually had any skills to do with being a waiter. Say you are applying for a job as a waiter. That’s why I’ve been posting frustrated rants - I can hardly believe people are doing this sort of thing. ![]() These are examples of really, really basic issues. A few people have said I should collect them – so here we go, verbatim. This is a set of short rants I recently posted to my Facebook page when I got frustrated with what I was reading. I’ve also been bombarded with emails about work experience. More recently I’ve helped out with filtering CVs for games companies. However, over the years I’ve hired quite a few people to be on software or games teams. Comments Off on Ian’s Trivial Getting-a-job Tips.
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