Re: CVs and "proper grammar"

[Ian Oliver <ioliver.lists@xxxxxxx>]

In article
<1AD05C34099CE048B5881A7852C61DE00FBA5D@xxxxxxx>, Mark
Harrison wrote:
> Please let's not lose sight of the fact that while most of us believe
> that this is not fair, and shortsighted, it DOES HAPPEN. Potential
> employers MAY WELL "downgrade" your application because of
poor grammar
> in your CV.

Yup. I do it not because I need all employees to have perfect English but
because I need all employees to have good attention to detail and to be
able to deliver a quality product. If they can't do this for a 2-3 page
CV, even with no time limit and all the outside help they can muster, it
does indicate they might be lacking on the job.

There are lots of things you can evaluate via written tests and
interview, but even though we do have some questions that concentrate on
attention to detail I think it's one of the hardest things to evaluate.
So look on your CV as a written project submission and expect to be
evaluated on every aspect of it.

I'm in the lucky position of having got close to 40 years of age without
ever having to write a CV. :-)

Regards

Ian Oliver
Sunny Leeds, UK
Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire



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