http://www.jobyssey.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-cv-graveyard/ Technology Jobs in Ireland and Life at a Dublin Start-Up Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:38:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.jobyssey.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-cv-graveyard/#comment-42 Christina Tue, 06 May 2008 16:30:23 +0000 http://www.jobyssey.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-cv-graveyard/#comment-42 A true-life hiring yarn: I was working with a guy once who truly reached the acme of the cocky cover letter genre. At the end of his (extremely verbose) cover letter, he pompously wrapped it up with an admonition not to waste his time by calling unless I could guarantee getting him an interview. No problem, buddy! As he kept sending in applications every 6 weeks or so I can only imagine that no one felt up to the challenge. Kidding aside, though, great advice- its easy to get so caught up in the job hunt you miss the forest for the trees and fail to realize that what looks like enterprise and engagement can look an awful lot like fanaticism from the other side of the desk. A true-life hiring yarn: I was working with a guy once who truly reached the acme of the cocky cover letter genre. At the end of his (extremely verbose) cover letter, he pompously wrapped it up with an admonition not to waste his time by calling unless I could guarantee getting him an interview. No problem, buddy! As he kept sending in applications every 6 weeks or so I can only imagine that no one felt up to the challenge.
Kidding aside, though, great advice- its easy to get so caught up in the job hunt you miss the forest for the trees and fail to realize that what looks like enterprise and engagement can look an awful lot like fanaticism from the other side of the desk.

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