http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2005/11/17/craigslist-rant-long-overdue/ Powered by Cheezhead Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:44:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2005/11/17/craigslist-rant-long-overdue/#comment-305 Matthew Blevins Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:01:56 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2005/11/17/craigslist-rant-long-overdue/#comment-305 "Seriously, the number of postings that show no fundamental grasp of written communication in English is just astounding." Hi Tiffany - couldn't help but both laugh and nod knowingly to myself when I read that. I work with a <a href="http://www.insourcesolutions.com" rel="nofollow">staffing agency</a> now, but prior to that owned and operated a writing and editorial services company. Essentially, we took rough copy and polished it to gem-like luminance (or tried to anyway). I've grown a bit more lax since then, but I used to maniacally check my spelling and grammar even in the most inconsequential e-mail to a friend. Now, even though I'm only marginally involved in the recruiting end of our business, I cringe when I see some resumes. I think that sometimes IT professionals feel that their writing and communications skills are unimportant, but having also worked with such individuals, i.e. - highly talented "techies" without good communications skills - I know that this is just not true. Perhaps I'm hard on applicants or potential employees, but I always have felt that, at a minimum, an applicant should be able to effectively communicate. “Seriously, the number of postings that show no fundamental grasp of written communication in English is just astounding.” Hi Tiffany - couldn’t help but both laugh and nod knowingly to myself when I read that. I work with a staffing agency now, but prior to that owned and operated a writing and editorial services company. Essentially, we took rough copy and polished it to gem-like luminance (or tried to anyway). I’ve grown a bit more lax since then, but I used to maniacally check my spelling and grammar even in the most inconsequential e-mail to a friend. Now, even though I’m only marginally involved in the recruiting end of our business, I cringe when I see some resumes. I think that sometimes IT professionals feel that their writing and communications skills are unimportant, but having also worked with such individuals, i.e. - highly talented “techies” without good communications skills - I know that this is just not true. Perhaps I’m hard on applicants or potential employees, but I always have felt that, at a minimum, an applicant should be able to effectively communicate.

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