tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post3944520602793975472..comments2023-11-22T02:49:34.600-06:00Comments on A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette: Exclaiming, Job SearchJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13028088897973151439noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-56926741707736197992009-10-24T09:35:12.911-05:002009-10-24T09:35:12.911-05:00Can I just add that listing 10-key adding machine,...Can I just add that listing 10-key adding machine, typing, and dictation doesn't exactly shout 2.0?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-66718690767848833242009-09-14T20:46:38.815-05:002009-09-14T20:46:38.815-05:00My favorite is email addresses like "fuzzymon...My favorite is email addresses like "fuzzymonkeybutt69@whatever.com". How hard is it to create a professional sounding gmail account? I immediately file those applicants under "highly unlikely."<br /><br />If you're interested in true stories from librarians around the country that are just as crazy as "!" and fuzzymonkey butts, check out www.merrylibrarian.com. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669375972960249250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-42844583194098399002009-09-14T11:22:32.157-05:002009-09-14T11:22:32.157-05:00I had an app come through with numerous exclamatio...I had an app come through with numerous exclamation points (grouped together) and, horror of horrors, a smiley face :-( I couldn't have hired that applicant no matter how qualified the applicant was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-48120880638165371992009-08-26T19:36:56.679-05:002009-08-26T19:36:56.679-05:00My goodness you're picky. Punctuation is the l...My goodness you're picky. Punctuation is the least of it. Candidates waxing poetic about their "attention to detial" or other similar variations are entirely more painful to witness. And make sure your cover letter is for the correct job and not for a job at some other place. And please don't talk about how you'd like to work at the campus because it's so beautiful Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-91185076147569270272009-08-19T13:52:34.294-05:002009-08-19T13:52:34.294-05:00What about websites, blog addresses, or this littl...What about websites, blog addresses, or this little sign ~...Hmmm??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092275.post-63131483590278077722009-08-12T18:58:05.986-05:002009-08-12T18:58:05.986-05:00At my library we will also forgive people who have...At my library we will also forgive people who have worked for Stat!Ref.A'Llynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295862804070846652noreply@blogger.com