ChatterBank9 mins ago
Photographs in Applications
Ive recently sent off a job application in which they asked for a passport size photograph. The job is for an administrator, i would understand if i was going to be model or something but surely they should look at your credentials first then see what you look like.
I didnt send a photograph because i didnt have time to get one and because i didnt agree with them asking for one. Am i in the wrong here?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Ali; You've got to get this grammar thing sorted. You might only be writing a casual "ah, well" note but get into the habit of getting it spot on. Try apostrophes and full stops for a start::
oh well never mind just didnt know why they were asking ive never had it before, the advert has been in the paper since before xmas so they cant have had that many
...would be neater as this :
Oh well, never mind. I just didn't know why they were asking; i've never seen it before. The advert has been in the paper since before Xmas (Chrtistmas would be a lot better) so they can't have had that many (replies).
Biggest mistake out there is to stick an apostrophe in the word "its". As in The dog ate it's dinner. Just pause a moment and ask yourself: Do I mean "it is"? If the answer is Yes, then you need the apostrophe to indicate the absence of the letter "i". As you don't mean here that the dog ate "it is" dinner then you don't need the apostrophe. After all you wouldn't put an apostrophe in hi's dinner, would you?
Over and out.
Harry - can I please call you Harry ? - this person was only asking for advice as to whether to send a picture with an application form or not.
I agree it's a pity people in general can't spell, and I put it down to education, laziness, whatever you like. It makes me cringe when I see very young people spell atrociously. But I would never judge anyone on the fact they misspelt "I've" or whatever else ( Me, of all people, judging anyone on their spelling ! Hahahahaha ! ) It could just be a typo, for god's sake ! This is a forum, you're not going to write as you would in a formal letter, and I'm pretty sure Ali isn't applying for
Head of Grammatical Department,
School of PerfectThoughts,
Attn : Mr Nolife ( Anywhere but Here ) !
Harry, chill out !
Ali : you go man ! ( even if you look like a blob ! lol )
PS : feel free to comment on MY spelling. It's only second-hand.
Love,
Max.
Thanks for that Maximo you made me laugh
Im glad that you think furry lil blobs like myself should not be discriminated against
for further appliactions i shall be including the following photo
http://www.thechestnut.com/flumps/perkin.jpg
Ova n aht !!