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thejunipertreeI just got a phone call for an interview, set up tomorrow at 11am for a secretarial position. The man on the phone says something to me along the lines of, "If you're copyproofed and editing minded, then shouldn't you have caught the typo in your cover letter to me?"
I remembered the other day that I had found a typo in my former emailed cover letter template, but didn't think there had been one in my new one or my faxed version. So, I ask him where it is. And he tells me it's IN MY NAME.
SWEET MOTHER OF SUFFERING CHRIST
After I hang up with him, I rush to my computer to check this. About eight resumes were faxed, using this cover letter, by Miss Robin. Right potential jobs fucking ruined because I spelled my own name wrong...
...or not.
I pull up the cover letter I emailed to Robin for her to fax and check it out. My name is just fine in it. Everything's spelled correctly and looks all fine and dandy. Now, unless Robin made some changes (which I doubt), then this is guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Maybe he, like a million other people, spell my last name with a Mc instead of an Ma. I don't know. But, I'm sure as hell going to secretly enjoy pointing it out to this guy tomorrow morning.
>:)
I remembered the other day that I had found a typo in my former emailed cover letter template, but didn't think there had been one in my new one or my faxed version. So, I ask him where it is. And he tells me it's IN MY NAME.
SWEET MOTHER OF SUFFERING CHRIST
After I hang up with him, I rush to my computer to check this. About eight resumes were faxed, using this cover letter, by Miss Robin. Right potential jobs fucking ruined because I spelled my own name wrong...
...or not.
I pull up the cover letter I emailed to Robin for her to fax and check it out. My name is just fine in it. Everything's spelled correctly and looks all fine and dandy. Now, unless Robin made some changes (which I doubt), then this is guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Maybe he, like a million other people, spell my last name with a Mc instead of an Ma. I don't know. But, I'm sure as hell going to secretly enjoy pointing it out to this guy tomorrow morning.
>:)
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Date: 2004-02-17 08:08 am (UTC)Your cover letter came to me as an .rtf (what the fuck is that?)
So maybe when I opened it in word something got cut off or formatted strangely?
To tell you the truth I didn't look at it - I just threw it in the fax.
I certainly didn't change anything though.
Heh - just blame it on me.
Sorry if that was the case.
Sheesh.
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Date: 2004-02-17 08:12 am (UTC)Don't ask.
At any rate, I'm sure it's nothing on your end. I really think that he believes my name is spelled a different way (which boggles my brain).
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Date: 2004-02-17 08:18 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-17 08:53 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-17 09:19 am (UTC)I'll probably have to write it on my hand to remember, though.
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Date: 2004-02-17 10:10 am (UTC)nothing to add except gleeful cackling.
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Date: 2004-02-17 11:55 am (UTC)It worked for Justin Timberlake..:)