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October 19, 2010

Motivation my ass

Whoever invented the "motivational letters" for job applications should be shot in the kneecap. Seriously. I don't get it: why on earth do the employers want to read god knows how many sheets of paper full of lunatic, self-delusional bollocks? Isn't the CV enough? Come on, it tells them our personal experience (or lack of it). Is it really needed for us to get a shot at a job to have our potential future boss reading something like "my name is John, I'm 25, I've studied at yada university, and I'm a clever guy who loves to learn and never shies away from new challenges, however hard they might be. I'd really like to get an opportunity here, as I feel I'm the right person for the job, and I'm positive it would absolutely expand my horizons". Bullshit. Pure bullshit, warm and stinky. Might as well write "Hey pal. Name's John. Age doesn't matter. I'm a pompous prick here ready to tell you a lot of mambo-jambo about qualities I don't possess, while conveniently ommiting what a rotten son of a bitch I am, to give you a good boot-licking, so you'd call me for a job interview and take me in. Best regards." Actually if I was the one hiring someone, I might give some credit to this for sincerity's sake.

9:15 PM

 

2 Comments:

Blogger Lothlorien said...

Agreed. They suck. And we all know it's not about motivation. It's about hitting it off; and that we cannot control...

19/10/10 22:23  
Blogger João Campos said...

I was always lousy as hell on "hitting off". On hitting anything at all, for that matter. When I was a kid, we had this kind of baseball-based game we used to play. I didn't suck at it that much because, well, there's always someone who was way lousier than I was. And because once in a while I could get a home run and everyone would go "wow, what the fuck, John?". Anyway, i'm digressing, am I not?

20/10/10 01:43  

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