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Joel Sposky: Response on Job Application (through Twitter)

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When Joel Sposky tweet this message - Don't get it. If you're a "Senior .NET Professional" why can't you figure out how to format plain text email? http://i.imgur.com/kAG5h.png - what does he mean?

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The email is badly formatted. There are many unnecessary paragraphs / line breaks in the middle of sentences. It looks unprofessional, and does not reflect well on the sender's technical abilities.

There are a number of other problems with the email, such as the ALL CAPS SUBJECT (which people hate) the fact that the sender has started an email with "Dear Sir/Madam" when they know the recipient's name (sir/madam is used when you don't know their name), and the coupling of Dear Sir/Madam with the signoff "Thanks", which is also incorrect. Also, why is the word "very" capitalised? And other such bizarre mistakes.

It just looks extremely unprofessional.

You have line breaks and weird spacing all throughout the email - at least judging by the .png that you posted. It looks like you have copy-pasted the text from somewhere. Also, your grammar sucks - if your English isn't that good, at least have somebody proofread your email - you are applying for a job where English is the language that is to be used, and advertising that you don't speak English very well is hardly going to help you land a job...

Dear Sir/ Madam, This is in reference to your requirement for Software Developer. would like to represent myself as a Freelance .NET Software Professional

from New Delhi, India. My technical stack includes .NET Platform and related

Technologies. I have over 5.5 years of experience in Handling Implementing

/Windows Applications in diverse domains. I have a Very good Infrastructure with latest

Hardware/Software, fast Internet Broadband lines and Telephone line for communication.

Please have a look at my CV. If my credentials

matches your requirement, kindly let me know so that we can proceed further.

Thanks,

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Dear Sir/Madam,

This is in reference to your requirement for Software Developer. would like to represent myself as a Freelance .NET Software Professional from New Delhi, India. My technical stack includes .NET Platform and related Technologies. I have over 5.5 years of experience in Handling Implementing /Windows Applications in diverse domains.

I have a Very good Infrastructure with latest Hardware/Software, fast Internet Broadband lines and Telephone line for communication.

Please have a look at my CV. If my credentials matches your requirement, kindly let me know so that we can proceed further.

Thanks,

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