Actually, I don't know if Id be happy if my guidance counselor wrote me a recommendation. I thought he was retarded as well! I cant remember that far so maybe he did but in hindsight, its pretty scary!
DRE > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:18 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Job Recommendation.. > > > Sorry, I wasn't really meaning to imply anything about you. > <cf_apology /> > > *shrugs* It's a personal thing. If I agree to write an > evaluation or reccommendation, I feel that I should write it, > not just sign off on it. Like I said, it's just me. Probably > because I was overly influenced by guidance counselors who > were idiots. We called them the care bears. > > As far as grammar goes, I don't have a problem showing the > candidate his review or reccommendation or whatever. For one > thing, I feel that if he's asking for a reccommendation > specifically, I'll write one that I think reflects his strong > points and let him decide whether he wants to use it or not. > So he's in control of what goes to the potential employer. > > In any case, we already know 'Gel is wierd in his own special > way. :-) > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Andre Turrettini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:06 AM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: RE: Job Recommendation.. > : > : > : Well, I pretty much taught him everything he knew (about > : coldfusion anyway) > : which may of explained why I didnt have time to write it > myself. Not sure > : why you would think I didnt know enough about him to write > the letter > : myself. > : > : Theres more to it too. Sure you can write his letter but what if > : your spell > : checker misses a typo or a grammar flaw or something? He doesnt > : get the job > : bc your recomendation looks incompetent? I'm no grammar > whiz but I sure > : would feel bad about it. > : > : Additionally, your candidate has probably researched who he is > : targeting the > : letter at and would understand which of his skills the > target wants to see > : better than you. > : > : Either which way Angel, you can be weird whichever way you like. > : > : DRE > : > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:41 AM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: RE: Job Recommendation.. > : > : > : When I was in high school, the guidance counselor had me > write my own > : college reccommendations. Ever since, I've kinda felt that > if you don't > : know the person's skills well enough to do a brief letter > about them, you > : probably shouldn't agree to give them a reccommendation. > : > : But I'm weird that way. > : > : > : -- Ben Doom > : Programmer & General Lackey > : Moonbow Software, Inc > : > : : -----Original Message----- > : : From: Andre Turrettini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : : Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 9:37 AM > : : To: CF-Community > : : Subject: RE: Job Recommendation.. > : : > : : > : : Usually, I have them write it and I'll sign it. Once I had an > : intern who > : : was fairly clueless write how he was a coldfusion god. It was > : : pretty funny. > : : I had to get him to tone it down just a wee bit. > : : > : : DRE > : : > : : -----Original Message----- > : : From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : : Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:31 AM > : : To: CF-Community > : : Subject: Job Recommendation.. > : : > : : > : : So..I'm still a little in shock. > : : Someone just came to me, asking me for a job recommendation. > : : Hee hee..and they were serious too.. > : : > : : So anyways..I've never written one of these. Any suggestions? > : : > : : -Gel > : : > : : > : : > : : > : : > : > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
