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Subject:Re: Cover letter with a difference From:Parul Agarwal <parulag05 -at- yahoo -dot- co -dot- in> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 27 Feb 2004 03:45:02 +0000 (GMT)
--- a pradeep <akkunoor -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote: >
>
> Here's my own experience:
>
> There was an Ad in the Times of India for a
> Technical
> Writer. The skill sets required fitted me to the T.
> So
> confident was I of getting that job, that I sent the
> cover letter with only one line it
>
> "This job is mine. Thank you."
>
> I didnot even get short-listed for an interview.
>
> Lesson learnt: Not all risks pay-off.
>
Pradeep, you probably scared the recruiters!
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