Today, I went to my fifth job interview in a month. While going over my CV, I found a watermark on the bottom of my cover letter that said it was generated by a template website. Yep, I gave all previous interviewers the same cover letter, with the same watermark. Can't wait to hear back! FML
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RichardPencil
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If the facts are true and verifiable, they won’t give a shit exactly how you generated the documents.
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manb91gb
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Well if you did generate a fake CV, you deserve what you get...
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manb91gb
| 14
Well if you did generate a fake CV, you deserve what you get...
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MidnaLink
| 32
I imagine it more like they simply forgot to remove it, but the actual body of the letter could be real.
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RichardPencil
| 29
If the facts are true and verifiable, they won’t give a shit exactly how you generated the documents.
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ViviMage
| 38
The best thing about applying is finding out how to improve yourself and what you did wrong this time! Look at it with an objective eye.
For example, I took of expired licenses and put on Harvard Manage Mentor classes completed.
For example, I took of expired licenses and put on Harvard Manage Mentor classes completed.
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alycion
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Most people use templates. Every basic business word processor has a resume and cover letter built in. You’d be surprised at how many they get where the placeholder stuff gets missed and not changed out. I love when my husband’s department is hiring and I can giggle at this stuff. For the record though, he’s never tossed a good resume because of it.
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bkwusa
| 15
I guess attention to details is not one of your listed skills...
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BloodyButUnbowed
| 25
If you didn't notice it until now, it can't be that obvious. This is not a great development, but they probably won't toss your resume just for that.
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Taurus_ChicKa
| 36
As long as it's your information, it shouldn't be a big deal. A lot of people download templates for resumes, cover letters, etc. Sure, the watermark sucks, but surely you're not the first person to attend an interview with a cover letter created with the help of a template. If the information on your letter is yours and correct/verifiable, it shouldn't be an issue at all.