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Don'ts
A job applicationshould not be handwrittenunless the advertisement says so
specifically,especially if your handwriting is
not easily decipherable. It is best to restrict handwriting to
just the signature and have the rest of the matter typed.
The
application must not be an
obviousphotocopy
of an original. This shows that you have been sending applications all
over the place, and this is one of the many. You may actually be sending
applications everywhere and there is nothing wrong with that, but this does
not mean that you should project such an image.
Illegible handwritten applications, photocopies, cyclostyled sheets and
faintly typed copies will end up in the
waste paper basket, while you wait and hope for an interview call
letter.
Do
not use your
company letterhead and
envelop
to write your application. Using company stationery for personal work and
perhaps, even using company postage is a reflection of a certain laxity in
personal integrity.
Don't be careless or generous with the amount of gum used on the envelope
otherwise some part of the application gets stuck. In the process of the
envelope being opened, some relevant portion may be torn.
If
you are blessed with a large number of
well-placed relatives, you must
not plug this fact hard in your bio-data. It will certainly not
work in your favor as your interviewers may end up being more impressed with
the achievements of your relatives than yours.
Your
bio-data must be
complete
in all respects with the relevant information being included in the proper sequence.
Finally, the application must
not be a hard-selling effort. It should be a soft sell, making
the customer want to buy. It must follow all the basic rules of effective
communication, telling enough briefly, while using the right tone (which is
neither servile nor hostile) to show how the employer will benefit from the
services you have to offer.
Your CV or bio-data, though brief, must be complete in all respects.
