Netiquette IQ Blog of The Day - Honesty and Directness in Your Email or Resume Cover

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Honesty and directness in your email cover

There are many people from various business environments, job seekers, sales/marketing professionals, customer service, students or other fields that, even though they are among the best qualified, have gaps, brief times of employment with companies or some negative factors which could potentially jeopardize their chances of successful consideration for achieving their end goals such as being hired. I have often said that a proactive approach to bad news, unmet goals, unfulfilled promises and potential pitfalls in something like a hiring process is the best action to create and build an honest and lasting relationship. Many people will instead take the following actions:

Ignoring Netiquette

Violating rules of Ethics

Exaggerating

Camouflaging

Omission of potentially salient data

Avoiding negative issues altogether

Substituting

Changing the subject

Giving unrelated information

Instead of any of the above, when you have identified potentially problematic issues, then present information which can address any negatives may which exist. Mention some counter balances which can sway the pendulum to your side such as:

Strong skills which will be useful

Significant accomplishment which are special

Offer benefits you can add to the environment which go beyond the requirements

Your ethics

Unusual lessons learned

There are many more. This approach may not always matter in attaining unique goals, but if they do, you will have established a basis of honesty, trust and respect many others might not attain.

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