Lead Through Strengths
Career Q&A: Funky, old school job application requirements - comply or fly?
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
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- Duración: 0:07:17
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This Episode's QuestionMy question is about a letter of introduction. My wife is applying for a licensed social work position for a school district. The application has a spot for a letter of introduction. This is the first time either of us have come across a requirement like that. So...what is it? Then, should it be written by you or by a third party? And should you submit only one like you do for a cover letter or multiple letters like you do for letters of recommendations? Thanks for your input. What You'll Learn In The Audio - Whether to comply with their funky, old school job application requests. - The origins of these traditions from the 1700's and 1800's. Yup! They're that old school. - Your safest bet for action when you get any outlier requirement while applying for a new job. - How you can use this type of requirement as a sign post for the company culture you're about to join. - Whether recruiters and hiring managers want you to do cover letters as a separate attachment. Hint: highly-debat