Why or why not?
2007-11-21 00:50:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Not if this is how they always write. I consider it lazy and a step backward, as I'm sure most managers would. Correct spelling and proper use of the English language is considered professional and I don't think you'd be taken seriously if you wrote 'texting' shorthand. It's also not something I would consider a skill so it should not appear on a resume, in case that's why you're asking.
2007-11-21 01:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by Allison R 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If that's how they wrote all the time then most definitely not. Remember...most hiring managers are going to likely not going to be seasons pros and texting and trying to read something written in that way is headache inducing. However, if someone writes like that specifically to take notes (just as with regular shorthand) and then intends to transcribe it into something that is actually readable, that is a different story. But if texting shorthand is the only way a person knows how to write, they apparently don't care that it makes them look rather...well...stupid.
2007-11-21 00:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends, I mean if they listed that as a skill I would not weigh that as a positive at all. Texting shorthand is not a style of writing that is universal nor professional - it's slang. If they used texting shorthand on any correspondence to a prospective employer I would immediately toss it out as it is not professional and to use it in that way would indicate to me that they are likely too immature to see that it is not an appropriate situation to use this form of language.
2007-11-21 01:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by zeechou 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on the job. If it required writing, no. But if it's something like a cashier or a server, shouldn't matter.
If your resume or cover letter came in that way, I'd throw it away though. You should at least know when using that type of writing is appropriate - if you don't I wouldn't want you working for me since I'd wonder what else you didn't know was appropriate.
2007-11-21 05:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's just for their own use (re-writing or re-typing later), then yes. If that's how the write all the time, then no.
It's very un-professional. And even if it's for their own notes, they may be out one day and someone else may need to read the notes to do part of their job. Not everyone is fluent in "texting".
2007-11-21 01:01:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mom22girls 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋