Back to you in the studio, Ted.
Thank you Aimee, but there's no one here named Ted.
In other news....
Sunnydale's got too many demons and not enough retail outlets.
Glory ,'Potential'
Spike's Bitches 30: Going on Thirteen
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Sean K - Jun 06, 2006 8:22:09 pm PDT #8199 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
DebetEsse - Jun 06, 2006 8:22:49 pm PDT #8200 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I would change the "you" to "yourself" in the first sentence.
Maybe add something about the "values" of the company, something a little more intangible than their business.
Apart from that, good.
Aims - Jun 06, 2006 8:24:32 pm PDT #8201 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Shut it, Sean. This is why you'll always be climbing catwalks and not IN FRONT of the camera.
AM I ON VOX??
Thanks, Abi. Revising coming up.
Polter-Cow - Jun 06, 2006 8:25:12 pm PDT #8202 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Thanks, Aimee! Let's check in with Grammar Correspondent Comma King and get his thoughts. Comma?
This is Comma King, reporting live from Spike's Bitches, where local Aimee Conat is requesting help with a paragraph, already in progress.
Knowing exactly what the company does, and familiarizing yourself with their services and products, will give you the opportunity to emphasize your skills, and illustrate how hiring you would be beneficial to them.
Mrs. Conat, all of these commas are extraneous and ungrammatical, but I will defer to your stylistic choice.
Comma King, reporting.
Aims - Jun 06, 2006 8:26:19 pm PDT #8203 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Comma-King, can you tell us how we can better punctuate this sentence? Should we just delete all the commas? Won't that action bring about a war?
Sean K - Jun 06, 2006 8:27:22 pm PDT #8204 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
AM I ON VOX??
t flips switch
Wait.... which setting was which again?
Polter-Cow - Jun 06, 2006 8:28:27 pm PDT #8205 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Remember the Geneva Convention, Mrs. Conat. That sentence will read perfectly smoothly, and the commas will be home with their wives. No blood need be spilled on their behalf.
ChiKat - Jun 06, 2006 8:28:41 pm PDT #8206 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
My own personal peeve, companies are entities, not people. Pronouns should be "it" not "his/her/their." "Its" website, not "their" website in:
Knowing exactly what the company does, and familiarizing yourself with their services and products
Aims - Jun 06, 2006 8:28:58 pm PDT #8207 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
VOX = VOX
Other settings != VOX
Aims - Jun 06, 2006 8:31:41 pm PDT #8208 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Ok, new revision. (And let me just say, if I had had this support system in college the first two times around? I'd've been done LONG LONG AGO)
*Browsing a company’s website is one way to give yourself an edge over other applicants.* Knowing exactly what the company does and familiarizing yourself with it’s services and products will give you the opportunity to emphasize your skills and illustrate how hiring you would be beneficial to the firm. When composing your cover letter, which is the first impression you will make, you can reference a product from the website and show how your prior work experience can help further sales goals. In an interview, being knowledgeable about the company’s values can facilitate better questions from you regarding your part in customer service. It also shows a great deal of initiative, and the employer will remember that you took the time to do your research.