http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/12/04/give-it-a-ponder/ Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:17:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/12/04/give-it-a-ponder/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Jacob Gill Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:49:32 +0000 http://workingworldcareers.com/?p=2072#comment-1115 Those are both really great videos, and I totally agree with the sentiments of this blog post and the funny texting commercial; think before you hit the send button. I find that when writing any kind of email that I think about who the receiver is and how I want them to process the information I'm trying to relay. This is very similar to something we discussed in a Communications class about dealing with, and taking into consideration, the type of public you are speaking to. When finding a job you could always take the time to put yourself in the employers shoes and "give it a ponder" from their perspective... do some tweaking, and then hit the send button. Those are both really great videos, and I totally agree with the sentiments of this blog post and the funny texting commercial; think before you hit the send button. I find that when writing any kind of email that I think about who the receiver is and how I want them to process the information I’m trying to relay. This is very similar to something we discussed in a Communications class about dealing with, and taking into consideration, the type of public you are speaking to. When finding a job you could always take the time to put yourself in the employers shoes and “give it a ponder” from their perspective… do some tweaking, and then hit the send button.

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