Topic: oops... I think i made a horrible horrible mistake
Blayne Bradley
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So I am applying to work for a number of places one of them a popular Montreal based Game testing company and oops... when i emailed my resume I forgot to attach erhm... my resume, I had a nice cover leeter and my references on the first email but i noticed 5 minutes later I made a mistake.
So I resent the email WITH the CV and apologized for the inconvenience.
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That will not be the reason they pass you over, no.
Good luck with the job.
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Blayne Bradley
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The coverletter was more of the body of my email detailing my history with gaming, my experience with consoles and explaining my love and passion for gaming, which ironically I now have to answer a screening test where I get to parse out my letter into 20 different answers. And yes my teachers proofread my cv.
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YOu know, there are worse things that can happen, and it still turn out okay.
In January I wrote a story and sent it to an editor. In my cover letter email I called the editor Mr. Price (his name was Pierce) and I misspelled the name of the friend who had worked with him before and from whom I had heard about the market. Plus, the .doc attachment still had a comment function note-to-self in the margin. *headdesk* I screamed when I realized I'd hit SEND. I writhed in embarrassment, and chalked it up as one toward my rejection goal for the year.
The guy bought the danged story anyway.
So, I guess it just depends on how well qualified you are and how tolerant of such things they are. I wouldn't sweat it if I were you.
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Blayne Bradley
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there are over 800 positions open, I highly doubt i can goof up that badly.
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Yeah, a horrible, horrible mistake would have been to attach your personal communist manifesto that includes a picture of yourself in the nude.
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quote:Originally posted by Primal Curve: Yeah, a horrible, horrible mistake would have been to attach your personal communist manifesto that includes a picture of yourself in the nude.
That depends on which position he's applying for.
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You are, of course, talking about the guy who actually does have a mocked-up picture of himself as Lenin.
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Blayne Bradley
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Stalin actually.
I got a call back I will be recieving a email this friday with a attached video of somebody playing a game, my task? To spot out all the bugs and desribe them in as much detail as possible.
quote:Originally posted by Blayne Bradley: So I am applying to work for a number of places one of them a popular Montreal based Game testing company and oops... when i emailed my resume I forgot to attach erhm... my resume, I had a nice cover leeter and my references on the first email but i noticed 5 minutes later I made a mistake.
So I resent the email WITH the CV and apologized for the inconvenience.
I didn't make a huge mistake did I?
Yes. Apologizing makes you look weak.
By the way, you shouldn't harbor any resentment toward e-mail. It was your mistake, not the e-mail's.
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It's a holiday weekend, no? One way or the other, you presumably have Saturday and Sunday to do it--in Canada, probably Monday, too.
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