When I was working at NGC, I was responsible for creating and managing a tertiary education programme in which gave university students a crash course in the gas business. It was a comprehensive, top-of-the line programme, a great introduction for anyone who wanted to get into the business after school.
One of my most memorable applications, via email, read like: “cn u pls register me thnx”
Excuse me, bruh, but
who the hell do you think you’re talking to? You’re applying to enter a top
notch programme at one of the country’s prestige institutions…but you can’t
find the time to write a coherent sentence?
When we write, we need to remember our audience. “Textspeak” is great for your
friends, but if I get a message like this in a corporate environment I will
assume that 1) you are not adequately versed in the English language, in which
case I will not engage you, or 2) You don’t give enough of a rat’s ass to spend
2 minutes writing in complete sentences. In which case I will not engage you.
This guy got in; he was lucky I’d had a good breakfast and was in a good mood. But when you write, remember who you’re talking to and frame your language to suit.
Kthnxsbye.
