My First Impression
When contemplating a student into a prestigious college, a college administrator closely inquires the student’s college essay. This essay often embodies the student’s interests and abilities while trying to reflect themselves in the best possible light. Although the student’s essay may encompass details about themselves positively, some essays reflect negative attributes as well. The positive qualities about one’s self are easy to list incontestably, but often difficult to include a sufficient amount of insight. In addition to including insight, it is often forgotten to spend an excessive amount of time on proofreading and appropriating a paper. Writing corresponds to first impressions, which stipulates as the depiction …show more content…
Children’s books often comprise of easy reading with basic sentences and small words while adult books concern difficult words appropriate for their age. Vocabulary is a significant indicator of whether an author is intellectual or amateur. Using difficult words that only few may understand will also make one’s insight seem more critical and esoteric. “Single words can carry enormous expressive power, and if you use words with discipline you can run circles, cognitively speaking, around someone who doesn 't have well-developed language,” (Paquet). Words can convey an immense amount of intellect and can make others think more skeptically, an action that is preferable to college administrators or employers. When reviewing college essays, one can look incapable with their lack of appropriate diction. As one is writing a resume to apply for a job, it is vital that their resume displays the amount of education they have assimilated. Using lower level words that are inappropriate for one’s age reflects as them being less educated and unqualified. Resumes self-scrutinize the same way as college essays. “A perfect resume represents you in front of a Recruiter or a Hiring Manager,” (Ramkrishnamurthy). Since the resume is the first impression an employer receives from a potential candidate, if the first impression regards one as being uneducated and …show more content…
Sending in a messy draft without revisions can often be misleading and portray one as neglectful. Unpolished papers can reflect someone as being irresponsible, impassive, and immature. “Poor proofreading makes you look unprofessional, lazy, or stupid. None of these add to your stature as a writer or to your grade as a student. Many publishers will not accept a manuscript with obvious spelling or grammar errors,” (Babb). Proofreading is the final step of the writing process. Revising a paper can amend sentences or words that may be illogical; it provides the reader with a clearer understanding of the main idea. Proofreading takes time to check for grammar, run-on sentences, and fluidity. By not proofreading a resume, the employer may think that the applicant did not want to spend time on proofreading because they are uninterested. A resume or a college application is the first impression to your employer or desired college; it is essential to strictly revise this first impression. “It goes before you, and stands in for you, and makes that first impression of you to recruiters, HR professionals, and hiring managers,”
When contemplating a student into a prestigious college, a college administrator closely inquires the student’s college essay. This essay often embodies the student’s interests and abilities while trying to reflect themselves in the best possible light. Although the student’s essay may encompass details about themselves positively, some essays reflect negative attributes as well. The positive qualities about one’s self are easy to list incontestably, but often difficult to include a sufficient amount of insight. In addition to including insight, it is often forgotten to spend an excessive amount of time on proofreading and appropriating a paper. Writing corresponds to first impressions, which stipulates as the depiction …show more content…
Children’s books often comprise of easy reading with basic sentences and small words while adult books concern difficult words appropriate for their age. Vocabulary is a significant indicator of whether an author is intellectual or amateur. Using difficult words that only few may understand will also make one’s insight seem more critical and esoteric. “Single words can carry enormous expressive power, and if you use words with discipline you can run circles, cognitively speaking, around someone who doesn 't have well-developed language,” (Paquet). Words can convey an immense amount of intellect and can make others think more skeptically, an action that is preferable to college administrators or employers. When reviewing college essays, one can look incapable with their lack of appropriate diction. As one is writing a resume to apply for a job, it is vital that their resume displays the amount of education they have assimilated. Using lower level words that are inappropriate for one’s age reflects as them being less educated and unqualified. Resumes self-scrutinize the same way as college essays. “A perfect resume represents you in front of a Recruiter or a Hiring Manager,” (Ramkrishnamurthy). Since the resume is the first impression an employer receives from a potential candidate, if the first impression regards one as being uneducated and …show more content…
Sending in a messy draft without revisions can often be misleading and portray one as neglectful. Unpolished papers can reflect someone as being irresponsible, impassive, and immature. “Poor proofreading makes you look unprofessional, lazy, or stupid. None of these add to your stature as a writer or to your grade as a student. Many publishers will not accept a manuscript with obvious spelling or grammar errors,” (Babb). Proofreading is the final step of the writing process. Revising a paper can amend sentences or words that may be illogical; it provides the reader with a clearer understanding of the main idea. Proofreading takes time to check for grammar, run-on sentences, and fluidity. By not proofreading a resume, the employer may think that the applicant did not want to spend time on proofreading because they are uninterested. A resume or a college application is the first impression to your employer or desired college; it is essential to strictly revise this first impression. “It goes before you, and stands in for you, and makes that first impression of you to recruiters, HR professionals, and hiring managers,”