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by jgil
999 days ago
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The author contradicts their own advice to avoid flowery prose, “show don’t tell”, and to use “nothing but words” — they frequently use italics and punctuation for added emphasis. The criticisms seem pedantic, given that many job postings might fail the writing bar suggested by the post. How would applicants know that the writing style in a posting is unacceptable in their submission? Re:business jargon — the example of “actionable insights” that was derided as meaningless merely lacks specificity. It provides more information about a candidate’s prior role. Are they building dashboards with summary stats, or expected to propose strategy based on research? Not knowing business jargon doesn't prove that the jargon itself has no meaning. What do people think of the language in the job below, evaluated using the criteria in the post? https://canonical.com/careers/4348076 |
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Can you give some examples of where I use flowery prose in the article (apart from when quoting samples that do)? It's something I try hard to avoid.