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Are you struggling to stand out in a sea of job applicants? 📝 Have you been crafting what you think is the perfect cover letter, only to receive no response from potential employers? 😔 If you’re writing cover letters for job applications, you might not want to use the word “delve” in them.
The Problem:
Using overly formal or uncommon words like “delve” in your cover letter can actually work against you. While you may think these words make you sound sophisticated or intelligent, they can come across as pretentious or out of touch with the hiring manager’s expectations. This could ultimately cost you the opportunity to land the job you desire.
The Solution:
1. Know Your Audience:
Tailor your language to the specific industry and company you are applying to. Research the company culture, values, and tone of communication to ensure your cover letter resonates with the hiring manager.
2. Use Clear and Concise Language:
Focus on communicating your qualifications, experience, and passion for the position in a straightforward and easy-to-understand manner. Avoid using jargon or unnecessary vocabulary that could confuse or alienate the reader.
3. Show Enthusiasm and Personality:
Employers are not just looking for a list of qualifications; they want to see your personality shine through in your cover letter. Use words that showcase your enthusiasm for the role and convey why you are the perfect fit for the position.
4. Seek Feedback:
Before sending out your cover letter, ask a trusted friend, mentor, or career counselor to review it and provide feedback. Make sure your language is engaging, professional, and appropriate for the job you are applying for.
Remember, your cover letter is your first impression to a potential employer. Make sure it reflects your skills, experience, and personality in a way that resonates with the hiring manager. By avoiding overly complex language and choosing words that are clear, concise, and relevant to the job at hand, you can increase your chances of standing out from the competition and landing your dream job. 🌟
I think the only word I don’t actively use in everyday language is “demystify” lol. These are the same people using AI to sort through resumes, I’m sure.
Delve is a pretty common word, that’s why AI uses it a bunch. I can’t think of a time I’ve used it in a cover letter, but “delve into *topic*” or “I love delving into issues” sounds more professional than “dig into x” in the exact context their talking about.
Is this really how they are going to play it these days? They can use AI as a tool to reject us be we can’t use AI as a tool to help us?
Can you imagine what this CHUD would do if you spelled it
theat**re**
Probably call the national fucking guard and report you as a rioting dissident
This is an absolute indictment of the type of people with whom “Paul Graham” associates.
You know this dumass ate airplane glue instead of paste
I wouldn’t want to work for somebody who pays for twitter lol
Let’s delve into comment section, shall we?
I use robust often in general.
illiterati confirmed
Just in case, i will continue not writing cover letters.
Ankita Gupta, CEO & Co-founder of Akto #apisecurity #devsecops #appsec
…thinks that the words “safeguard” and “robust” make human language sound mechanical?
but when “3 unknown people [came up to her] and said ‘You are doing good work. We want to see you and your company very successful.'” at a summit, she said that it was “so so heartening.”
lol
Discriminating against magic the gathering players is a choice.
It must be very hard to be as dumb as these people lmao. “You must sound dumb as shit for us to think you’re a real person”
Fucking bullshit. I use several of these in spoken English frequently.
Fuck these people, just because you see a word and have to look it up for the definition shouldn’t disqualify applicants.
I literally used, “well let’s delve deeper into this problem” yesterday at work.
These people are so stupid.
What the fuck is wrong with these people.
These are very commonly used words. I don’t see any problem…
“If you are intelligent, I assume you are a computer”. Okay, good luck on your quest to find good employees.
New cover letter requirements: Write something clever about yourself but don’t make it sound clever.
Good to know I’ll be ignored by companies for having – and using – a vocabulary.
To me, the abundance of synonymous words in the English language is what makes it beautiful. God forbid anyone makes use of this plentiful selection to vary their writing or choose specific words for their nuanced meanings.
**Translated, for recruiters**: I like English because it has lots of different words. I wish I could use more of them because they mean different things.
This is why the job market is total bullshit right now. If we don’t use grammatical language, we aren’t intelligent enough for the job.
If we use words TOO fancy or grammatically correct, then an AI must’ve assisted you, so we disqualify you.
But if your resume don’t have the keywords WE use, then we have to disqualify you.
But if you don’t know how to write professionally, they advise you to seek professional resume writers…but it can’t be AI.
🙄
Cover letters are pointless and I use AI to write mine, I clean it up and make it relevant, but it’s 80% AI. My resume has my work and I’m down for a conversation.
I mean i use weird random ass words way more off than delve to the point where my last boss had to tell me I needed to stop with the “big words” because “most Americans are at a 6th grade reading level”… like wtf? All I do is read and pick them up from books and all the sudden I’m AI or weird? What the hell do they want from me
Christ, now there’s going to be keywords to avoid using for those of us that have a bigger vocabulary than managers – who often spell at a second grade level.
Yeah, well that’s just like your opinion, man.
Don’t most people write differently than they speak? And vary their speech and writing style based on the audience and purpose?
You literally cannot win with these worthless fucks.
I guess my buddy Delve Burgeoning does not have a robust chance of landing a job in this digital world…
I don’t need chatgpt. I can write awful cover letters all by myself thank you very much.
Anyone who rejects a cover letter because of an arbitrary list of words *they* don’t use regularly is asserting what little power they have in life.
We don’t want no high-falutin, big-word-users at this company!
Me, a dm who uses the word delve constantly to make the descriptions seem mor fantasy: well shit.
Okay so I need to:
* Write an ATS-Friendly Resume
* Filter out any/all words that can be interpreted as AI-generated
* Make sure it fits all on one page (Too long? In the trash!)
* I need to write a cover letter, but I’m also stupid and old fashioned for doing so.
* Go through 6 rounds of interviews… so you can promote your drinking buddy internally.
Wonder why good workers aren’t getting in to jobs… 🤔
“no one uses it in spoken English, people only use it when they’re writing and want to sound clever.”
Oh, maybe like when writing a FUCKING COVER LETTER trying to get a FUCKING JOB then?
Gold-star cunt.
Damn.
“So your telling me to reject all my school teaching that instructed me to sound sophistaced and proffesional just because it sounds robotic to you?
But you also don’t want me to write informally like we’re going out for drinks or setting up the BBQ after work?”
Choose one Hoop and stick with it.
I use delve all the time.. does that mean I’m a robot?
I’ve been actively using words robust, delve, and safeguard way before ChatGPT was a thing.
Paul and Ankita, have you ever worked at corporate headquarters of any large company? That’s pretty commonly used words in corporate word. “Demystify” has been a hot word for the last 10 years or so.