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Anonymous User
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How to name-drop in a CV?
A relative of mine is a senior associate at a firm I'm planning on applying to. How would I go about subtly mentioning this in a cover letter?
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runinthefront
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
That's actually more of a negative than a positive. I don't know if I would mention that at all.
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CanadianWolf
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
Don't mention it at all.
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sandwhich
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
Also, don't some firms have policies agains hiring relatives? This might be something to look into.
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CanadianWolf
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
Yes, they're referred to as anti-nepotism policies.
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Anonymous User
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
OP here: we don't share the same last name, if it matters at all.
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runinthefront
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
It doesn't.Anonymous User wrote:OP here: we don't share the same last name, if it matters at all.
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tigersaresexy
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
Just email him your resume and cover letter and have him forward it to the recruiting department. You'll probably get an insta-callback.
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rinkrat19
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
Just FYI, a CV is basically a resume (particularly in academia, I think), not a cover letter. Curriculum vitae.
Sending your relative your resume is the way to go here. A senior associate doesn't have the pull to make name-dropping worth it, but he probably does know how to get your resume to the right people via the backdoor.
Sending your relative your resume is the way to go here. A senior associate doesn't have the pull to make name-dropping worth it, but he probably does know how to get your resume to the right people via the backdoor.
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shock259
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Re: How to name-drop in a CV?
This is the way to do it.tigersaresexy wrote:Just email him your resume and cover letter and have him forward it to the recruiting department. You'll probably get an insta-callback.
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