Timeline for Is it unethical for someone to proofread/edit your cover letter or CV?
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| Jul 19, 2016 at 0:03 | comment | added | Dace |
@virmaior I have been taught that the cover letter itself is at the very least a reflection of your abilities (or a subset). My understanding is that the cover letter can carry some expectation that it is purely "your work", although obviously not to the same rigor as a publication. For example, in the extreme where someone wrote (or rewrote) your entire cover letter for you, even if everything in the document is truthful, I would consider that unethical because none of it is my work. What Pete said: editing, some amount is probably okay but some amount is probably too much.
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| Jul 18, 2016 at 22:43 | comment | added | virmaior | Why is it a problem if someone adds to or changes the words of your cover letter? It's not a publication, so there's no expectation that it's purely "your work." Clearly, you shouldn't let people make the letter say things you don't think, but that's a different problem than "editing". There's no reason you can't accept edits. | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 20:16 | comment | added | Dace | @virmaior The reason something might be a problem is if they add to or change your words. If they add more to your document, then that document isn't only your work, it also has elements of this other persons work. For example if they change "really important" to "critical" then that wasn't your decision, and therefore that change is a reflection of their choices not yours. | |
| Jul 15, 2016 at 15:49 | comment | added | M. Haster | Thats exactly what I was thinking! In regards to your editing comment, I feel the same way. I've had instances where my style and tonality were completely changed. Thats true that I don't have to accept it, and it could improve some necessary aspects, but I just feel less confident when I ask someone to check my work. I think 'do I not feel good enough submitting something if I don't receive some sort of feedback for it'? | |
| Jul 14, 2016 at 23:17 | comment | added | virmaior | Why would editing a cover letter be a problem? | |
| Jul 14, 2016 at 22:53 | history | answered | Dace | CC BY-SA 3.0 |