appropriately corresponds with your audience.
"I think with a job interview you want your personality to come through, but you also want to keep it professional, considering whom you're writing it to," Bretschneider says. "So if you're interviewing at an accounting firm, then you're going to have a much more traditional, sort of classic or austere kind of design and cards than you would if you're interviewing for
It's important to remember that different occasions call for different stationery types.
a marketing or graphic design position. That's when you can cut loose and show your style, but I definitely think you have to consider your audience when following up for a job interview." On the other hand, to show appreciation for a graduation present or thank someone for a bridal or baby shower gift, feel free to personalize your stationery in a way that best represents you, the writer.
Regardless of how you showcase yourself through stationery and craft your thank- you card, never forget the timelessness of a handwritten note. Your message will take on a higher level of meaning if you simply take the time to write your message, deliver it or just drop it in the mail.
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