NEVER DO THIS TO A PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYER, PART 2 (donny003@cfl.rr.com/Donald "Donte" Culp)

From donny003@cfl.rr.com:

Donte Culp	3:09 PM (1 hour ago)
to me

Dear Disrespectful Dipshit,

Go fuck yourself. Who tha fuck r u????

Funny thing just like me, nobodies ever heard of u, what do u do donkey??????

Small world and nobody knows who u r just some dipshit trying to make something out of nothing with interns meaning you can't afford shit ur a low brow studio.

Frankly after reading and looking at ur pathetic website(I have too, oh)this I can tell ur a book smart pussy with no ideas, read another book and try and steal people's ideas to make them urs.

How many people do u employee??????

My resume may not be what ur looking for yet book smart pussies can't handle life or what comes out,I've lived and partied like a rockstar but I still don't act like I am better than people cause people disappear all tha time.

Very rude buddy think ur better than people, GO FUCK URSELF+UR COMPANY SMALL TIME NOBODY!!!BITCH!!!

GO FUCK URSELF,

       DONALD:)

P.S. I ALREADY GOT INTERNSHIP:) TESTING

Another email from him

TIME WILL TELL WANNA BE, JUST CAUSE U PUT IT WITH NO CURSE WORDS U THINK U CAN DISRESPECT SOME+CALL IT CONSTRUCTIVE, I GAVE U CRITICISM WHICH OBVIOUSLY U CAN'T TAKE, TAKE UR OWN ADVICE TO HEART….COCKY BASTARDS LIKE U GIVE INDUSTRY A BAD NAME+R TOXIC, IF THEY KNEW UR NAME….GOOD LUCK;)

My response

Donald,

With that attitude, you will not go anywhere.

People like you give the industry a bad name.  And because we rejected you and gave you constructive criticism, and gave us nastyness in return, means you will not go far.  Belittling someone or a company because you didn't like what you read, will also get around, as people in the industry talk to each other.  You just committed a serious sin.

People like you are wannabes, and will never get anywhere, because wannabes are toxic to the profession and industry.  Until you decide to change your mindset and attitude, no one will want to deal with you, that is how toxic you are.

I would take the same advice you just gave us, and take it to heart. 

Good luck with your pursuits. 

My original email with critique and feedback

Donald,

Thank you for your submission.  We have received your resume. 

After reviewing it, a few questions come to mind:

What do you know about us?
Have you done any research about what we do?
How do your skills apply to what we do?
What have you done in the industry?
Why are you interested in what we do?
Why do you want to learn what we do?  Are you passionate about learning about special effects?
What are your proficiencies in what we do?
Where are you at in your professional development/training/education?  What relevant coursework have you taken?

How will this help you in pursuing your art/craft?

Frankly, after reading this, I'm glad that you can potentially build a set for either stage or film/TV, are experienced in the field of customer service, and have applicable computer skills, you have not told us why we would be a good fit.  Nor have you told us what you can bring to our organization, or even, apply your work experience, education and knowledge to what we do.  It looks like you just saw the word internship on our website, and sent us a letter of interest with experiences that have NOTHING to do with Special Effects, without showing the respect to the person reading this.  By sending a 'blanket' letter of interest and a general resume, it comes across like you don't care.  Which means, we don't either. 

Should you be embarrassed by what you have submitted to us?  Yup.  This may sound cold, but our training as professionals have taught the individuals that work for for us the importance of self promotion, image presentation, and professionalism. What you have submitted does not inspire or compel us to continue the conversation.

We offer these suggestions for future job and internship searches:
Do your research.  You need to tailor whatever you submit, to the prospective company.
Tie your experiences into how they can be used in their business.
We don't care about your work experience in real life.  We care about the experience in the industry.  A list of credits of what you've done AND a website, a comp sheet or a DVD demo reel that displays your work goes a long way to demonstrate skills and committment.
Tell the perspective company these things:  why you want to work with them, what you can offer,  how your experiences can help them, AND where you're at in your professional development and education. 

You must sell yourself and your professional skills very quickly, regardless of how you contact someone -- the first paragraph of an email or letter sets the tone about how the reader feels about your submission -- or we don't care, and the resume ends up in the trash or deleted.

We will keep your resume on file, in the event we can use you in the future.

Thank you for taking the time to write to us.  We hope the suggestions and critique will assist you in the future.