Writing Homework Help

Read p. 188 in the text, “Will Emoticons Give Your Career a Frowny Face?” If you are a hiring manager and a, otherwise qualified job applicant uses emoticons in their application, consider the following questions:

1. As a manager, what reactions would you have to job applicants who use emoticons in their email messages?
2. Are emoticons just a generational difference in perspective, or is there more to the issue? Explain your answer.

In your response posts, discuss with your classmates. Do you think the professional standards for communicating are like blurry lines?