Unkind Cuts: Rethinking the Rhetoric of Academic Job Rejection Letters.

Brown, Ted

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Publication Date: 1993

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Unkind Cuts: Rethinking the Rhetoric of Academic Job Rejection Letters.

Brown, Ted

College English, v55 n7 p770-78 Nov 1993

Examines over 500 job rejection letters received by a single English professorial job candidate over a period of 9 years. Analyzes shortcomings and strengths. Offers suggestions for composing these letters. (HB)

Descriptors: College Faculty, English Departments, English Instruction, Higher Education, Job Applicants, Personnel Evaluation, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Teacher Recruitment, Writing Research

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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