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Does that type of kissing ass really work?
It is only "kissing ass" if it is not true. I have found that certain area business programs do produce people who know the difference between management and leadership. I didn't suggest that Seraphim lie, only that he display the depth of his research into the company so as to provide some proof of his interest in the same.
BTW- your style of communication makes you sound like a jerk to me (or rather did before I got to understand your differences a little better:p). It sounds as though you are on the attack. I don't know your intentions ever and don't pretend to here, but I make the statement in order to highlight how differently our cultures communicate as a further example of why you would even make this statement. You did assume that this is "kissing ass" when it could just as easily be read as straight opinion and that is the chief thing I wanted to address.
Over here it doesn't. Trying to work a pitch like that is viewed by most technical decision makers are being insecure, and having no confidence in your own technical abilities. Opening your letter like that is a gamble that is a significant chance of making you look unworthy.
Again, it was merely an example and Seraphim should know not to put anything in his letter that is untrue or bent on pure flattery. The point is, most people won't write such a letter to this individual at all, no matter what they choose to put in it, let alone writing a letter that contains actual knowledge of the company, what kind of people it has hired in the past, what kind of culture exists in the company etc. These things may not be factors in Belgium, but they serve to set you apart here in the States.
Some schools are more prestigious than others, but anyone can enroll in any school.
Not the case here, some schools are indeed more prestigious, and are harder to get into because of that fact. Getting into a prestigious school is valuable in certain professions and not in others.
For instance, if you are going to be an Architect or Commercial Designer, pedigree doesn't matter. If you are going to be a Lawyer, it could make a difference.
So in the end, noone really cares about school, and especially not for such ethereal qualities as 'leadership'.
Leadership, in my opinion, isn't ethereal. You can learn to be a good leader just as you can learn to be a good manager or programmer.
-Rob