Creative Scotland says its resources are too stretched to give feedback to rejected funding applications. Keith Bruce warns it should find the resources, swiftly.
I did not get it, but the exercise remains a treasured memory because of the remarkable personal letter of rejection I received from the editorial manager, which you will, I hope, excuse me quoting in full:
"Dear Mr Bruce, I strongly advise you not to make any plans to move to Ireland. Despite the impression that our advertisement must have given, the newspaper industry is in a very depressed condition at the moment. Furthermore, the cost of living has shot up to an almost intolerable level, while the Irish pound has dropped by over 20% against the value of sterling. Yours sincerely, Conor O'Brien."
It has become respectable, if not de rigeur, for failed applicants for posts to request feedback after they have received their knockback, but I am certain this was not true 30 years ago, so anything more than a "you have not been successful on this occasion" was bound to stick in the mind, even without the wit Mr O'Brien brought to the task... Keep reading on Herald Scotland
I did not get it, but the exercise remains a treasured memory because of the remarkable personal letter of rejection I received from the editorial manager, which you will, I hope, excuse me quoting in full:
"Dear Mr Bruce, I strongly advise you not to make any plans to move to Ireland. Despite the impression that our advertisement must have given, the newspaper industry is in a very depressed condition at the moment. Furthermore, the cost of living has shot up to an almost intolerable level, while the Irish pound has dropped by over 20% against the value of sterling. Yours sincerely, Conor O'Brien."
It has become respectable, if not de rigeur, for failed applicants for posts to request feedback after they have received their knockback, but I am certain this was not true 30 years ago, so anything more than a "you have not been successful on this occasion" was bound to stick in the mind, even without the wit Mr O'Brien brought to the task... Keep reading on Herald Scotland