I was reading Tomislav’s blog earlier today when I was reminded of the letter I got from Lexmark:

“Dear Mr. Keacher:

Thank you for your interest in summer employment with Lexmark.”

Seems to start off like a rejection form letter. However, the next paragraph throws a curve:

“We anticipate a limited summer hiring program, so competition among candidates will be intense … In order to reviw your qualifications in detail, please complete the enclosed application for employment and return it in the envelope provided.”

Upon reading this, I became hopeful: Why would they send a more detailed application for employment with a rejection letter? I’ll fill it out and see what happens.

New revelation:

I just noticed that the letter uses the future tense, “will,” when referring to the job competition. Therefore, the jobs have not been selected yet. I still have a shot at it!