Dear students who would like to get an assistantship with us.

An inability to have a grammatically clear and correct resume, cover letter, and e-mail is NOT impressive. Failure to understand the basics of capitalization and correct tense, and an expressed inability to look over EVEN ONCE what you have written, drops you to the bottom of my pile.

If you can’t even take care with your attempts at employment, why would I think you would be willing to take care if you were hired?