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Badspell68 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Whomever or Whoever?

Hi all,

I can't decide whether to use whomever or whoever in this sentence?

"My years of experience could be a valuable and cost effective addition to whoever you hire and an asset to your team."
  

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" Welcome to the Forums. " The sentence does not make much sense to me. If you are applying for a job, why would you mention someone else that the company would hire?

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  • " Welcome to the Forums.
  • " The sentence does not make much sense to me.
  • If you are applying for a job, why would you mention someone else that the company would hire?
  • And it does not make sense for your experience to be an addition to a person.
  • You should think about what you are trying to to say, and write the idea clearly.
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badspell68"My years of experience could be a valuable and cost effective addition to whoever you hire and an asset to your team."
Welcome to the Forums.

Grammatically, it should be "whomever."

The sentence does not make much sense to me.

If you are applying for a job, why would you mention someone else that the company would hire?
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It's one sentence from a paragraph...of course it does not make sense without the supporting information.
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Please find attached my resume for your consideration in response to the position listed on Craigslist. I am a highly motivated IT specialist with years of experience. Recently I took time off to travel, so in order to re-enter the IT support sector I am willing to work without compensation, or for a very low wage. My years of experience could be a valuable and cost effective addition to whoever
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Even in the context, the phrase still does not make much sense. How about this?

Please find attached my resume for your consideration in response to the position listed on Craigslist. I am a highly motivated IT specialist with years of experience. Recently I took time off to travel, so in order to re-enter the IT support sector, I am willing to work
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Hmm...let me think it through.

Thanks!
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What I think is confusing you and other I ask is that they don't seem to understand my objective...that is why my letter is written as I have it. I am not interested in being the candidate for the job, nor am I interested in getting paid. What I am trying to say is that I would like to be an assistant to whomever they hire, a gift that they have stumbled upon. They will be getting an assistant fo
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UPDATED:

Please find attached my resume for your consideration in response to the position listed on Craigslist. I am a highly motivated IT specialist with years of experience. Recently I took time off to travel, so in order to re-enter the IT support sector I am willing to work without compensation, or for a low wage. My years of experience could be a valuable and cost effective additio
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badspell68 Hi all,

I can't decide whether to use whomever or whoever in this sentence?

"My years of experience could be a valuable and cost effective addition
to whoever you hire and an asset to your team."




To determine wh
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Nothing on the lettter?
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badspell68UPDATED:Please find attached my resume for your consideration in response to the position listed on Craigslist. I am a highly motivated IT specialist with years of experience. Recently I took time off to travel, so in order to re-enter the IT support sector I am willing to work without compensation, or for a low wage. My years of experience could be a valuable a
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