A customer came into our office seeking assistance accessing and editing his resume that is stored
on our site. As I was helping him, I asked what he needed to change. He showed
me. He said "Can you believe that one time I didn't get a job because I
misspelled tablet?" (The resume read "table"). He seemed shocked
by that. I told him I was not surprised at all. I shared that at my last job we
marked resumes with typos and those were normally not considered at all. I
showed him how to use the spell check function in the program and pointed out
several typos that I noticed on his resume at a cursory glance.
When I told my
coworker this story later, she said what really is shocking is that the company
actually told him that this is why he wasn't hired. She's right. Normally the
resume would just be tossed aside and the candidate would have no idea why. If
you or someone you know is job hunting, I cannot overemphasize how important it
is to have an typo free resume. If you have typos it implies that
A. You can't write
B. You don't care
enough to proof read
C. You didn't take the
time to proof read
or
D. All of the above
I had a saying at my
last job "It's always an interview". Every interaction you
have with the company can make or break your chance of getting the job. Proceed
with great care.
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