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Considering the amount of employers posting job ads with tons of grammatical and spelling errors, I don't think they have any business faulting the people they are hiring if they can't even spell correctly.
Their mistakes don't matter because they are already working
So a person who submits a resume for a Administrative Assistant position with spelling errors shouldn't thrown in the trash? How could that person be taken seriously as a candidate for that type of position?
I agree with you, TVandSportsGuy.
When applying for a position, your job is to put your best foot forward and project yourself in the best light possible. No flaws should come out this early in the game. To submit a resume with a typo reflects poorly on you as a candidate and raises serious doubts as to your fitness for the job. The first thing that would come to a hiring manager's mind: "If this guy's resume has a typo, who's to say his business reports won't have a couple?"
As I said before, it's one thing if the person clearly demonstrates they don't know how to spell the word and if their information is completely incoherent (for example, suggesting someone fax a document but don't provide a fax number)
It's another thing if, while typing, they mistpye a word even though you know what they obviously meant. People who currently have jobs make mistakes like these everyday in their communications. I just received information from someone regarding an interview with a simple mistake in it. Instead of saying "Thank you for your continued interest...", they said "Thank you for your continues interest..."
According to some on here, that person needs to be hung on top of the hill. Really, it's not a big deal. I clearly understand what they mean and that it is a mistake. It doesn't make them any less qualified for the job they were hired to do. They're human.
Your attitude is noble, but the fact of the matter is that most employers nowadays aren't as understanding as you are. Jobs are so competitive that a typo is grounds for disqualification -- and there's no doubt about it. I'd assume it'd be easier for them to let it slide if the position isn't heavy on writing. However, if written communications are a chief part of your job, the typo is simply unforgivable.
Their mistakes don't matter because they are already working
Be that as it may, I still would not want to work for any company that cannot double check their ads for errors BEFORE posting them. It is extremely hypocritical of them to want perfection out of applicants but yet can't even hold themselves to the same standard. Their mistakes DO matter.
I estimate that 90% of resumes/cover letters I've run across have "detail-oriented" listed as a trait for the applicant.
Of that 90%, I would guess that 40% of their resumes/cover letters have simple spelling mistakes on them (including, occasionally, the name of the company they are applying to).
Now, as a hiring manager, wouldn't you find it odd that someone who describes themselves as "detail oriented" would miss a simple spelling mistake? A person who couldn't be bothered to at least proofread their own resume?! I mean, I could at least understand the cover letter, as only one company will see it...but the resume job seekers are sending to multiple companies? I would definitely want that on point.
If you were the hiring manager and had two "detail oriented" applicants to choose from -- all other aspects of their application being somewhat equal -- who would you choose to become part of your company? Someone you would rely on to actually be detail oriented, as that can affect the bottom line of your company?
I suggest stopping the finger-pointing, grumbling, and conspiracy theories and re-read your resume/cover letters twice over; in fact, try to get someone else you trust to proofread them. How hard is that?
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