| Okay, I know. You've probably heard it thousands | | | | CARELESS. UNPROFESSIONAL. |
| of times - watch your spelling, watch your | | | | Your resume is a critical 1 to 2-page document, |
| grammar. Honestly, I get sick of reading those | | | | presenting you as a candidate for employment. |
| rules myself - and I'm a writer! But it's so true, | | | | An employer may think, if this individual can't even |
| and it's definitely something none of us should | | | | take the time to proofread something this |
| ignore. There are times when I'll be kicking back, | | | | important, why should I consider hiring this |
| enjoying a good cup of coffee or treating myself | | | | person? |
| to a bottle of that delicious Thomas Kemper | | | | So here's what you should do to keep these |
| Vanilla Cream soda, totally immersed in a great | | | | spelling blemishes from appearing all over your |
| article. Next thing I know, up pops a blatant typo. | | | | resumes & cover letters: |
| Okay, so I'll let it go. It throws me a little, but I'll | | | | - Run a spell check on your resume and cover |
| keep reading. Few seconds later, another one. | | | | letter. But beware of spell checks--don't totally |
| Eventually, another one pops up. | | | | rely on them. Computer spell checks will pick out |
| Here's what I'm saying--this article can be great, | | | | words that aren't misspelled (to, two, too), or skip |
| fantastic, but things like typos, especially if they | | | | over words that don't belong in a sentence. So |
| keep appearing, will just totally smash into my | | | | what do you do? |
| concentration. One typo, I'll keep going, but more | | | | - Run your own manual spell check. Look it over, |
| than that, I start to cringe and become | | | | and read it aloud--this will help you catch more |
| frustrated, because my focus has shifted | | | | errors a lot faster. |
| towards waiting for the next typo to pop up. | | | | - Pass your resume and cover letter along to a |
| You might think that's a bit picky when it comes | | | | friend or two and let them read--chances are, |
| to reading articles, but it helps to have that kind | | | | they might end up catching something you've |
| of attitude. It makes you something of a | | | | missed. |
| perfectionist, which can only help when it comes | | | | By keeping your resume and cover letter totally |
| to creating your own resumes and cover letters. | | | | clear of these spelling errors, you can keep the |
| Hiring managers, while reading your resume, aren't | | | | hiring manager's attention focused on where it |
| going to allow for one single typo. Don't believe | | | | should be--your great, unique achievements and |
| me? Well, you can test that theory, but I don't | | | | qualifications. |
| recommend it. These kinds of errors shout | | | | Here's to your future career success! |