Tuesday, February 12, 2008

As a side note:

Resumes.

Don't send a resume that is chock-full of typographical errors and.... well.... stupidity. Please.

First off, I've found this nifty program called "Spell Check". It is widely available, and I'm betting that whatever you're using to write your resume probably comes equipped with said proggy.

Use it. Use it again. Use it again and then maybe try one more time. Then print out the resume and check every single word. Hand your resume to your neighbor, ask them to read and correct it. A passing police man? Yes, hand it to them to. The bag-boy at your local supermarket? No. Don't hand it to him. He's bagging groceries and probably not all that bright.

If you don't do that and send your resume in with errors? Please understand that you WILL be mocked... viciously. We do read them. We do pass them about and make nasty comments about just how much of a mouth-breather you really are. We do. Honestly. Do you WANT to know that an entire company is pointing and laughing at what you've written down about your entire working life? No. That would be too much to bear and in the end you'd probably rather staple your upper lip to your forehead.

SO... use spell check/grammar check for fucks sake.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What's worse is when people spell grammar with an 'e' instead of an a. The spell it like 'grammer.'

On another note, I love reading your blogs.

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