ASK THE HEADHUNTER Should resume typos cost you the job?

[deanwebb]

Should resume typos cost you the job?

Nick’s take I almost always agree with my buddy Suzanne Lucas, one of my favorite HR people. But not about typos. I’ve discussed why I think illiteracy is a sign of ignorance before. The fact remains that writing is a serial process — you put down one word after another. This permits you to go back and check for accuracy. If the document is an important one, there's no excuse for errors. Do you carefully proof your resume? Would typos in a resume lead you to reject a job applicant? Do these kinds of errors tell us anything about a job

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[deanwebb]

If the typo breaks the algo reading your resume, then yes, they will.

[Otanx]

If it a minor thing then I will over look it. Maybe point it out when we interview them so they can fix it. If it is so bad it is hard to read then that ties to their ability to communicate.

-Otanx

[config t]

We all deserve a little grace. It drives me a little nuts if I find a typo or misspelling in my own resume that I had previously proof read and sent out. If I'm reading someone else's resume I can forgive small mistakes but there is definitely a limit.

Recently I realized I had misspelled "expeditionary" in my signature block and it had been there for months