One of my instructors once said “judgment of your overall competency and credibility can be made in an instant, in other words big impressions can be made out of little things – so, watch those typos.” Although he was referring to term papers you can attach the same remark to a resume, blog post, advertisement or any other written material. The point here is that we do make judgments about individuals based on how they present themselves in writing. I’ve had recruiters comment to me that if they see a typo in a resume or cover letter it gets tossed, or deleted. They just don’t have time to be correcting grammar or passing on poorly created materials to their clients – in essence, they consider it a reflection on who they are and how they represent themselves and their business.

My point here is that you must make sure that your written communication to an employer is ‘squeaky clean’. I know that sometimes when we have spent so much time on something our eyes go buggy, but that’s why you’ve got friends and/or mothers (they always like to put their two cents in…hey, what am I talking about, I am a Mother!). Seriously, have someone review your materials for typos before you send them out. If you don’t have someone that you trust (or you don’t want anyone to know that you’re looking), pass your resume by our resume expert – she is terrific and gives a ‘free’ review.

Posted by Robin Ogden – FiredUP Careers

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