July 31, 2010
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Yes, even a single typo, my friends...
From The Week magazine, July 24, 2009:
Bad week for:
Carelessness, after more than one-fifth of business executives contacted for a survey said that a single typo on a resume or cover letter would cost an applicant the job. Common errors executives found included, "I'm attacking my resume for you" and "Dear Sir or Madman."
Hire me or at least get a wordsmithy friend of yours to look over your resume AND your cover letter before you send it.
In fact, if you are a habitually bad speller, investing some money in customized tutoring, or having a standing account with a proofreader, is money very well spent. I can provide both services for you. Even if you get that job, please note there is a 20% chance that your boss will be extremely aggravated by your poor spelling when it keeps coming up.
Here to serve...