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singlecoil
Original Poster
14,961 posts
115 months
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So a firm contacts you wanting to do business with you, and the email, or letter, or publicity material features the occasional spelling mistake or grammatical error, how would you feel about that? How about applications from job seekers? I don't suppose anyone would worry about errors from potential manual workers, but what about people who are seeeking higher level employment?
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Ultuous
1,621 posts
60 months
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Absolutely - it says everything about their attitude towards quality work!
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Simpo Two
54,281 posts
134 months
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And standard of education/background.
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DavesFlaps
385 posts
60 months
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sinizter
3,346 posts
55 months
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DavesFlaps said: any pacific example's Yes to the OP. Something like the above quoted would definitely put me off.
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rhinochopig
16,061 posts
67 months
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DavesFlaps said: any pacific example's ?  very good.
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Eric Mc
67,266 posts
134 months
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Of course - although it would depend on the role being offered. If writing and communication skills were an important part of the job - then the ability to write correctly would be vital.
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bigandclever
6,362 posts
107 months
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singlecoil said: seeeking On a forum, who cares?  When you think someone would have ample opportunity to proof-read whatever literature they're sending out, and obviously hasn't done it, it gets on my wick.
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Edinburger
2,327 posts
37 months
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With the exception of internet forums and tweets spelling and grammar should be perfect. It would totally put me off a company - as customer or as an employee - if it wasn't.
And if you can't spell, how hard is to do a spell check on your PC/tablet, etc.
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singlecoil
Original Poster
14,961 posts
115 months
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Edinburger said: And if you can't spell, how hard is to do a spell check on your PC/tablet, etc. The problem with relying on spell checkers can be that they can't tell if words are being used incorrectly. For instance, one often sees 'it's' being used in the possessive sense, how many spell checkers could pick that up?
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Greenie
1,385 posts
110 months
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Recent applicant spelt August "Aughust"
Me "Did you spell check your CV?"
Him "Oh yes, why"
Me "Well I don't think August is spelt A U G H U S T"
Him "Oh that must be the American spelling, stupid spell check!"
Me "Okayyy"
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threesixty
1,486 posts
72 months
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Depends entirely on the company or applicant and the situation.
I'm really not fussed if my painter can spell elephant or not.
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slipstream 1985
3,729 posts
48 months
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on a forum no its relaxing time for me. When i receive cv's for work its a bad start if theres a 2nd class stamp on the front. Or a poor maths level. Standard grade 4 or less gets binned straight away
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Eric Mc
67,266 posts
134 months
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threesixty said: Depends entirely on the company or applicant and the situation.
I'm really not fussed if my painter can spell elephant or not. Never ask him to paint an elephant then.
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JustinP1
10,276 posts
99 months
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To answer the OP. Yes.
But it depends what job the applicant is applying for. If he is a bricky, then it doesn't matter too much, unless they make it matter.
For example, I edited a CV for my brother in law, a chef. In his description of what he did, and his skills he put 'Creating Menu's'.
It made me think - 'You won't be doing that for me....'
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raptor600
1,356 posts
15 months
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slipstream 1985 said: When i receive cv's for work its a bad start if theres a 2nd class stamp on the front. Are you serious?
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chris7676
2,265 posts
89 months
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slipstream 1985 said: on a forum no its relaxing time for me. When i receive cv's for work its a bad start if theres a 2nd class stamp on the front. Or a poor maths level. Standard grade 4 or less gets binned straight away Not being funny or bad but you seem to have no clue how to use the ' character. It's good idea to spell fine and use punctuatation on the forums as otherwise you will get used to wrong habits, plus your message can be easily mistunderstood.
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iphonedyou
2,571 posts
26 months
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raptor600 said: Are you serious? Agreed. I understand this is a forum, and though I don't believe that excuses poor grammar, even if you do, you'd do well to make sure your grammar is up to scratch on a thread talking about poor grammar, and your dislike thereof.
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C Lee Farquar
806 posts
85 months
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slipstream 1985 said: When i receive cv's for work its a bad start if theres a 2nd class stamp on the front. Are you the chap who was selling Tea's and Coffee's in Milton Malsor a couple of weeks ago?
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Edinburger
2,327 posts
37 months
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C Lee Farquar said: slipstream 1985 said: When i receive cv's for work its a bad start if theres a 2nd class stamp on the front. Are you the chap who was selling Tea's and Coffee's in Milton Malsor a couple of weeks ago? Isn't that called a grocer's apostrophe? Apple's, Pear's, etc.
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