“Will Spelling Keep You Out Of Interviews?

Whether we like it or not, hiring managers judge job seekers based on how our resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles are written.

That’s why it is essential that you turn on Microsoft Word’s spell-check so it catches every error in your resume and cover letter.

But don’t stop there, after turning on Microsoft Word’s spell check, copy all of the verbiage in your LinkedIn profile and paste it into a Word document.

Here are some of the reasons I say this…

• 5,908 LinkedIn Profiles contained “Universiry” where they meant to write “University”.

• 34,254 profiles contain “Graduat” where they meant to write “Graduate”.

• 25 English teacher’s profiles contain “Colege” where they meant to write “College”.

If you’re not getting interviews, take a second look at your resume, cover letter and LinkedIn profiles.

Hiring managers get to choose who they want to hire. Don’t let your spelling be the reason they don’t hire you.”