Don't tell me you have strong attention to detail and then leave
typos in your resume.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that people will forgive
typos in informal emails or that mistakes are to be expected if you're typing on your phone.
Not only is this rarely true (as evidenced by the many
typos in the resume, your cover letter and LinkedIn profile), this phrase does nothing to separate you from the competition.
It's especially important to work in an environment where you can focus, so you can avoid making silly mistakes (like
typos in your resume, submitting a cover letter you wrote for a different position, or misreading the application requirements) if you're distracted.
Not only does he not include his last name, he leaves obvious
typos in the address.
Executives were asked» How many
typos in a resume does it take for you to decide not to consider a job candidate for a position with your company?»
There should be no grammatical mistakes and
typos in a good cover letter.
They also gave everyone at the office advice on how to cuddle properly, and even fixed a few
typos in the weekly company emails.
Pay close attention to
typos in your contact info, for obvious reasons.
What could be more indicative of sloppiness than leaving grammar errors, spelling errors, and
typos in your resume?
Typos in a resume are a major red flag for an employer and are inexcusable for anyone with spell check or that professes to have superior «attention to detail» skills.
Don't expect to see little squiggly lines indicating
typos in all your desktop apps, but if you're for instance, using the Mail app to compose an important e-mail, having these features enabled could save you from potentially embarrassing errors.
In addition, the numerous
typos in the app description together with disgruntled comments from users highlighting theft of personal data and bitcoins should raise a red flag.
There were also
typos in some of the section headers, which makes the suite feel rather amateur.
I did find a couple of
typos in Section VI... which I'll be glad to identify if you call me some day 9 to 5... 805/965 -7841.
And finally, if there are any unintended
typos in this column, then please address your comments to the editor.
I see a lot of lawyers don't see typos, and when you write something for a client or a senior partner, or a judge and it has got
typos in it, you are just broadcasting, I don't care about what I'm writing about, and that reader thinks why should I care about it if she doesn't care about it.
I'm sure I made at least 27
typos in this post before someone edited it.1
First, the graph immediately preceding the table does not have any data labels, so one can't compare and confirm whether the authors double counted 1994 or instead made 4
typos in two different papers (as you are certain they did).
I read some comments above that you are happy to accept info on any errors or
typos in the document.
Anthony: I found two
typos in the press release.
There is a lengthy article about Barney (which mentions cremasterfanatic.com several times, although there are some bizarre
typos in the English translation).
I just read my comment, and wow — a lot of
typos in there.
For example, there are ironically a fair number
typos in the unlockable reading material about the history of type — but it more than makes up for its shortcomings by being chock full of imagination and ingenuity.
You can often spot
typos in the address and fix them yourself.
Are there
typos in the breeder's announcement?
In court, the couple's lawyer argued the agreement of purchase and sale contained
typos in each of their names, which not only rendered the contract invalid, but somehow indicated a conspiracy.
Even small errors and
typos in the following factors can affect how a lender scores your potential borrowing risk.
Are there any known protections against obvious
typos in the stock systems themselves?
As indie self - published writers, we get a bad rap about this issue, but every single indie author that I know goes to great length and expense to have their manuscripts not only edited but proofread (and usually several proofreading passes) and yet a reader will find errors /
typos in our published books.
Sorry for
the typos in the first post, and probably this one.
I find
typos in best - selling «big name» books more often than you'd think.
Which means if you have the average number of
typos in a traditional book, you'll get reviews talking about how you need editing.
BTW, Cedar, on my own lil WordPress blog, I do correct
typos in comments for folks who ask.
Fast forward a few days, I was writing up my weekly review, and griping about all the horrible
typos in the Heinleins, and how I ought to have waited and seen if they were available from Baen.
It is also extremely important that there are
no typos in your query letter, your synopsis or your manuscript.
There should be
no typos in any correspondence with a prospective agent.
Or rather I should say with their copy editing, I tend to see as many
typos in their books as in other traditionally published books.
After the book has been edited, we recommend a final proofreading round to stop
typos in their tracks and correct punctuation.
But today I also hear many authors complaining about dropping production standards — along the lines of: «You'd better be sure there are
no typos in your final draft, because the publisher won't proofread it.»
You can have
typos in your book — I have a friend who is an editor - extraordinaire and who edits my books when his time / my money meet up and he says no matter how many times / people you have going over my book, two or three typos will always escape.
In most cases, while you'll still find a few
typos in traditionally published books, you'll find far more in the «typical» self - pubbed book.
Not that I'm advocating for typos, just saying that 3
typos in a 60K MS isn't the deal breaker for the majority of readers if you have good content.
The Inner Editor serves you well when you want to check your grammar or punctuation or find
typos in your ebook manuscript; this is most necessary at the end of the ebook - writing process.
The typos in your article make believing in your publishing opinions extremely suspect if not impossible.
The book is well - written except for a couple of
typos in the eBook that weren't caught by an editor.
There are several
typos in that article.
I guess my brain is in editing mode as I noticed a couple of
typos in your post.
Now that I'm reading a lot of backlists from Harper Collins and others via Scribd, I'm appalled at the number of
typos in your much - vaunted legacy books.
By the way, if anyone spots
any typos in How To Find Your Vital Vocation, please let me know and I'll fix «em!