Hello All!, OK, OK, now for my 2¢ worth! First of all, in a tight job market like the current economy (and always in the museum world), an applicant needs to do everything possible to stand out. This means going over your application and cover letter with a fine tooth comb. Like all registrars, I require great attention to detail (sure I'm anal, but that's the #1 requirement for being a registrar). Because of this, I use attention to detail in the position applications as a starting place to weed out the non-contenders. The story I tell about such a situation was the time I received an application filled out and signed in pencil. That was the first negative thing I noticed. Second, instead of answering the questions on the application, they stated, "See resume." The accompanying resume did not answer the question. The long and short of it was our human resources department had me interview the applicant anyway which was a waste of my time. Misspellings and other grammatical errors in published material should not happen either. Yes, we are all human, but anything you put before the public makes a statement about your organization. Do it right! Have several people proof it before publication. Don't just rely on the computer, after all, it hasn't any judgement. One last story before I sign off. Back in my days in the business world, my employer wrote reports that were mailed out to an extensive mailing list. More than once, I had someone ask me who so-and-so was and why did we let such an illiterate idiot write reports that were published on our company's letterhead? I'm going home now, Tim Timothy S. Bottoms Registrar Cape Fear Museum 814 Market Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401-4731 910.341.4350 x 3011 910.341.4037 (fax) John Martinson <[log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] OM> cc: (bcc: archive) Sent by: Museum Subject: Re: no-name ads discussion list <[log in to unmask] .LSOFT.COM> 10/02/2002 01:55 PM Please respond to Museum discussion list Angelica/Mark: I think most people look over their work before they send it out, but people are not perfect, and with the stress of looking for work....mistakes are made. And for an "i" or "e" out of place, if the person has other qualifications, their spelling is not that important and I may overlook the mistake. If it is clear, professional -- professionals do make mistakes, answered my questions from the job ad.....I would not round file their resume. But, if they are a possible grant writer, public relations or director, then yes---I would look at that more closely. (where's the round file?) In fact, how many of you have seen mistakes in job ads, misspelled words, missing words and incomplete thoughts. Do you want to work for a boss who cannot spell? Or the Human Resource office that sent it out...that is where you have to be correct! Something that goes out to the public. But here on the internet, among friends, make all the mistakes you want....I understand! (LOL) Oh, we are friends? (mid-day humor has got me!!) Besides, we all have seen many professional journals, newspaper articles and such with many mistakes in them. Even English Lit. professors back in college make some slip-ups on what they wrote. I would be interested, myself, in finding a software program that not only checks the spelling..but goes over grammar, and all the periods, commas and other things required in a letter or what you write. Too, maybe the word is spelled right (so the spell check pass over it) but it is the wrong word...how many of you have had their spell check change it incorrectly? Or you keep it as that word, because the spell check did not catch it and thinks it is okay? That is common mistakes that need to understood my employers and human resource managers in resumes, etc. So does anyone have or know of such a program, besides the "spell check" that comes with your Word or Works program that will go beyond the normal spell-check program? Thanks in advance! I better run this through my spell check. Best, John ***SPELL CHECK APPROVED!!!**** (SMILES) ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . 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