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
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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)
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