| I once worked with a woman who was pregnant and | | | | volumes to a hiring manager. It tells them: you're lazy, |
| was rapidly approaching her due date. In an effort to | | | | you rush through things, you don't value quality, the |
| prepare clients for her absence she sent out a mass | | | | end product is not important to you and on and on! |
| email detailing who would be handling their accounts | | | | None of those things may be true but your resume |
| while she was gone on maturity leave. Yes, you read | | | | is the first impression prospective employers have of |
| that right. She sent out an email to many, many | | | | you and like it or not they will judge you! |
| clients telling them that she would be taking maturity | | | | If spelling and grammar are not your strongest skills, |
| leave. Apparently in twelve weeks she would return | | | | ask someone else to take a look at your resume |
| more mature than when she left. Yikes! | | | | before you send it out. Ask two people. The more |
| She quickly realized her mistake and sent out another | | | | eyes on it the better. Don't rely on spell check to |
| mass email letting them know that she didn't think | | | | catch all mistakes. If you used 'there' instead of 'their' |
| she was in need of maturity leave but that maternity | | | | or if you meant to type increased sales but instead |
| leave might be in order after she had her baby. | | | | typed increased ales, spell check won't flag it. (If |
| Except for a bit of embarrassment over her mistake | | | | you're still not convinced refer back to the first |
| there was no damage done. On a cover letter or | | | | paragraph.) |
| resume however, the damage will be your resume | | | | If you don't think you're up to the task of creating |
| ending up in the garbage can of many, many | | | | an error-free, results-producing resume you may |
| recruiters and hiring managers. | | | | want to consider a professional resume writing |
| I cannot stress how imperative it is to send out a | | | | company. It's worth the investment for a resume |
| flawless resume. One little mistake can speak | | | | that will make a great first impression. |