What are your thoughts?
You have a great candidate but the materials contain all kinds of errors – typos, word misspellings, names spelled wrong, and incorrect grammar.
I am seriously a “one strike and you are out” screen-er. I have been told that I am too harsh.
Here is my perspective:
I have a ton of applications.
I am looking for candidates with the right KSAs to do the job.
I have a ton of applications.
Somewhere I have to start making the cut.
If I have a job that requires “attention to detail” and you don’t spell check AND proof your materials, I can’t consider that “attention to detail.” Sorry but I just can’t.
If you write me a thank you letter and spell my name WAY wrong, that’s lazy. My name is all over the website, and mostly, it’s on my business card.
I just can’t imagine a scenario where any of this is okay. What are your thoughts?