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Subject:Re: resume fondling -- am I being too picky? From:"T.W. Smith" <techwordsmith -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:41:43 -0400
Are any typos acceptable in a *resume* for the position of technical writer?
On 4/29/05, Sherry Michaels <sherry -dot- michaels -at- docntrain -dot- com> wrote:
>
> No, those are eliminators for me.
> IMHO resumes should be combed over thoroughly before submission by two or
> three people. Inadequate proofing indicates slip-shod behavior.
>
> One or two (small) typos can happen to anyone. A trend shouldn't happen at
> all.
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