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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Unfortunately, he couldn't spell and his grammar was terrible. My friend got so hung up in correcting the resume for spelling and grammar errors, that he paid no attention at all to the fact that for this particular job, the fellow was perfectly suitable. Granted, had he been applying for a job as a copywriter there would be no question that he should NOT get the job. But for someone who crawls under an RV and adjusts the breaks, ending his written sentences with a preposition should NOT have made a difference.
Stitchawl
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I tend to agree with you that content matters more then grammar, BUT this is exactly one of the cases where grammar matters A LOT. If there is one or 2 mistakes in a CV, I can ignore that, but if it really is bad it tells me something very important about the person.. they do not care enough about me, my company, or the job to present their best. *MY* CV's would look like that, but I use MS Word, my wife, and others to clean it up before sending it in to an employer.
As an employer I care more about the person's attitude about work then their skill set. Skills can be taught, work ethic not so much. If that CV was as bad as I think you are making it sound, I would have tossed it without spending any time on it.
Of course I hire people into potions were details matter. So that may prejudice my view.
