Comments on: Resume Errors http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/2006/09/resume-errors/ A business blog dedicated to all topics pertaining to successful sales recruiting, hiring, managing and retaining in today's evolving market. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:07:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hemen parekh http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/2006/09/resume-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-78507 hemen parekh Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:02:17 +0000 http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/?p=317#comment-78507 Text resumes will be around for a long time. Because everyone can type. But everyone cannot write a story or a poem. So, there will also be a demand for expert / professional resume – writers, for a long time to come. But an ever-increasing number of recruiters feel that graphical / visual / audio resumes have an edge over plain text resumes – prompting emergence of path-breaking job-portals such as  www.VisualCV.com which inspired me to come-up with my own  www.CustomizeResume.com ( it is easy to be inspired, but , at the age of 77 , difficult to implement ! ) With regards hemen parekh hcp@RecruitGuru.com Mumbai -- India Text resumes will be around for a long time. Because everyone can type.

But everyone cannot write a story or a poem.

So, there will also be a demand for expert / professional resume – writers, for a long time to come.

But an ever-increasing number of recruiters feel that graphical / visual / audio resumes have an edge over plain text resumes – prompting emergence of path-breaking job-portals such as

http://www.VisualCV.com

which inspired me to come-up with my own

http://www.CustomizeResume.com

( it is easy to be inspired, but , at the age of 77 , difficult to implement ! )

With regards

hemen parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

Mumbai — India

]]> By: Resume Revisions http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/2006/09/resume-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-58095 Resume Revisions Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:10:46 +0000 http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/?p=317#comment-58095 I honestly believe a candidate can be dissmed due to the type of typo, whether the word is commonly spelled wrong or not I honestly believe a candidate can be dissmed due to the type of typo, whether the word is commonly spelled wrong or not

]]> By: James http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/2006/09/resume-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-44554 James Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:57:53 +0000 http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/?p=317#comment-44554 I have lots of experience with resumes and, of course, no one wants typos. But how they are viewed is situational. A single typo in a sales resume is not usually a deal breaker. If the job required you to work with documents, you may be in trouble. And of couse, no two people who read resumes have the same level of tolerance toward typos. 84% say its a deal breaker? That seems high. I have lots of experience with resumes and, of course, no one wants typos. But how they are viewed is situational. A single typo in a sales resume is not usually a deal breaker. If the job required you to work with documents, you may be in trouble. And of couse, no two people who read resumes have the same level of tolerance toward typos.

84% say its a deal breaker? That seems high.

]]> By: But your past experience reads … Chef Executive? « LI Biz Blog http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/2006/09/resume-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-38793 But your past experience reads … Chef Executive? « LI Biz Blog Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:10:06 +0000 http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/?p=317#comment-38793 [...] recruiters will dump a resume in the garbage if there’s one typo. I don’t believe it. First, all typos are not equal. But also, a sales person with a typo is different than a technical writer with a typo. While a [...] [...] recruiters will dump a resume in the garbage if there’s one typo. I don’t believe it. First, all typos are not equal. But also, a sales person with a typo is different than a technical writer with a typo. While a [...]

]]> By: You Sent Your Resume with a Typo? Get Over It. » Brazen Careerist http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/2006/09/resume-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-13481 You Sent Your Resume with a Typo? Get Over It. » Brazen Careerist Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:10:05 +0000 http://selectmetrix.com/blogs/?p=317#comment-13481 [...] A lot of polls say recruiters will dump a resume in the garbage if there’s one typo. I don’t believe it. First, all typos are not equal. But also, a sales person with a typo is different than a technical writer with a typo. While a technical writer should be detail-oriented, the skills that make a good sales person don’t necessarily make a good proofreader. [...] [...] A lot of polls say recruiters will dump a resume in the garbage if there’s one typo. I don’t believe it. First, all typos are not equal. But also, a sales person with a typo is different than a technical writer with a typo. While a technical writer should be detail-oriented, the skills that make a good sales person don’t necessarily make a good proofreader. [...]

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