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Spell Check Turned Off

I don’t know if there is a worst place to have a spelling error than in the title of an online ad. The title from an ad I read this morning:

Inside Sales- Excellent Growth Opprotunity

My thought that it was an oversight ended when I opened the ad – the first line of the ad:

Inside Sales- Excellent Growth Opprotunities

We posted last year about resume errors and the effect it has on a candidate’s opportunities. Well, obvious errors in the ad can stifle responses. My initial thought was that this company lacks detail – probably a loosely-run ship. The irony here is that the company provides a service that requires a strong attention to detail.