Yes, I like to nitpick sometimes. Is this bad?
I understand that blogs are written quickly and off-the-cuff and they’re personal reflections of the fact that you don’t know how to spell or, sometimes, write, but seriously, if you’re using your blog to advertise jobs, maybe you should, say, get rid of the spelling and grammar mistakes for a while, or get rid of them in the job announcements, or on the ‘coming soon’ webpage. First impression: well, now I know who *not* to go to.
February 26th, 2005 at 11:20 am
Yes, I am irritated by these things too. I don’t mind blog and email typos — I do them all the time myself — but if your context is getting a job you really need to have everything perfect.
February 26th, 2005 at 3:42 pm
I can’t spell to save my life. In e-mails to friends, I don’t worry about it. (E-mails to students and colleagues, on the other hand, get reviewed by spellcheck twice.)
But on a blog related to finding a job? I think I’d use spellcheck on everything, or hire someone to proof my work. Sloppy work does make a bad impression. That’s not being nit-picky. It’s just being a details person.
February 26th, 2005 at 3:55 pm
This was actually someone looking to hire. I would be unimpressed about working for a texty company where there are obvious spelling mistakes in the webpage, though. Then again, were I desperate enough . . .
But I have to deal with the long-postponed “please hire me!” emails now, and I have to figure out how to respond to them.
February 26th, 2005 at 9:54 pm
I like prospective employers with poorly-spelled job offers. I assume it means they have ridiculously low standards and will fawn all over me while I spend 4+ hrs/day goofing off on the internet.
February 27th, 2005 at 6:23 pm
Hee. yami, that’s a pretty good approach!
February 27th, 2005 at 7:56 pm
That also works, Yami. Maybe I should try that kind of job instead.