“Writing errors, such as those identified in the readings for this week, may influence the way a reader interprets your writing. A résumé that is marred by grammatical errors, for example, may prevent a job candidate from progressing to the interview stage. Do you think it is appropriate for people to be judged based on their writing? Explain your answer.”
In the case of a resume that is marred by grammatical errors, to a point it is appropriate to judge the individual as it can be considered an indication of his or her professionalism. However; if the resume is for a position that does not require any ability to communicate through writing it should considered only as it relates to the position.
I believe this is not the way that most potential employers feel as I have written before that I believe that any resume that is written with grammatical errors will at the very least end up at the bottom of the pile. This is because most employers believe a resume that is marred by grammatical errors is not on an indication of unprofessional grammar; it is also an indication of the individual’s ability to communicate.
Some may even believe it is an indication of the individual’s intelligence level.
I have written before that I believe most individuals believe that if one has gremial errors in there writing , so too will there be errors in there speech. For example if one were to write “I am submitting my resume”. The reader may believe the individual that wrote the passage would say things like how are you today.
I have to be honest this week and write that for years I posted a resume that had grammatical errors and was not at all up to date. Until I took this class I was not aware of the leave of errors in the document and I was not at all aware of the effect of those errors.
My resume was completely re-done and is now will be updated on a regular