Interviewing a candidate today - do I bring up the spelling/ grammar mistakes on their resume?

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I just now remembered I got my first job with someone who showed me I had 2 (!!!!!!!!!) errors on my cover letter. But the guy said it was the funniest cover letter he'd ever read, so he hired me.

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There's no point in bringing it up during the interview. Since by interviewing them it's already been acknowledged that this is not a serious issue. However, after the interview, take off your interviewing hat and tell them that as a concerned, fellow human that they need to do more error checking. I'm a finance professional. Accountants are just not good at English sometimes and it's not a requirement. So it's unlikely that I would ever consider a typo a deal breaker. Think about the position they will be working in and whether or not you'd be able to put up with the same types of mistakes that they made in their resume.

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Spelling errors are inexcusable in this day and age of spellcheck. I just rejected an entry level resume because of a misspelling. (Side note: in cases like this I go into Word and confirm it flags the misspelling.) I may not reject for grammar issues or a misspelling that isn't picked up by spellcheck (e.g. too vs to) but at the end of the interview I do it as an "oh, by the way, you should correct this on your resume". It doesn't put them on the spot to answer, shows me as being a kind supervisor, and gives them feedback that helps them.

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OP, don't know what time the interview is, but let us know what happened/how it went. And if this person was someone you chose to bring or if they're reporting to somebody else and you're just interviewing them as part of the extended team.

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No, leave that to the recruiter/HR.

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lol exactly i hate it when i get giged on my spelling but i cant say how stupid their designs look

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So, what happened, OP ❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓

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Ftr, mine is in word, in a format/layout I've worked on and changed a million times. Then I save it as pdf and only send it out as pdf.
But I wanna know what happened with the interview...

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Yes

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They're lucky they even got an interview. That's one of my absolute no nos.

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FTR, I hate late people and mistakes on resumes, which I notice immediately, but if I'm interviewing someone I did not pick to call in, I wouldn't question them on it.

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If it's a good resume but with spelling mistakes I reply pointing them out but I I decline them for an interview - I just provide guidance as I think everyone deserves feedback and a shot at a chance...

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Calling out typos on a resume in an interview is a terrible, terrible, terrible idea

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@everyone writing off the candidate – what if they have great work, and probably seem like a good match based on their personality and references? Would you overlook a typo? Just curious if and when there might be an exception to the rule in your world. At what point would you budge?

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Every person you interview is a person trying to find their space in life. If you have some constructive feedback for them, especially if after the interview you've decided that you don't want to hire them, you should ask them if it's ok to share and state that your intention is to be helpful to them in their search process.

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You didn't already cancel the interview?

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If they're foreign, honestly no. ESL is sometimes the reason.

If English is their first language then absolutely

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If the typo wasn't a big enough deal to not interview them, then no. If you're afraid it shows a lapse in worth ethic and attention to detail, well, why are you interviewing them in the first place?

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Would be hard to pass up if they say one of their strengths is attention to detail...LOL.

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Let the kid know and move on. It only henefits him to corect it, imagine all the othe deuce bags he sent it to and let a good canidate go by because of typo.

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^ if he's a graphic designer maybe let it slide 😂

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GD1, lol - that was hilarious! I admire your strength in typing that out on a phone

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