Today, I finished doing a resume that I had spent three hours on. I e-mailed it to the business I was applying for, satisfied. I decided to look it over. The first thing I notice, I spelt my own name wrong. FML
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Today, I realized I had misspelled "Education" on all the resumes I've been submitting. FML
Today, I spent ages writing a draft press release as part of a copywriting job application. I worked really hard and read it through several times before submitting. They emailed me to point out that I'd misspelled the name of the company. Twice. FML
Today, I wrote an email for a job offer. I checked it, double-checked it, triple-checked it, and then sent it. It's only THEN that I realised my CV wasn't attached. FML
Today, I sent a thank you note after a job interview, emphasizing my accuracy at editing written reports; I misspelled the company's name. FML
Today, I applied for my first job. I didn't know how to write a resume, so I copied and pasted one from someone else and reworked it. I got on the bus, handed it in, and left. Then I remembered I forgot to change the contact info and date. FML
Today, I got an e-mail regarding an IT support job I applied to. The e-mail had numerous formatting errors due to bad code, and typos all over the place. It said I wasn't qualified for the job. FML
Today, I realized I sent over 2 dozen job applications with my dating profile word doc instead of my resume. FML
Today, I sent a cover letter to a potential employer. In the letter, I talked about my great attention to detail, my strong ability to focus, and my stellar writing skills. After hitting send, I reread the letter and noticed that I typed my name "B-R-A-I-N." My name is Brian. FML
Today, I noticed that I've been spelling my company's name wrong in my email signature for over a year. FML
Today, after spending four days having my resume, cover letter, and references proofread and perfected by professionals, I finally submitted it all to the summer internship of my dreams. I received a rejection letter ten minutes later. FML
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moleSG 6
That's why you look it over BEFORE sending it. Sorry, but YDI.
DalekScythe 0
oh look, I found another homoretardis in its natural habitat trolling and giving the most dumbass YDI remarks.... what a hideous sight!
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PoeticPixie 0
it's really not that big of a deal. if you get called in for an interview, either go with it, or if you just missed a letter, tell them it's spelled like that, but it's really pronounced *insert correct name pronunciation* or you won't get called for the interview, and your worrying was pointless
jennifer5 6
I really can't call you stupid because when i was in highschool i spelled my first and last name wrong like 3 times in a row on the act test. luckly i caught it though. hope you got the job at least.
Chuffy 0
you spelled, "spelled" wrong too. spelt isn't a word.
PoeticPixie 0
go to dictionary.com people. spelt: v. A past tense and a past participle of spell.
jimmyh250 0
well you can't even spell spelled. no hope is there really.
Scotticus117 11
why the f*** would you proofread it AFTER you submitted it, YDI times a million, fail fail FAILLLLLLLLL!!!
dacman48 0
how do u misspell ur own ******* name?!?
kscozz 2
spelt- British past participle of spell. spelled- American past participle of spell. either way is correct, but YDI about the name thing. Its your name. It doesn't take much skill to spell it right.
cmac86 24
I'm suprized you typed this legibly. it figures you'd be female. probably a blonde, am I right?
elohel_cat 1
*surprised By your logic, you must be blond as well.
kscozz 2
i agree with eman4life23
broken_princess 0
YDI big time for three reasons: 1. who takes three hours to write a resume? 2. why wouldn't you look it over BEFORE you sent it? 3. how did you manage to spell your own name wrong??? ohmy, i hope you are young, if not, i suggest you forget trying to find a job and go back and live with your parents until you're 30.