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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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 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
Today, I found out that I was being laid off via an email that wasn't even spell checked. FML
Today, my boss sent me some application forms to check over. After I spell-checked them and returned them, I found out they're going to be used to hire someone to replace me. FML
Today, I realized I had misspelled "Education" on all the resumes I've been submitting. FML
Today, I applied online for a position and typed, "OH&S Certificate." It autocorrected to, "OH&SHIT Certificate." I didn't notice until the site e-mailed me a copy of my completed application. They'd already received it. FML
Today, I e-mailed an employer to ask about a job I had applied for earlier. The employer in question was on vacation. The person who replied had the position which I had applied for mentioned in their signature. FML
Today, I got a job! When they sent me the offer letter, I sent it back ASAP after being satisfied with the salary and benefits. My problem? I wrote that I'd accepted the wrong position (in the interview it went by different names) The irony? I'm supposed to be in QC, ie., I'm supposed to have a keen eye for errors. FML
Today, I received a series of rejection letters from jobs, one after the other. Last night, I stayed up into the wee morning hours to apply to campus jobs I'm not qualified for, because I was classified as a part-time student due to an administrative error. 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
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Top comments
Freethaawave 19
Fix the errors, send it back. Maybe they'll reconsider!
OctoDope 15
Hold on, let me go buy Rosetta Stone for that.
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Comments (76)
fwongraven 10
Reply emails (if you even get one) are one of the biggest slaps in the face of jobsearching. I'd spend a good hour or two tweaking my CV and writing a cover letter, then get a reply back starting "Hi" - no punctuation - and a link to an expired application process.
crooklyncounts 5
reply with it corrected, duh
chaxandgoods 9
You're obviously better off looking for a job elsewhere..........who wants to work with morons like that?
Ihavegas 22
post it on every social media format
caro1ina48 13
It could always be a test... Show the initiative and show them how to fix it
synsam 4
in a lot of industries, you fail upwards. save yourself the hassle of working there.
Km1490 20
i would correct the errors and the typos and send them back to them..
TogeBara 12
If you fix the errors, don't just send it back to them, walk it up to their management yourself. If you send it back the guy that turned you down will just steal your work or throw it out.
singer112110696 5
Count it as a blessing! You probably wouldn't have been happy there anyway!
commandercolbert 6
at least they tell you straight up you arent qualified instead of replacing you 1 month after you start to get good at your job