Formatting error on resume but got the interview - what should I do?
I submitted my application for a BB long ago. Right after submitting I found a glaring formatting error on my resume. The error cannot be seen on the Word document but is glaring on the PDF, and I made the stupid mistake of not looking over the final PDF file before submitting.
I thought I was gonna be rejected but I got an interview. I don't want this error to hurt me in the interview. What should I do now? Should I email HR to mention the error and send the corrected resume?
Thank you!
Yes.
Just send an updated resume. No need to draw attention to the error. You can always bring a corrected copy with you to the interview as well to pass out to the guys interviewing. Hand it to them and say "I'm not sure if you have a copy of my updated resume, so I brought it with me." Whatever you do, quit going into panic mode because you got the interview.
Just say you wanted to send an updated copy of your resume and then never mention this during the interviews
Just bring updated hard copies with you. The bankers will probably assume HR or the computer system screwed it up.
Mistake in CV and have interviews: What should I do? (Originally Posted: 11/02/2011)
Hey everyone,
I have some interviews coming up with two boutiques (think EVR/GHL/Moelis), and I realised after I submitted my application a very minor error on my CV (where it has the dates of my internships, it says 22th / 23th instead of 22nd 23rd). I don't know whether this has been picked up on yet, but I am wondering how best to handle it: I am considering saying that I have some more relevant experience and throwing in some random extracurriculars and at the same time updating the error, and bringing these along to interview and handing them out.
Or should I email HR a new CV now? Or should I fess up and hand in a fixed CV and hope it shows [insert desirable character trait]?
I don't know how much of a big deal this is, but I am assuming it would get binned if someone noticed?
Peat
You could take a chance and send an updated version to HR. The chance being that they are connected and friendly with bankers making decisions and will point out that fact to them. I have to imagine that at a high caliber firm the HR people are in line with the bankers and will look negatively upon this and def. not let it slip.
I was in a similar situtation and I made the mistake of e-mailing HR. I don't know if that was the reason I didn't get the job, but I had a strong sense that HR may have passed that info along...
I would just stick it out and bring an extra copy to the interview, if anything. They will likely have a little binder of resumes / CV's aleady put togther and won't want/need a loose copy, but that is the only shot worth taking in my opinion.
not a big deal. GL on interview
Minor mistake - youre only human. Dont worry about.
That's pretty minute. I had a similar situation when I went in to interview and noone noticed. The reality is most of the bankers are going to briefly glance over it as they interview you, noones going to study it after it made it past initial screening. I def would not draw attention to it and contact HR.
Bring some copies and make sure to hand them to the interviewers asap.
You can definitely do the following : 1. Bring the corrected copy and hand it to the interviewer - if they already have one, let them know that it is an updated one & just make another change to it, just in case they wonder at some point what the change was. 2. A good interview will matter the most in any case - so, be confident and prepare well - your pitch, the technical knowledge and the communication skills.
At this stage (before the first interview of the possible further interviews), sending the HR a new CV might be more complicated than it sounds. The HR has to forward screened CVs to the department that actually requires an addition to its team. It would mean that the HR missed spotting the error as well. It would also make your small error a bigger deal than it is with all the forwarding and clarification.
The key is to be your best in the first interview and then send your updated CV in the "thank you" email directly to the manager after the interview (thanks for the interview and here is the updated CV which I had carried to the interview).
To avoid mistakes in the future, you can check this list of common errors or get a http://hellojobinparis.com/cv-check/</a">CV check done by professionals.
Wishing you good luck.
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