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Hey everyone,
I recently got an OCR interview at a small boutique ibank. Unfortunately, my resume has a grammar error ("to assisted" instead of "to assist"). I know, entirely my fault, must have missed it during my resume editing session before submitting, but I still somehow got an interview (the firm probably missed it or something).
I emailed the HR contact with an updated resume, but he/she hasn't replied so I'm not sure whether my resume will be updated for the first round interview. So, my question to you guys is, how would I respond if this is brought up during my first round interview? Am I gonna be dinged automatically for this error, or is there a way I could get around it? Thanks a lot, appreciate all the info on this forum.
Well, believe it or not a mistake isnt always the end of the world, I would own up to it right away. That way the interviewer knows you are an honorable person and you live upto your mistakes when you make them, also that you correct them instead of leaving it for someone else to correct. I had a much worse situation happen, I was applying to a local botique firm and i sent them the wrong resume completely. I got the interview, brought the correct resume into the interview and it created quite a talking point helping to break the ice and the tension of the interview.
The level of psychosis some of you guys have is astounding...
I understand this might be extreme to you, but when you're in the position that I am without many interviews from a target school, I don't want to mess this opportunity up over a simple grammar error. Just want to take precaution, thats all.
Thanks a lot everyone for your input, I'll probably just give the interviewer an updated copy of my resume.
bring a stash of corrected ones on bond paper. they won't compare the old and new, they barely have time to read one cv.
This x1000000
No wonder some people from HYP don't get jobs....BREATHE STRETCH SHAKE.
What ever happened to Mase, anyway?
I typically start an interview off by handing them a copy of my resume that I brought with me and saying something to the effect of, "Here is an updated version of my resume- it's probably pretty similar to the one you have, but I wanted to be sure you had the most current version." This can cover you if you made a mistake, or if you had something you decided to add after you submitted. Sometimes they throw away the old one as soon as you give them a new one, sometimes they keep it to look at notes they may have made. I've never had anyone question a mistake on the previous version after that.
Edit: It shows that you can recognize and fix your own mistakes, without calling attention to the fact that you made one. This type of theory also applies once you have a job. Everyone makes mistakes- just fix it.
I love boutiques. As long as it gets fixed, they don't care as much. Hooray for buotiques!
Here's what you do (and thank you for giving me the opportunity to explain how to handle these situations):
Interviewer: "I see you don't understand subject-verb agreement." Interviewee: Blank stare... Interviewer: "What do you have to say for yourself?" Interviewee: "Blow me! You work at a fucking botique! Suck my cock." Interviewer: "How do you like your BJs, sir?"
Stop being such a pussy, you ball gazer. Jesus...
Boutique*
They don't really READ resumes... they SCAN them. 30-60 second scan. There might be 2 or 3 bullet points or experiences that catch their eye, and they'll focus on those.
A spelling/grammatical error is definitely a bad thing, but it's not the end of the world. I don't think giving them an updated copy will do much good, but you can try it. They'll probably decline it or ask you what has changed. Do NOT bring attention to the error, as they may not have noticed.
(I've screened resumes and interviewed people for roles before)
Yeah agree with Beef- very small chance they'll pick this up. I wouldn't bring it up and if they do, just try to laugh it off. If you hand them a new resume that is 99% similar to your old one, it would only bring more attention to something like that. Don't worry man.
you could also just bring a new copy and not point out that it's 'slightly updated' - walking into an interview with resumes is the normal thing to do anyway, so just walk in, hand it to them, and say something along the lines of 'i brought a couple of copies of my resume in case you wanted to have it in front of you'
on a related note, i think it's a WSO myth that screeners only spend 30 seconds on your resume; that may happen sometimes, but i know that when i screen resumes, assuming i'm not in the middle of something else time sensitive, i'll spend a little more time reading them - it's a nice and potentially somewhat interesting break from excel, which is always welcome. that said, i still wouldn't ding someone automatically for one typo - as long as your resume isn't chronically incorrect, i can get over the fact that you missed one word when proofreading for the 100th time at 3am
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