A little advice for job hunters

We received several resumes today - which is great news for us...

However, as I review them I am dumbstruck by the carelessness of the spelling/grammar in these documents.

I have held a position of a hiring manager since 2000 in one capacity or another and I have always wondered why individuals seeking employment would not just double check but triple check their resume.

There is a saying that the hiring manager will make up his/her mind on a potential employee in under 1 minute... However, I disagree with that statement... in the typical situation, the resume is the first introduction from the potential employee to the hiring manager. This document should be as professionally crafted as possible by the potential employee. Perhaps even taken to a professional service to have it drafted for them.

When I receive the resume the first thing I do (especially if it is a Word document) is hit the spell check button... if I come across any grammar/spelling errors I typically lose interest almost immediately and it goes in that "special filing cabnet" beside my desk.

Now upon meeting the candidate, I do agree that a decision is made within 60 seconds or so... how the person is dressed, are they an extravert or intravert, do they outwardly show confidence that they know what they are doing, do they hold eye contact, is their handshake firm... 60 seconds...