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should your ability to write well be the deciding factor in getting a job?

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�Grammar is my litmus test,� the C.E.O. of iFixit wrote recently in the Harvard Business Review. �If job hopefuls can�t distinguish between �to� and �too,� their applications go into the bin.� But grammar often seems to be a low priority in education. A student could pass the New York State English Regents exam by writing: �These two Charater have very different mind Sets because they are creative in away that no one would imagen just put clay together and using leaves to create Art.� Are schools undervaluing grammar, given that employers may rule out applicants with sloppy writing? Or are these employers being old-fashioned and missing out on some qualified candidates?

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There's good writers on here, meaning they pay attention to what they write and how they write it. And... there's awful ones, too.

What do you guys think? Should a grammar mistake cost you the chance of landing a job?

When you read other people's posts on here, do you take how well they write into consideration in deciding whether to take them seriously?

Re: should your ability to write well be the deciding factor in getting a job?

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Originally posted by OrangestO And... there's awful ones, too.

Shouldn't this be "there are"? You wouldn't say "there is awful ones, too".

Threads like this is why the cor sucks now a days

This thread will be at least 25 pages of people arguing over proper grammar while flexing their intellectual perspective on how the region they live in directly affects it.

Word Life, YOLO, FISH fuck it shit happens, for real my nigga

True Story

Re: Re: should your ability to write well be the deciding factor in getting a job?

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Shouldn't this be "there are"? You wouldn't say "there is awful ones, too".

Your right.

You're highered!

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Originally posted by EarnYourKeep Threads like this is why the cor sucks now a days This thread will be at least 25 pages of people arguing over proper grammar while flexing their intellectual perspective on how the region they live in directly affects it. Word Life, YOLO, FISH fuck it shit happens, for real my nigga True Story

Why are you here if absolutely all of your posts are about how this board sucks and how it's just gone downhill since Slylee left and oh, things aren't what they used to be, sadface.

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NORTH SIDE WEST SIDE UPTOWN EAST SIDE DOWNTOWN NYC 4 LYF SON.

Re: Re: should your ability to write well be the deciding factor in getting a job?

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Shouldn't this be "there are"? You wouldn't say "there is awful ones, too".

DING!

In addition; one should never start a sentence (or in this case sentence fragment with "and."

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Originally posted by srussell0018 NORTH SIDE WEST SIDE UPTOWN EAST SIDE DOWNTOWN NYC 4 LYF SON.

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YOLO

Also, I think grammar shouldn't be the determining factor in the hiring process, but it should be given substantial weight. People who write like they're a child are just embarrassing, and you wouldn't want someone like that associated with your company.

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard DING! In addition; one should never start a sentence (or in this case sentence fragment with "and."

You forgot a closing parenthesis.

Also, you shouldn't have put a period inside the quotations. That should have gone outside the closing parenthesis that wasn't there.

Edit: And what is the purpose of the semi-colon after "In addition"? In addition can't be its own complete sentence.

Pwned.

SENTENCE FRAGMENT OH NO!

Re: Re: Re: should your ability to write well be the deciding factor in getting a job?

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard DING! In addition; one should never start a sentence (or in this case sentence fragment with "and."

Actually, you can.

In addition, one should not use a semicolon unless indicating a longer break than a comma.

Re: should your ability to write well be the deciding factor in getting a job?

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Originally posted by OrangestO When you read other people's posts on here, do you take how well they write into consideration in deciding whether to take them seriously?

I absolutely do.

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard DING! In addition; one should never start a sentence (or in this case sentence fragment with "and."

I can understand stylizing your writing to express how you speak - obviously there is a point where this is just a forum, so by all means employ conversational habits to convey style and informality. But(!) mis-using a contraction is a bad habit, and often demonstrates a misunderstanding of word structure. Obviously OrangestO knows the difference, but I like when people point out my mistakes.

QUOTATIONS MISSING!

Keep clubbing, baby seals!

This is useful, for anyone interested: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.txt

My sister is the kind of petty, right fighting faggot that will interrupt a person while they're talking to correct their pronunciation and/or grammar. So there was this birthday card with two chicks on the front, one saying "Where's your birthday party at?" and the other one responding "Don't end your sentence with a preposition." Then you open up the card and the first chick says "Where's your birthday party at, bitch?"

I had considered buying this card for my sister's recent birthday, writing some spiteful message like "Omg it's you!" but then thought better of it.

I wish I had. :/

Classic card.





I do that to my girlfriend, just to fuck with her.

Especially when she says shit like "more easy" instead of "easier."

Yeah but it's funny when you're doing it just to fuck with someone. My sister does it purely out of the need to be right and show others that they are wrong. Which is annoying and uncool as fuck.

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Originally posted by Miss Pie Yeah but it's funny when you're doing it just to fuck with someone. My sister does it purely out of the need to be right and show others that they are wrong. Which is annoying and uncool as fuck.

Yea, fuck that. Sounds like a superiority complex.



As to the original question, if I was a hiring manager, I would definitely use a grammatical or syntax error in a resume, cover letter, etc. against someone. You have the ability to proofread your writing before submitting it. It shows you pay attention to detail and care, while having the time to carefully construct a clear and concise representation of yourself. I would definitely put more stock in that than how the interview went, being that you don't have the luxury of knowing what you're going to be asked and "proofreading" what you're going to say.

If getting a job comes down to writing proper grammar then so be it. Otherwise you can hangout with the homeless and remember why you wrote too instead of to.

The use of correct spelling, grammar and syntax is not "good writing". It's competent writing. It should really be the baseline for all written communication. Anyone who is incapable of at least getting the basics right in a job application should have no complaints if they appear ill-educated and incompetent.

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