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JournalGirl

ELMATHUD wrote: »

its not a question of cant be bothered

http://www.bernsteincenterforvisualperformance.com/eye-movement-problems-oculomotor-dysfunction-or-omd

alot of people have this and dont know about it

Sorry - but I think the ratio of 'not bothered' vs 'oculomotor dysfunction' would be rather a high one in this situation.

And if you do have trouble reading, you ask someone to help, particularly on something as important as a CV

Takeaway_Addict

ELMATHUD wrote: »

exactly we dont check

But why should I at this point, if I am employing someone they need to sell themselves to me, they need to be able to use a program on a computer to get spelling correct. Its not hard.

browneyedbazzi

The bottom line is that employers choose the person they think is best for the job. If they have qualified candidates available who have excellent written communication skills, why would they choose someone who doesn't have those skills?

Communication is a very important part of most of jobs (with the exception of menial and labour roles) and poor written communication skills can make you appear unprofessional and mean that you don't represent your employer in the way they would like.

If you know your skills aren't up to scratch then you really take your time over applications, use spell check and get someone to proof read for you (to pick up errors like confusing their/there etc) otherwise your application will end up at the bottom of the pile. If you haven't put the effort in to your CV/application form (which is supposed to be you showing yourself at your best) then employers won't think you'll do better if they give you the job.

Also, every time we choose one thing over another we are discriminating. Discrimination is only illegal if it is based on protected characteristics (race, sexuality, gender, disability etc). Having poor written communication skills (if not caused by an underlying disability) is not a protected characteristic.

ELMATHUD

browneyedbazzi wrote: »

The bottom line is that employers choose the person they think is best for the job. If they have qualified candidates available who have excellent written communication skills, why would they choose someone who doesn't have those skills?

Communication is a very important part of most of jobs (with the exception of menial and labour roles) and poor written communication skills can make you appear unprofessional and mean that you don't represent your employer in the way they would like.

If you know your skills aren't up to scratch then you really take your time over applications, use spell check and get someone to proof read for you (to pick up errors like confusing their/there etc) otherwise your application will end up at the bottom of the pile. If you haven't put the effort in to your CV/application form (which is supposed to be you showing yourself at your best) then employers won't think you'll do better if they give you the job.

Also, every time we choose one thing over another we are discriminating. Discrimination is only illegal if it is based on protected characteristics (race, sexuality, gender, disability etc). Having poor written communication skills (if not caused by an underlying disability) is not a protected characteristic.

Disability is quite a harsh word but yes it quite clearly is for some people
Not everyone fits in a box

Lieja

I know when faced with hundreds of CVs that all look almost exactly the same, there really isn't much else to go on! They have to be whittled down somehow. I personally prefer an application form with questions specific to the job, so there's a lot more to go on.

dacouch

ELMATHUD wrote: »

i started work in a stock control department and found a few of the staff didnt know what decimal points were or what minus signs meant .

Now that really is subtracting the pi$$

Daedalus

ELMATHUD wrote: »

i started work in a stock control department and found a few of the staff didnt know what decimal points were or what minus signs meant . But we dont see the same discrimination against people who cant add up it just accepted .

I worked in an accounting department, a significantly amount of people could not tell you how to work out the net amount if you were only given gross. I was genuinely shocked that people were challenging me and 'wanted to check on their excel calculator' they use.