Reply from an employer to a job vacancy

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

If they requested a particular format and you sent something else, or if you sent something that they couldn't open, that shows a lack of attention to detail.

Telling you this is useful advice for you in future.

I don't think they in any way are claiming they made spelling mistakes deliberately. They are just telling you that an email with spelling mistakes creates a bad impression in the same way as sending the wrong format. However, they don't have to impress you - their email was doing you a favour - they could have just binned your application, said nothing, and let you make the same mistake with other companies. So they don't have to take so much care when they are doing something for your benefit as you do when applying for a job.

So I am pretty much with the company on this.

CCFC_80

getmore4less wrote: »

Check your email sent folder and check what you sent.
Check you can open it with a current version of office AND the other open source options.

Check what formats they are accepting.

resend.

Don't give up yet.

Maybe they like people that can do a bit of banter.



If you have been sending off to other places and hear noting or get a polite sorry not this time, check what you have been sending.

I unfortunately cant check what i sent. I sent it through a jobs website and no acknowledgement went in my inbox or shows as being sent. As mentioned havent had any other problems with employers receiving it.On another point no format of cv was requested from the employer

bugslet

xapprenticex wrote: »

Doesnt matter, thats the nature of this side of the forum, everyone but me is harsh.

if you wanted the job then your response was unwise, if it didnt matter then cool if it made you feel better.

i doubt the mistakes were done on purpose, you caught him/her out and they are trying to make out they made spelling errors to highlight your incorrect cv format.. makes sense right.

goodnight.

Oi X, I try to be nice!:) Mebbe everyone but us:p And Masomnia is nice. Maybe there is an opening for the a nice person thread on the employment board!

TBH, yes it was childish. I'd have done the same though:D

CCFC_80

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

If they requested a particular format and you sent something else, or if you sent something that they couldn't open, that shows a lack of attention to detail.

Telling you this is useful advice for you in future.

I don't think they in any way are claiming they made spelling mistakes deliberately. They are just telling you that an email with spelling mistakes creates a bad impression in the same way as sending the wrong format. However, they don't have to impress you - their email was doing you a favour - they could have just binned your application, said nothing, and let you make the same mistake with other companies. So they don't have to take so much care when they are doing something for your benefit as you do when applying for a job.

So I am pretty much with the company on this.

Think thats a Bit harsh. They didnt ask for a specific format. Fairly sure word 97-2003 was sent. Its what I have saved. Also have it saved in pdf as well

getmore4less

CCFC_80 wrote: »

I unfortunately cant check what i sent. I sent it through a jobs website and no acknowledgement went in my inbox or shows as being sent. As mentioned havent had any other problems with employers receiving it.On another point no format of cv was requested from the employer

You have no idea if the portal corrupted the attachment in some way and no way to check.

The correct response was to ask them to send back what they received for you to check.

My preference for sending/receiving is PDF unless instructed to use something else.

Some places like editable formats as they process them, not unknown for the CV in front of the hiring manager to be different to the one sent via agency or HR.

IAmWales

What was the name of the document you sent? They mention that also.

You need a job, and they were offering you a second opportunity to submit your application. Instead you acted like a teenager and had a dig at them. Your response is no skin off their nose, they already have a job.

For future applications, submit your cv in the current Word format. Using such an old version suggests you're out of touch with business practice.

Malthusian

Both the OP and the HR director sounds like a pair of stuck up teenagers. It could have been a match made in heaven.

For the record: "And maybe you should pay attention to your response as there are a number of spelling errors by using a spellchecker. Not very professional." - "by using a spell checker" should have gone between 'response' and 'as'.

The hole thread is a classic example of Muphry's Law.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Malthusian wrote: »

The hole thread is a classic example of Muphry's Law.

I shall assume that was deliberate rather than the law acting again.

bairn7

I would be inclined to resend your CV if you are still looking for work. Wouldn't do any harm and a bit of banter has made you stand out (for good or bad) so I suspect that at the least your CV will be looked at.

If no format is specified in the job application, I would always send as a pdf. No excuses for not being able to open at the employer end and you can check yourself if it is corrupted.

TBagpuss

I can see that the e-mail felt patronising to you, but at the same time, it's valid for an employer / HR person to let you know that there are problems with the way your application is sent .

I think ideally the response would have been to leave it a little while to calm down, then to respond back asking if they could forward to you, what they received, so that you could address any problems. That way, you come across as professional and also so you can see what they got, and if what happened was that the portal used corrupted the files, you can then respond, explaining that and including the correct attachment.

If what you get back is exactly what you sent then you can consider whether it's appropriate to think about renaming your document and/or changing the format.

While the HR person could have just asked for a different format, I don't think that what they said was inappropriate. It sounds to me as though they were trying to be helpful by letting you know that your application had arrived looking unprofessional. I think the comment about the spelling errors can read the same way- I would not read that as them saying that they deliberately put errors in, but that sloppiness and avoidable errors look bad and are noticeable.

There are ways in which they could better have phrased the same message, but over all, I would see this as someone trying to help you by flagging up the issues, and effects of issues, with your application.

A job interview is a 2 way process where you are sizing up the company, as well as the other way around, but mostly, at this early stage, it's more about you impressing them than the other way round - your application should be you at your best.