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Typo in cover letter

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:57 pm
by Anonymous User
I proofread all my materials 100x but still had a small typo in my cover letter for one firm for OCI. There is a missing "an" - it's hard to pick up but noticeable if you look really hard.

OCI bidding is closed now so I can't change the document. Should I go outside the channels of OCI to swap the cover letters or just hope they don't notice?

Re: Typo in cover letter

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:36 pm
by bex
That's tough, but I would suggest asking your career services office what to do.

Re: Typo in cover letter

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:10 am
by famlawatty
Do not draw attention to it. If you do nothing there's a 75 percent chance it won't get noticed; if you "fix" it there's a 100 percent chance it will get noticed.

Re: Typo in cover letter

Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:27 am
by Anonymous User
famlawatty wrote:Do not draw attention to it. If you do nothing there's a 75 percent chance it won't get noticed; if you "fix" it there's a 100 percent chance it will get noticed.
This was the advice I got from career services, too. Thanks guys.