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Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
I have a screening interview coming up (I know, it is a late OCI firm). I flipped two letters in the firm's name around because I copy/pasted the firm name from Symplicity, which was wrong (I later noticed the correct spelling on their firm website). So my guess is that either Career Services goofed in Symplicity or the firm mistakenly typed their name wrong.
Either way, should I bring an updated Cover Letter to the screening interview and tell them I want to correct the minor typo?
Either way, should I bring an updated Cover Letter to the screening interview and tell them I want to correct the minor typo?
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Re: Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
Bring an updated cover letter and submit it along with any other updated information you have, but do not note the typo. At best it draws attention to your error, and at worst it suggests you didn't really research the firm that thoroughly.Anonymous User wrote:I have a screening interview coming up (I know, it is a late OCI firm). I flipped two letters in the firm's name around because I copy/pasted the firm name from Symplicity, which was wrong (I later noticed the correct spelling on their firm website). So my guess is that either Career Services goofed in Symplicity or the firm mistakenly typed their name wrong.
Either way, should I bring an updated Cover Letter to the screening interview and tell them I want to correct the minor typo?
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Re: Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
I don't know if I would even submit an updated letter. I would act as if it never happened and hope for the best that they never noticed the mistake.Anonymous User wrote:Bring an updated cover letter and submit it along with any other updated information you have, but do not note the typo. At best it draws attention to your error, and at worst it suggests you didn't really research the firm that thoroughly.Anonymous User wrote:I have a screening interview coming up (I know, it is a late OCI firm). I flipped two letters in the firm's name around because I copy/pasted the firm name from Symplicity, which was wrong (I later noticed the correct spelling on their firm website). So my guess is that either Career Services goofed in Symplicity or the firm mistakenly typed their name wrong.
Either way, should I bring an updated Cover Letter to the screening interview and tell them I want to correct the minor typo?
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Re: Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
2009 Prospective wrote:I don't know if I would even submit an updated letter. I would act as if it never happened and hope for the best that they never noticed the mistake.Anonymous User wrote:Bring an updated cover letter and submit it along with any other updated information you have, but do not note the typo. At best it draws attention to your error, and at worst it suggests you didn't really research the firm that thoroughly.Anonymous User wrote:I have a screening interview coming up (I know, it is a late OCI firm). I flipped two letters in the firm's name around because I copy/pasted the firm name from Symplicity, which was wrong (I later noticed the correct spelling on their firm website). So my guess is that either Career Services goofed in Symplicity or the firm mistakenly typed their name wrong.
Either way, should I bring an updated Cover Letter to the screening interview and tell them I want to correct the minor typo?
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Re: Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
Perhaps they purposely mistyped their name so they can weed out those who aren't really serious in working for them.Anonymous User wrote:So my guess is that either Career Services goofed in Symplicity or the firm mistakenly typed their name wrong.
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Re: Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
OP here.Black-Blue wrote:Perhaps they purposely mistyped their name so they can weed out those who aren't really serious in working for them.Anonymous User wrote:So my guess is that either Career Services goofed in Symplicity or the firm mistakenly typed their name wrong.
That is what I thought, or that they want to see who catches the mistake OR who is diligent in enough to catch it.
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Re: Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
I think I would submit a new cover letter as soon as possible via email, and see if you can offer some kind of substantive update as a reason. I work in the admin department at a large firm, and I know they rely on typos as a way to weed out applicants.
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Re: Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
Bringing attention to the mistake? Definitely not. More than likely, they won't even notice.Anonymous User wrote:I have a screening interview coming up (I know, it is a late OCI firm). I flipped two letters in the firm's name around because I copy/pasted the firm name from Symplicity, which was wrong (I later noticed the correct spelling on their firm website). So my guess is that either Career Services goofed in Symplicity or the firm mistakenly typed their name wrong.
Either way, should I bring an updated Cover Letter to the screening interview and tell them I want to correct the minor typo?
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Re: Typo on Cover Letter: Notify Firm at Screening?
The alternate is even worse -- if they already know about the typo and you fail to correct, then you definitely lost a point (if not more -- an uncorrected typo is deadly).Anonymous User wrote:Bringing attention to the mistake? Definitely not. More than likely, they won't even notice.Anonymous User wrote:I have a screening interview coming up (I know, it is a late OCI firm). I flipped two letters in the firm's name around because I copy/pasted the firm name from Symplicity, which was wrong (I later noticed the correct spelling on their firm website). So my guess is that either Career Services goofed in Symplicity or the firm mistakenly typed their name wrong.
Either way, should I bring an updated Cover Letter to the screening interview and tell them I want to correct the minor typo?
If they didn't know about the typo, and you correct yourself, then either 1) they will, obviously, find out and minus you a point, or 2) give you +1 for correcting a mistake and being diligent. Here, at least you have a chance of gaining +1.