Maggi Porter from Gateshead Jobcentre Plus tells you how not to get caught out by the ‘wicked which’.
The first impression you make on an employer is often your CV and I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that you only get one chance to make a good impression!
It may seem really basic, but It’s so easy to mess up a good CV by not doing a proper spell check, especially when using some common words that sound the same but mean something else. Do you know ‘which witch’ is the wicked ‘Witch’ or whether the weather is good today? It’s all too easy to mix up some common words or rely on your computer to highlight your mistakes, but not all of these errors are picked up whilst typing. Sometimes the computer spell check lets these slip through. Generally, the computer will underline the word in red if the spelling is incorrect, but sometimes you may find it allows a word to be used even though it’s not grammatically correct. If you are unsure, never assume the spell check is right, always look it up to avoid your CV hitting the reject pile. Other common words that often get misused are ‘there, their and they’re’ or ‘where, wear and we’re’. So as you can see, using the correct spelling on your CV could make the difference between rejection and interview.