Do Employers Forgive Applicants' Bad Spelling in Résumés?

Autor/inn/en	Martin-Lacroux, Christelle; Lacroux, Alain
Titel	Do Employers Forgive Applicants' Bad Spelling in Résumés?
Quelle	In: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 80 (2017) 3, S.321-335 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2329-4922
DOI	10.1177/2329490616671310
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Employers; Employer Attitudes; Job Applicants; Job Application; Spelling; Online Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Hypothesis Testing; Resumes (Personal); France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Bewerber; Bewerbung; Schreibweise; Statistische Analyse; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Lebenslauf; Frankreich
Abstract	Spelling deficiencies are becoming a growing concern among employers, but few studies have quantified this phenomenon and its impact on recruiters' choice. This article aims to highlight the relative weight of the form (the spelling skills) in application forms, compared with the content (the level of work experience), in recruiters' judgment during the selection process. The study asked 536 professional recruiters to evaluate different application forms. The results show that the presence of spelling errors has the same detrimental impact on the chances of being shortlisted as a lack of professional experience, and recruiters' spelling skills also moderate their judgment. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01