Soft Skills Mini Tip: Proofread and Proofread Again
I’m not sure it’s possible to proofread too much. Spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes create a negative impression, and it can be particularly damaging when these errors are seen by a hiring manager, employer or client. But mistakes can also be found in other types of writings such as blogs, and anything you post online is out there for good.
I had this happen to me. I wrote my weekly blog and as I was putting it on LinkedIn decided to change a few words from what I had posted on my company Facebook page. I had copied that Facebook post and pasted it and as I was reading it over on Linkedin, I discovered that one of the words was misspelled in the Facebook entry. I quickly realized that I hadn’t been careful enough, and now this mistake was out there!
This may seem too insignificant to even write about. But it drove home for me the importance of proofreading. I had read the Facebook post three or four times and yet I still missed the error. For any important document, proofread, and proofread again. Then give it to a family member or friend to make sure all mistakes are caught and corrected.
One error may determine how you are perceived.
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