I have an interview in a couple of days. The position involves a great deal of typing: letters, newsletters, leaflets, advertisements, etc. The job description asks for candidates to have a good understanding of English grammar and punctuation and excellent attention to detail. I noticed in one section of the job description, it asks for candidates to have "2 year's recent administrative experiance". If they ask me to prove that I have excellent attention to detail during the interview, should I point out the apostrophe and spelling error in the job description? Do you think it was put there to test candidates or would mentioning it make me seem patronising and arrogant?
If you were an employer, how would you react to this?
2007-02-26 09:09:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I was in that situation, and I felt sure that they would appreciate my attention to detail by telling about the ad's mistake, but I got a very sour reaction. The dummy I was talking to probably wrote it himself, and got offended.
Maybe mention it lightly and quickly just to make sure you don't get aced out by someone else mentioning it. But don't make that your main answer! Think of something else to say.
2007-02-26 09:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by Benji 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it was me i wouldnt mention exact mistakes in the ad i would just point out that no matter who you are in a company people make mistakes or miss things which has been proved by some ads that i had applied for, for roles such as (mention the job title that you have applied for and other "fictional" job titles)
during one interview i was asked if i would take responsibility for any mistake i made whether it be large or small and i said that i would hold my hands up and say it was me and that, although i had a great deal of experience in similar roles i am human and make mistakes - but as long as i own up and do my best to fix the mistake then the positive of admitting to the error far outweighs the negative of making the error - just in case you are wondering, i got the job
dont know if that helps, i hope it does
2007-02-26 10:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by heckuvapeach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 13:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I do invelves maticulous attention to detail, so if you don't mention the mistake in a private chat and it is deliberate but someone else does then they will get a point in an opportunity you missed. So in a private interveiw you should mention it, make it seem like it is an easy mistake to make and don't keep mentioning it, only say it once.
2007-02-26 09:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey I saw an ad like that in my local paper (Newport Pagnell), maybe its an old trick they play...but you never can be too sure, It might be a way of having fun and breaking the ice with the interviewer if they can laugh about their deliberate mistake they made. I think I would probably mention it, but not make to big a deel of it!
2007-02-26 09:21:42 · answer #5 · answered by Phil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't want to come across as being better than the boss, but then again it was probably not the boss who typed it. Unless they mention something I would not mention it though after all it may of been a mistake.
2007-02-26 09:53:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If i was interviewing you i would probably not be very happy but at the same time someone who they are employing or maybe a group of people have messed up somewhere.
I'd mention it but be careful how you go about it.
Good luck!
2007-02-26 10:03:02 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No do not mention it - the person repsonsible maybe the interviewer. I would doubt this is a test. Concentrate more on peparing your evidence and examples on how you do pay attention to detail - previous similar roles etc.
2007-02-26 09:19:21 · answer #8 · answered by Chiclad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes - if asked this question then in a light hearted way of course, point out their mistakes. Some employers do things like this - sad but true!.
2007-02-26 09:19:08 · answer #9 · answered by Bexs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally I'd say it's best not to point out a potential employer's mistakes, but it sounds like this one is pretty deliberate. I definitely would bring it up, but in a lighthearted way.
2007-02-26 09:15:28 · answer #10 · answered by SuzeY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋