It’s the Lynn Hazan & Associates annual April Fool’s Day misspellings contest! Find all the misspelled words below and send us the corrections at contest@lhazan.com. Typos, incorrect homonyms, and misspelled proper nouns count as spelling errors, but other punctuation and grammar errors do not. We will draw a winner from among the correct responses received by 5:00 p.m. CDT on April 7, 2011. Winner will be announced April 8, 2011 and will receive a gift certificate to Geja’s Café in Chicago. Yes, these are all actual errors that we have received in resumes and other communication from job seekers!

1. Straight to the Trash: Why This Candidate Will Never Get Hired
It’s the Lynn Hazan & Associates annual April Fool’s Day misspellings
contest! Find all the misspelled words below and send us the corrections
at contest@lhazan.com. Typos, incorrect homonyms, and misspelled
proper nouns count as spelling errors, but other punctuation and grammar
errors do not. We will draw a winner from among the correct responses
received by 5:00 p.m. CDT on April 7, 2011. Winner will be announced April
8, 2011 and will receive a gift certificate to Geja’s Café in Chicago.
Yes, these are all actual errors that we have received in resumes and other
communication from job seekers!
Dear Lynn Hammond:
I asked a former colleague for a referrel to a communications recruiter, and she
suggested your firm. My experience is in communications and media relations. I
have accomplished busienss writing skills and many contacts with local and
national media.
My most recent position was Director of Purblic Relations with a starup firm.
Statups can be volatile, as you know, and when the firm was purchased, are
team was apart of the layoffs. Since I was layed off, I have had several contract
assignments, and I have enjoyed this hand-ons work. Everyday is different, and
it has helped me keep my skills current. However, it is tuff to acquire new clients
in this economy, and thus I am definitley interested in full-time positions.
I am currently perusing my MBA in bran management at Northwestern
Universities Scool of Continuing Studies. I have undertakled this program and
continue to use any resources at my desposal to expand my network. As I have
several years of experience in the food industry, I have reached out to my
contacts in that field, particularly at the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and the
United Diary Industry.
Lynn, I am a boomeer in transition. My top choise would be to work for a cutting
edge firm with an entrepreneurial spit. I would like to run accompany again and I
would be willing to move any where in the country for the right opportunity. To be
strait with you, I am none to happy with the opportunities presented to me by my
outplacement firm. I would appreciate any advise you have on my resume or
search.
Sincerely,
Candidate

2. 2011 marks the 12th year of Lynn Hazan & Associates, a Chicago recruiting
firm specializing in marketing and communications searches. We place
candidates in full-time, part-time and temporary positions with agencies,
corporations and non-profits. LH&A also offers services for candidates,
including Resume Review and Interviewing Tips sessions, workshops, and
the one-on-one Empowered Job Seeker program.
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