Correction of bad grammar in a thank you for applying email.

So I applied for a job yesterday that I think I'm very qualified for. Plus it would be a dream job for me. The one thing i found off was their reply email after posting my resume. It had some bad grammar in it. So I wondering to myself. Should I give them a call and let them know about this? Would that look bad on me for correcting them or would it show attention to detail and help me in maybe getting an interview?

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networker050184

Krusty_47 wrote: »

So I applied for a job yesterday that I think I'm very qualified for. Plus it would be a dream job for me. The one thing i found off was their reply email after posting my resume. It had some bad grammar in it. So I wondering to myself. Should I give them a call and let them know about this? Would that look bad on me for correcting them or would it show attention to detail and help me in maybe getting an interview?

No way I would do that. If I were doing the hiring and someone did that I would probably immediately trash their resume.

erpadmin

networker050184 wrote: »

No way I would do that. If I were doing the hiring and someone did that I would probably immediately trash their resume.

I gotta agree here.

The only times I would do that would be:

1) I got a denial letter, but even then it would be very polite and would not have a tone of sour grapes...though that would certainly be the impression.

2) After I accepted the offer and after my probationary period is done. Again though, it would be in the most polite way possible.

However, if there is no offer in hand...just let it go and move concentrate your OCD on something else...

ehnde

Not all job postings are legit. Were there just a couple of minor mistakes, or was it nigerian prince scam artist engrish? Yes, I meant *engrish*. Check out engrish.com for some laughs.

chopsticks

Neither do I ... just let it be ...

RobertKaucher

Krusty_47 wrote: »

So I applied for a job yesterday that I think I'm very qualified for. Plus it would be a dream job for me. The one thing i found off was their reply email after posting my resume. It had some bad grammar in it. So I wondering to myself. Should I give them a call and let them know about this? Would that look bad on me for correcting them or would it show attention to detail and help me in maybe getting an interview?

Only if both of these are true:
1. You are applying for a job as a proofing editor
2. You don't actually want the job

Also in your message there were errors which I have formatted in red and corrected here:
for which I think I am very qualified
I not i

I would also consider revising the two sentences I underlined so that they read as one.

I know it's not a professional correspondence - but I just had to do it given the irony I found. Hope you can take the joke!

No one ever pays too much attention to grammar in email - let alone forum posts! I would ignore it unless it was so bad it makes the posting seem illegitimate.

veritas_libertas

Oh no! Grammar Nazis!