'If she corrected it, would she have gotten the job? Who knows,' says Salemi. As a corporate recruiter, Salemi says she has seen circumstances in which a prospective applicant made an error in her thank-you note after an interview. Some workplaces aren't so forgiving, however. 'You don't want to be the candidate that floods a hiring manager's inbox with emails,' she adds. Shortly after I posted my e-mail about my embarrassing mistake in using your instead of youre in one of my e-mail subject lines, I received 3 e-mails. Sarah Stoddard, community expert at job recruiting site Glassdoor, says you should ask yourself if sending a follow-up note would draw more attention to the error.

It can get a little more complicated when it comes to smaller typos. Sending a correction could 'show that you are accountable and are able to recognize - and fix - mistakes as they occur,вЂќ says Blair Decembrele, a career expert at LinkedIn. It's embarrassing to make a big error like that, but sending a follow-up email quickly with the proper correction could also show you're willing to own up to your mistakes. Glaring typos while referring to the recipient's name, the company you're applying to, or the position you're vying for 'absolutely' deserve a correction, says Vicki Salemi, a career expert at Monster and corporate recruiter. It's a tricky quandary, but career experts say it's best to respond with a correction in most cases. But the steps you take after discovering a major typo in a job application email could be the difference between getting the job and the hiring managers moving forward with a different candidate, three career experts tell Money. Should you send a quick, follow-up email correcting the error? Or ignore it with the hopes that the hiring manager will do the same?Дon't panic: We've all been there. Then you see it: that glaring, imposing typo. It appears your hard work is paying off as you correspond with hiring managers over email to figure out your next steps. You spend hours scouring your resume and cover letter, scrubbing any errors or grammatical missteps from them. Imagine this: You're in the middle of the application process for your dream job.

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