{"id":60118,"date":"2021-11-04T06:47:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T10:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=60118"},"modified":"2021-11-04T06:49:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T10:49:22","slug":"spelling-errors-an-insurmountable-barrier-to-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/spelling-errors-an-insurmountable-barrier-to-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Spelling errors: an insurmountable barrier to employment?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOn October 25, a spelling refresher company published an\u00a0Ipsos survey<\/a>\u00a0on employers’ expectations with regard to employee skills.\u00a0The questions were oriented towards the importance given to the mastery of the French language in a professional context.\u00a0And\u00a0unsurprisingly<\/a>\u00a0, employers say they are very sensitive to the issue of spelling both at the time of recruitment and with regard to the professional activity of employees.\u00a0Other studies<\/a>\u00a0had already shown it, so this only confirms what we already knew.<\/p>\n

However, when you take a closer look, the content of the questions questions.\u00a0In addition to the fact that the study overestimates the demand for certification from employers (who, in 4 out of 5 cases, did not know of any before responding to the survey), it includes formulations mixing the quality of expression (oral or written) and spelling.\u00a0In detail, having a good spelling comes 10% below a good quality of oral and written expression in the context of a recruitment (69% against 59%).\u00a0But spelling, grammar or conjugation errors in a CV or cover letter rise to 83% as crippling criteria for further recruitment.<\/p>\n

In summary, on reading the results, we can draw two lessons:<\/p>\n