Did You Ever Spell-Checked Your Linkedin Profile?

Recently, I've been involved in project to screen job applicants for a mid-senior level position. As a digital marketer, I couldn't help but search for applicants LinkedIn profiles. I was devastated after looking at some profiles, mainly because of some silly spelling mistakes. Obviously, those applicants didn't make the cut but those drove me into writing this piece.

Authors of many articles related to social media, suggests it is not a big deal if you happen to do a spelling mistake or two. That can be true for platforms like Twitter and Facebook, where one has to put up their thoughts together within few moments and post, and nobody judge you by those simple mistakes. But does it applies to LinkedIn as well? LinkedIn is where many of your potential employers or customers can peep in to your profile to get to know you and your level of professionalism.

In an era, where all the tech solutions leading us towards an error-free world, even a simplest spelling mistake suggests your negligence, incompetency and carefree attitude. Every word processing tool and web browser comes with spelling correction features, so there is no excuse exists for this error. If you cannot spend few minutes to correct your professional self in digital space how can an employer or a customer can trust you to handle their work for them?

It’s a simple theory “What you present is what others see”. So present your best, without mistakes !