Common Typos Spell Check Wont Catch Easy AutoCorrect [VIDEO]

Common Typos Spell Check Wont Catch â€" Easy AutoCorrect [VIDEO] Do you know that over 600,000 people use the word “manger” on their LinkedIn profiles? M-A-N-G-E-R, not manager. This is just one of many common typos that spell check wont catch.  (Note: this post was written in 2018 and updated in 2019. The problem is getting worse!)Project  Manger  or Project Manager?Over 48,000 (as of 2019) of those poor souls are Project Mangers, I mean Managers, who have misspelled Manager as Manger:The rest? Most likely other people who hold or have held a Manager title.Common Typos Spell Check Wont CatchThese are the three most common word pair errors I see on job seekers resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and cover and thank you letters:Manager/Manger is a word pair that Microsoft Words and LinkedIns Spell/Grammar Check  features dont always catch.The Piqued/Peaked error has shown up in cover letters on almost every search Ive done. More in this post: Why Writing You Peaked My Interest Might Lose You Interviews.Fazed/Phased errors show up in cover and thank you letters. More in this post: Do You Confuse Faze and Phase?Customize Words AutoCorrect Feature to Fix Your Most Common TyposI mistype Manager as  Manger every day. Its who I am.I used to be hyper-vigilant about catching that error, but not anymore â€" because I customized AutoCorrect to do it for me. I havent seen it since.If you make repeat errors that Spell Check doesnt catch, you can personalize AutoCorrect to fix them for you.Its Easy to Customize Microsoft Word AutoCorrectDid you know that? Easy, not hard.Here’s a quick tutorial on customizing Microsoft Words AutoCorrect function.  Common Typos Spell Check Does CatchThe word (sic) Cheif appears on 55,557 LinkedIn profiles.LinkedIn tells you its wrong when you type it. I just tested it.Imagine your title reading Cheif Financial Officer. Inspires confidence, doesnt it? No. As in, If they transpose letters, do they transpose numbers too?You can customize AutoCorrect to fix errors that Spell Check shows you. If you frequently mis type a word, program your little AutoCorrect friend to take care of it.If you take a minute after you complete a draft to consider the typos you made and plug the fixes into AutoCorrect, youll be a better, faster writer in no time.Dont Rely on LinkedInMicrosoft Word has better Spell/Grammar Check features than LinkedIn. Because of this, write your LinkedIn profile in Word. Then copy and paste it into LinkedIn.Wouldnt it be nice if Microsoft integrated Word into LinkedIn? That would be more useful than Words Resume Assistant feature (more on that here).Do You Know Someone Who Has Typos on  Their Resume or LinkedIn Profile?Look for friends in your first-level connections who have Cheif (seven for me) and Manger (592 for me) titles on their profiles.If you find any, and you know their egos can survive a little ding, let them know.How to Tell Someone About a Mistake on Their Resume or LinkedIn ProfileHere are some useful ideas for how to reach out:Do it privately.Keep it light, kind, an d respectful. I think theres a typo in your current job title.Stick to personal and work friends. You dont know how a stranger will react.Remember, if you noticed the error, then others have too.Profile errors  are the LinkedIn equivalent of  spinach in your teeth â€" or much worse.They do get noticed and some people, especially recruiters and hiring managers, do not ignore them.People lose interviews and job offers because of resume and profile errors.(Thanks to Jenny Clark, Janet Efere, Kelly Elmer, Christine Hanks, Wendy Schoen, Brynne Tillman, and Chris Varley for the ideas, and John Curran for the link, in this section.)What Do You Think?Would you want someone to let you know about an error on your resume or LinkedIn profile? Like a misspelled word?Or pointing out that you used affect when effect would have been a better choice. Its another common resume error. More here.Let’s Connect on LinkedInPlease don’t hesitate to invite me to connect on LinkedIn  here. The more I kno w about my readers, the better I can make my blog.Image: kegfireUpdated December 2019 2018 2019, Donna Svei. All rights reserved.Donna SveiDonna Svei, an executive resume writer and former C-level executive, retained search consultant, and CPA, writes all of AvidCareerists posts. She has written for and been quoted by leading business, general, and career media outlets, including Forbes, Mashable, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Ask.com, Social Media Today, IT World, SmartBrief, Payscale, Business News Daily, and the Muse. Let her background and experience inform your job search strategy and decision making.Learn more about Donnas executive resume writing service or email Donna for more information. Resumes â€" Common Errors (7 Posts)