Please enjoy the following infographic from graphs.net. If you refuse to acknowledge that spelling and grammar are important, know that yours is the resume I enjoy throwing into my analog or digital wastebasket. If you didn’t care enough to impress me with your introductory package, it is an absolute guarantee you’ll skip over little details when you come to work.  You will. So if you want the job, get it right the first time. Also – stop thinking out loud on social media. We’re looking around to see who you are.

Who are you? Are you that guy, or are you special?

John Scott is a media studies instructor and the career services manager for the School of Multimedia Communications, Academy of Art University San Francisco. Check out his book, “Destination: Reinvention”, on sale now in the Amazon bookstore.