Don't you hate it when...

...you discover a minor typo in the resume that you've been using for the last two months? 


And that the misspelled word was inserted there by a "professional career counselor" who reviewed your resume and made changes so it'd look more 'professional' and get you a job?


(Ok, it's ultimately my fault. I should've caught the error. I'm just trying to diffuse the blame).


And that since the word was in ALL CAPS, MS Word spell check -which routine marks your name as misspelled- doesn't catch the typo?


Yeah, I hate when that happens.


The typo was in the header of the last section of the resume:


TECHNOLGY AND LANGUAGE SKILLS


Ugh.


Which makes me wonder if any recruiter or HR or hiring lead caught the error and immediately threw out my resume.  

(That's what my girlfriend says she does, automatically, no matter how slight).


(Thump Thump Thump. Head->Wall)


By my rough count, this typo was on at least 32 different applications sent out since late October. Aside from the professional, probably at least four other friends reviewed my resumes since the infection error was discovered. And no one found it.

So, recruiters, hiring managers, and other people in power: if you see a resume with One Tiny Flaw but is otherwise stellar, do you throw it out?

(Luckily, I kinda know the answer: sometimes. IF I made it to the top 10 resumes out of 200, IF no one sees it... it's just one of many factors.)

(Not that that's comforting, but I'll stop banging my head against the wall).