Does spelling still matter—and if so, how should it be taught? Perspectives from contemporary and historical research

SC Pan, TC Rickard, RA Bjork - Educational Psychology Review, 2021 - Springer
A century ago, spelling skills were highly valued and widely taught in schools using
traditional methods, such as weekly lists, drill exercises, and low-and high-stakes spelling …

Algorithmic writing assistance on jobseekers' resumes increases hires

E Wiles, ZT Munyikwa, JJ Horton - 2023 - nber.org
There is a strong association between writing quality in resumes for new labor market
entrants and whether they are ultimately hired. We show this relationship is, at least partially …

Linguistic errors and investment decisions: the case of ICO white papers

J Thewissen, J Thewissen, W Torsin… - The european journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Drawing on language expectancy theory, we predict that linguistic errors in ICO white
papers negatively impact investors' willingness to financially contribute to ICO projects. We …

Make no mistake? Exploring cognitive and perceptual effects of grammatical errors in news articles

A Appelman, M Schmierbach - Journalism & Mass …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Using four between-subjects experiments (N 1= 106, N 2= 166, N 3= 159, and N 4= 164),
this project tests the ways audiences process grammatical errors in news articles. In all …

[图书][B] The career coaching handbook

J Yates - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Uniquely combining the latest research into careers with the most up-to-date coaching
approaches, Julia Yates shows how to effectively apply coaching techniques to the world of …

[图书][B] Who Wrote This?: How AI and the Lure of Efficiency Threaten Human Writing

NS Baron - 2023 - books.google.com
Would you read this book if a computer wrote it? Would you even know? And why would it
matter? Today's eerily impressive artificial intelligence writing tools present us with a crucial …

Costly mistakes: Why and when spelling errors in resumes jeopardise interview chances

P Sterkens, R Caers, M De Couck, V Van Driessche… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The analysis of hiring penalties due to spelling errors has been restricted to white-collar
occupations and error-laden resumes. Moreover, the mechanisms underlying these …

The influence of resume quality and ethnicity cues on employment decisions

T Shore, A Tashchian, WR Forrester - Journal of Business Economics …, 2021 - aviation.vgtu.lt
This study examined the effects of resume writing quality and ethnicity cues on employment
decisions. Prior research on resume quality is scant and no prior studies have examined the …

“Without the spelling errors I would have shortlisted her…”: The impact of spelling errors on recruiters' choice during the personnel selection process

C Martin‐Lacroux - International Journal of Selection and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the time spent on writing at work and employers' dissatisfaction with their
employees' spelling skills, little is known about recruiters' attribution, and decision making …

Nonverbal communication and writing deficiencies of graduates: Research by undergraduates for undergraduates

SO Hastings, S Aponte, E Valverde… - Business and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Effective organizational socialization demands soft skill competence. This article advances
two goals:(a) explore the inclusion of undergraduate researchers in the scholarship of …