Should I resubmit this letter, or sit tight and hope they don't notice the error?

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I had a panel interview yesterday for a job I’m really interested in, wrote a thank you email to the interviewers, and then noticed a grammatical error afterwards. Should I correct the error and resubmit it (with the subject line “Thank you (please disregard previous email)” or just sit tight and hope they don’t notice? I would have to write letters and such in this position, and I’m thinking that this could affect their perception of my qualification for the position. I have a few hours until their work day begins and they check their email.

Dear __________,

Thank you for taking the time to talk with me about the Real Property Appraiser position today. I appreciate your time and consideration in interviewing me.

After speaking with you and the others, I believe that I am an excellent candidate for this position, offering the quick learning and adaptability that is needed as an entry-level Real Property Appraiser.

Although my professional background has been primarily in health care, my previous work experience, education, life experience and community activities have given me abundant experience in the skills required in a Real Property Appraiser.

Dealing with the public, appropriate handling of distraught clients, advanced computer skills, excellent research and writing skills, solid mathematical skills, reliability, teamwork, flexibility and a calm, positive and professional demeanor are among the qualities that both professions have in common, and that I have many years of positive experience with.

Regarding the test I was given to do after the interview, as I drove away from the Civic Center, I realized that I had made an error in the first of the two problems.

When I was calculating the square footage values of the three “comparison” properties, I did not subtract the $20,000 for the land value of each one first, and the average value of the comparison square feet came out to be higher than it should have, thus resulting in a higher “replacement value” than it should have been.

If I had a similar situation to evaluate on the job, I would always make sure to recheck my calculations before submitting my results.

Hopefully you can take the fact that I did realize my error, albeit afterwards, into consideration when evaluating my capability for this position.

Thank you again for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.

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It’s well written and shows you can admit your mistakes which is a big sign of maturity. I wouldn’t tittle it “please disregard though.” That will draw attention to it even more so. Not really sure what to do

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Thanks for your input!

The grammatical error, as you may have noticed, is “offering the quick learning and adaptability that is needed”, which should be “offering the quick learning and adaptability that are needed”.

It’s just after 7 am here, so it’s too late, they might be in and checking their email already. I just have to hope that it’s not too glaring! :cool:

I do have excellent grammar skills, that’s what I get for cutting and pasting pieces off the internet, and trying to hurry and get it sent out. As they say, “haste makes waste”! :roll_eyes:

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I’m probably too late but I want to reassure you anyway. I don’t think you grammatically erred, you worded it just fine! :slight_smile: A plus is you spelled everything correctly. You’d be surprised at how many people don’t! That’s a biggie when applying for a job and I don’t know why more people don’t pay attention to it in their daily lives. Naturally people make mistakes or it can be an oversight but there’s barely an excuse for it, especially with Spell Check. Now, grammar is another kettle of fish, lol.

You’re good, don’t sweat it. You have a decent chance of getting this job. Fingers crossed! :wink:

Bella

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Thanks for the support and reassurance! It really helps getting input from other people’s perspectives, that perhaps my error is not quite as bad as I’m making it out to be, especially as I am someone tends to be hard on and expects the very best from herself.

I suppose that sentence could be worded either way, but it is technically a plural, and I was rushing as I had a meeting I had to get to, and did not proofread as thoroughly as I normally do.

I’ve put it out to the Universe, and am not worrying about it, intending that I will definitely be offered this job. I even chose and put out the clothes I will wear on my first day, and am imagining receiving the email/letter I will soon receive offering me the job, and the hour-long drive there. I’m even looking on Craigslist for a cheap room to rent in the area for days that I don’t want to drive all the way home.

Please put your intentions for me out there as well, more never hurts! :slight_smile:

After all, County jobs are tough to get, and involve a series of steps - first to meet all qualifications (I did), then to take a civil service exam and pass (I did), then to be offered an interview (many people can get to the level of passing the test, but not get offered an interview, but I did), also a little other test (which was a surprise), but hopefully they’re looking at your thought processes and how you would approach the problems, and not necessarily whether your answers are exactly right. After all, it is an entry-level job, and we are not expected to know how to do everything right off the bat - they will teach us that.