Anonymous wrote:Attorney here. If you are going to give me an updated resume, which is fine, admit why you are doing it. If I was interviewing you and had noticed the typo, I would not recommend your hire if you gave me a corrected copy without telling me why. While having a single typo in your résumé is not a deal breaker for me, showing that you are someone who will try to hide a mistake, instead of taking responsibility for it, is a deal breaker.

Another attorney here and I disagree. If she says "minor changes" that is not at all a lie. There's a difference between being professional and shooting yourself in the foot.

Attorney here. If you are going to give me an updated resume, which is fine, admit why you are doing it. If I was interviewing you and had noticed the typo, I would not recommend your hire if you gave me a corrected copy without telling me why. While having a single typo in your résumé is not a deal breaker for me, showing that you are someone who will try to hide a mistake, instead of taking responsibility for it, is a deal breaker.

Anonymous wrote:Just say "here's an updated resume." Make sure you bring a bunch of copies of the corrected version so you have one for each person you meet, and nobody has to rely on the old one.

Yes, this. Attorney here and I agree that I would hold it against you, but hopefully they will look at the new one

Anonymous wrote:If I bring an "updated" resume, what do I say when they ask what is different? If I say "oh just some minor changes," I could see the follow-up being, "like what"?

Just say a few things were reworded, nothing substantive. They won't ask that anyway. Good luck!

If I bring an "updated" resume, what do I say when they ask what is different? If I say "oh just some minor changes," I could see the follow-up being, "like what"?

Anonymous wrote:They may not have noticed it, so bring "updated" copies to distribute, and, as PP suggests, don't mention the mistake.

Definitely this. I don't do the initial review of people to interview, so I wouldn't have seen your typo but would not have selected to interview you if I had. But, I would about guarantee that I would catch the typo while you are interviewing you and it would be a deal breaker. I think I am pretty typical of hiring attorneys.

They may not have noticed it, so bring "updated" copies to distribute, and, as PP suggests, don't mention the mistake.

Just bring updated copies and hand them over as you're walking in, but don't mention it!

They already noticed it. Don't sweat it.

Never explain, never apologize.

typos aren't important because you will have an assistant to fix it. The argument you present is more important.

Just say "here's an updated resume." Make sure you bring a bunch of copies of the corrected version so you have one for each person you meet, and nobody has to rely on the old one.

Ditto- but don't mention the mistake. If you're asked just say that you reworded a couple of things.

Good luck and keep us posted!!

I would just show up with copies of your updated résumé. They don't have time to do a line by line.

I have an interview today for a total reach/dream attorney job . . . great, right? But, in preparing for it I discoverd my resume has a (sort of minor/spell check won't catch) typo! Ack - how embarrassing! So now I not only am stressed about the actual substance of the interview but I am also freaked out about the typo. Should I mention it/provide "updated" resume or let it go? My husband thinks let it go - that if it would have been a dealbreaker (assuming it was even noticed) I wouldn't have been called for an interview. I guess I'm leaning that way . . .