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Catch those Resume Typos — before the hiring manager does
This list contains words that frequently appear misspelled on resumes. Please check your resume and make any necessary corrections before sending it to Synergistech.
We have not updated this list substantially since the Tech Wreck, and would like your help making it more current and comprehensive. Please drop us a line with suggestions. Thanks in advance!
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# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V WXYZ
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A
- ActiveX
- AfterShock
- AmiPro
- Adobe
- Acrobat
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
- AppleScript
- AutoCAD
- Authorware
B
- BASIC
- BBEdit
- BookMaster
- BookManager
C
- CBT (computer-based training)
- cc:Mail
- CD-ROM
- ClarisWorks
- Client/Server
- COBOL
- ColdFusion
- CORBA
- CorelDRAW
- C++
- C#
D
- dBASE
- Doc-to-Help
- DOS
- Dreamweaver
- DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture)
- Doxygen
E
F
- FileMaker, FileMaker Pro
- ForeHelp
- FORTRAN
- FrameMaker
- FrameMaker+SGML
- FrameViewer
- FreeHand
- Freelance
- FrontPage 98
G
H
- hardcopy
- HiJaak, HiJaak Pro
- HomeSite
- HotDog Pro
- HoTMetaL PRO
- HyperCard
- hypermedia
- Hypertext
- HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language)
I
- IBM RS/6000
- Interleaf
- Internet
- Intuit
- ISDN
J
- Java
- JavaBeans
- JavaDoc
- JavaHelp
- JavaScript
K
L
- LocalTalk
- Lotus 1-2-3
- Linux
M
- MacDraw
- Macintosh
- Macromedia
- MacWrite
- Micrografx Designer
- Microsoft (abbreviated: MS)
- Microsoft Word
- MIDI
N
- NetDynamics
- Netscape
- NetWare
- Novell
- nroff
O
P
- PageMaker
- Paint Shop Pro
- PDF
- PeopleSoft
- Perl
- Photoshop
- PhotoSuite
- PowerPoint
- PRIME
- PRIMOS
Q
- Quadralay WebWorks Publisher
- QuarkXPress (formerly Quark Xpress, Quark XPress)
R
- RDBMS
- Red Hat/Fedora (a Linux distribution)
- RoboHelp
- RoboDemo
- RoboHTML
S
- Shockwave
- SGML (Standard Generalized Mark-up Language)
- STC, Society for Technical Communication (singular)
- softcopy
- Solaris
- SPARC
- SQL (Structured Query Language)
- stand-alone
- Sun Microsystems
- Sun SPARCstation
- SuperPaint
- SuSe (a Linux distribution)
- Symantec
- Synergistech Communications
T
- TCP/IP
- TokenRing
- troff
- troubleshooting
U
- Ubuntu (a Linux distribution)
- UNIX
V
- vi (the UNIX editor)
- Visio
- Visual Basic
- VisualCafe
- VRML (Virtual Reality Mark-up/Modelling Language)
W
- WBT (web-based training)
- WebWorks Publisher (see Quadralay)
- Windows 95
- Windows NT
- Word 97
- WordPerfect
- WordStar
- Worldwide Web
XYZ
- web
- web site
- Xedit
- years' (as in I have 10 years' experience as a technical writer; note the apostrophe)
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