Oh my god, huge resume mistake. Am I screwed?

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<p>I was applying for jobs this week, so i redid my resume for this one company. My friends in the lab messed with it a couple times when I went to the bathroom or something, but i corrected all the mistakes. </p>

<p>So the resume was submitted Thursday, and just now I opened up the file to read it over. Apparently, I missed something they wrote. Under achievements, is written “I invented the oscilloscope.” Is this total failure? Should I call the company or just accept my loss? Thanks for any help.</p>

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<p>I would let the company know, but it might sound a little weird to them. I mean, I don’t think they’ll suspect you were trying to trick them, but they will probably wonder why you missed that.</p>

<p>After I called the company I would kill your friends. They could have let you know what they changed…</p>

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<p>Hahaha, I think that is a goner. You could try calling the HR department and tell them when you were typing the resume you meant to say “I inspected an oscilloscope” or something like that, but Word’s automatic spell checker changed the word to invented.</p>

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I guess HR got a first look at the OP’s “attention to detail”.</p>

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<p>haha they might find it funny</p>

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<p>That’s actually a pretty good idea, although then I wrote “inspecting the oscilloscope” as an achievement. Oh, well they might have a sense of humor</p>

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<p>Always lock your computer screen when you step away. Always.</p>

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<p>Good thing there’s plenty of companies out there…</p>

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<p>Ask Al Gore. He invented the internet, after all.</p>

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<p>This is pretty funny. I bet you are really mad right now though. :)</p>

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<p>That’s too funny. I guess they figured you’d catch it…hahaha</p>

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<p>You could just tell them that a friend played a prank on you and edited that line right before you sent it out.</p>

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<p>I would call up the company and tell them how your house has a gremlin problem. They will understand.</p>

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<p>Wikpedia has an edit feature.</p>

<p>Problem solved!</p>

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<p>Someones in trouble.</p>

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<p>Of course! Who’s to say I didn’t invent the oscilloscope now</p>