The truth is, half the HR putzes reading these resumes can’t spell either.
I believe your estimate is low. :)
What I've seen from HR is that they like to a foolish "stump the dummy questions" (ex: How do you fit a giraffe in a fridge?). They have no technical knowledge, so they can't ask anything about the job.
“What I’ve seen from HR is that they like to a foolish “stump the dummy questions” (ex: How do you fit a giraffe in a fridge?). They have no technical knowledge, so they can’t ask anything about the job. “
I got a question like that. “Assuming you have a backyard, how would you get a giraffe out of it?”. I responded, “is it dead or alive?”
I wasn’t invited back for a second interview.
I was being interviewed by a potential employer in his 12 x 15 office. He asked: “If I had a stack of pennies one on top of the other one mile high could you fit them in this office.?” I immediately responded yes; which is the correct answer and then I explained how I got to the answer.
He then made a common misuse of the word “penultimate”.
I said I thought he misused it and told him the definition. When he disagreed we went to the dictionary. I was correct.
I was hired on the spot.