We are going through resumes at my office to find a new employee. I am shocked at the kind of resumes we are getting in. I haven't found one that is free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes.

I'm not a freak about this stuff. I understand accidents happen. But shouldn't your resume be formatted correctly and have perfect spelling?

This is all snowballing into worrying about the education system and how it seems to have failed all of these people. I had ONE professor in college who wouldn't tolerate a poorly written paper. I am so happy to have wound up in a couple of his classes. If I hadn't, I'd probably be in similar shoes as everyone else; a college degree in my hands and no writing skills.

This is making me want to send my kids to private school or somewhere I can guarantee that they are getting a quality education. I grew up in an excellent public school system, so thankfully I had that.

In closing, my apologies for any spelling or grammar mistakes in this post. I'm in a hurry! Ha.