<p>Chapter 3: Proofreading for Careers</p><p>More Proofreading Tips 1. Use your spelling checker, proofread from the screen, and make corrections before printing. 2. Proofread again from printed pages. 3. Proofread for sense, not just for spelling and correctness. 4. Don’t rely on anyone else’s accuracy or skill when a document is your responsibility. When someone has prepared a document for you, do not submit, sign, or okay the document until you proofread it yourself. 5. Remember, everyone makes errors, but successful people find and correct their own errors before anyone else finds them.</p><p>Using your dictionary, correct the following section of an article on career preparation. Look for spelling and typographical errors, poor sentence construction, and other errors that your spell checker will not find. Change punctuation only to correct a runon, comma splice, or fragment. Keep the wording as is. Your instructor will tell you whether to use proofreader’s marks on the copy in your textbook or do this activity online. If you correct the errors in the text, type a version of the article with all errors corrected.</p><p>Career Planning: Know the Marketplace You Plan to Enter</p><p>You should know what’s going on in your field of interest, start keeping abreast of facts and trends long before you jump into the marketplace. What sourcs should you use? Most fields have professional journals or newsletters in print and online. Which provide “insider” information on what’s new and important. Web sites of trade organizations and government agencys are also good sources.</p><p>Also, your local newspaper’s busness section will contain articles on a board range of businesses and their activities. You never know what type of business and industries will be featured therefore reading the paper daily is a plus. You may find a company profile useful when you’re ready for interviewing, another article may forecast job opportunities or salary trends. Other sections of the newspepar might be relevant to your interest as well perhaps you want to work in the sports, entertainment, food, or travel industries. Many newspapers have sections and regular columns devoted to these topics, if yours does not, check with your local library.</p><p>Start a career planing file for articles and sources of information about your field or industry now, you’ll be glad you did when it comes time to apply for jobs.</p><p>How did you do? Excellent ______Good ______Need More Practice ______</p>