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I got a resume today that indicated, "I am a work-alcoholic that is committed to do a thorough job."
Think he meant work-a-holic?!!
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Latest Resume Blunder
posted at 7/16/2003 2:17 AM EDT
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Posts: 11
First: 6/11/2003 Last: 7/24/2003 |
I recently received a resume that said....."For years in colege, and what did I learn? Alot!" and ended with "okey dokey then. Call me, ok?" Oh, yeah, I'll be calling you. And she was a RN! Scary thought. For years...lol....in colege.....lol.....Alot....lol.....okey dokey...lol....etc..... |
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Latest Resume Blunder
posted at 8/11/2003 2:01 PM EDT
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Posts: 378
First: 1/8/2002 Last: 9/14/2011 |
LOL--was coffee spilled on the resume?
I almost had to call an ambulance yesterday when I was going through the local job ads with my son because I literally fell on the floor laughing. The job ad said, "Applicants should resign [sic] in the local area." How does an applicant resign (reside)? |
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Latest Resume Blunder
posted at 8/13/2003 2:54 PM EDT
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Posts: 1
First: 8/13/2003 Last: 8/13/2003 |
I once received a resume from a gentleman that point to his web page which included his glamour shots and a discussion about his battle with testicular cancer.
Not the sort of thing potential employers need to know about. |
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Latest Resume Blunder
posted at 8/18/2003 10:53 AM EDT
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Posts: 11
First: 7/29/2002 Last: 11/2/2005 |
I had several applicants for a web designer position include a link to their home pages which included intensely personal information---including one that documented getting his girlfriend pregnant and putting the baby up for adoption!!
I don't think it even dawns on these applicants that it might be inappropriate. |
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Latest Resume Blunder
posted at 10/19/2004 6:42 AM EDT
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Posts: 13
First: 9/28/2004 Last: 12/4/2007 |
As long as we're getting some comic relief here's a copy of a great application sent to me by a friend.
This is an actual job application that a 17 year old boy submitted to McDonald's in Florida... and they hired him because he was so honest and funny! NAME: Greg Bulmash. SEX: Not yet. Still waiting for the right person. DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place. DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle. EDUCATION: Yes. LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility. SALARY: Less than I'm worth. MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes. REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked. HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any. PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment. MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here? DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS?: Of what? DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be, "Do you have a car that runs?" HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job no, on my breaks yes. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super model who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now. DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?: Yes. Absolutely. SIGN HERE: Aries. |
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Latest Resume Blunder
posted at 11/5/2004 1:55 AM EDT
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Posts: 1771
First: 10/24/2002 Last: 9/14/2011 |
I don't think 60 pages is necessarily an exaggeration...about 17 years ago I advertised for a Labour Relations Manager for a manufacturing plant, and one of the resumes I received was exactly 47 pages long! And I actually read through it! Mainly because the resume was from an "International Banker" based in London England, and I wanted to know what this guy thought he had to make him qualified to be a Labour Relations Manager in a factory in suburban Toronto. After flipping through 46 pages of banking experience, I finally found it! He had been a Benefits Administrator during his two-year post-high school pre-university stint in the Lebanese army more than 20 years earlier. |
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Latest Resume Blunder
posted at 11/5/2004 2:20 AM EDT
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Posts: 3870
First: 2/12/2002 Last: 11/2/2009 |
Got me beat. My longest ever was a 35 pager from an Army major. Every job he ever had in the Army in exhaustive detail, his family geneology and his wife's family's geneology. Not sure how he thought that was relevant, but I think I got some insight into how he only made it to major in a 20 year career. |
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