Originally Posted By chickendumpling Here's an entertaining little article with some good job hunting advice that I thought I'd share. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2egcjl" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/2egcjl</a> Anybody got some humorous stories to share? Those typos can be killers! I once saw a cover letter from someone who wanted a job in the public sector - problem was that they forgot to include the "l" in "public". Poor guy!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling some = any. whatever. Thank god *I'm* looking for a job 'cause Lord knows the mistakes I'd make! LOL.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling LOL! okay, there should be a "not" in between "*I'm*" and "looking". Can I just get a do-over on this whole thing now that I've just destroyed my own thread? LOLOLOL
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 LOL! At the office we received a fairly pricy mailing from a new company. Something about coming in and working on computers, back up, moving files, etc. The kicker was that instead of your "data" it said your"date" LOL! If nothing else that poor company and the person who OKed the printing gave us a good chuckle
Originally Posted By LVBelle LOL, Chickie D! I just typed up a new resume this week, maybe I'll take an extra look at it before my interview on Monday!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut I had a boss point out all my spelling and grammer mistakes in n interview. I still got the job, but she made me redo my resume. lol
Originally Posted By DlandJB I was hiring an assistant director last year and saw a world of bad resumes. My favorite was a guy, let's call him "Jack Doe," who created about a 3 inch margin on the left side of the page with a hard bold line separating that part of the page. His resume was on the right side - thin, to say the least, but on the left side he printed a header that said "Look What People are Saying about Jack Doe" and then he proceeded to quote lines from letters of support like "Jack is a great guy who knows how to get a job done!" and "Jack helped us to build a strong team!" It was a riot, but not a good fit for this particular job. I think he might be better off in marketing...
Originally Posted By EdisYoda DlandJB, that's the style I was told is the new "rage". This came from a resume writing "professional". I practically laughed at her.
Originally Posted By DlandJB We called it the "Jazz Hands" resume. All flash and no substance. Feh. Give me a well written cover letter and a concise, carefully written, error-free resume and you will likely get an interview. The woman I ended up hiring did just that. Even though she had minimal experience she wrote very well, interviewed great on the phone and in person. She's been with us for 6 months and she is wonderful - and she makes me look brilliant for having hired her -- I love that too.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger I like the name - "Jazz Hands Resume". Heh-heh. I remember getting one resume where the person (a contractor looking for work) referred to himself continually in the third person. Then he summed it up with a statement that read something like "Jack is a very busy man and has no time for unproductive interviews. To hire Jack's services, send a purchase order along with your contact information and Jack will call you when he has available time." No, I'm not exaggerating. To the best of my memory, that's what he actually wrote.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I had a boss point out all my spelling and grammer mistakes >>> You still need a bit of work in the spelling department! I used to review resumes, interview people, and make hiring recommendations as part of a team. When reading a resume, I would take out my red pen and circle all of the spelling and grammatical errors. Then, during the interview, I'd have my copy of the candidate's resume in front of me to review. It was interesting to see who noticed what I had done (many didn't), and of those that did, what their reactions were (I never brought it up directly). I would also judge a candidate on their attire. This was 10+ years ago where it was expected that someone interviewing for a professional job would wear a suit (if a man). I wasn't the fashion police, but just checking to see if the person (if a man) cared enough to wear a suit. Some people would claim that spelling/grammar were not important criteria for someone that wasn't a copywriter, or that attire wasn't important for a position that didn't interface with the public. I figured that if someone didn't have the good judgment to ensure that their resume was error-free or didn't think that proper attire was important during an interview, would they be able to provide attention to detail on their job, or know how to dress in the odd case where we were visiting a customer?
