These quotes were taken from actual resumes!
"I demand a salary commiserate with my extensive experience."
"I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor and spreadsheet progroms."
"Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year."
"Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave."
"Wholly responsible for two (2) failed financial institutions."
"It's best for employers that I not work with people."
"Let's meet, so you can 'ooh' and 'aah' over my experience."
"You will want me to be Head Honcho in no time."
"Am a perfectionist and rarely if if ever forget details."
"I was working for my mom until she decided to move."
"I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse."
"I am loyal to my employer at all costs...Please feel free to respond to my resume on my office voice mail."
"I have become completely paranoid, trusting completely no one and absolutely nothing."
"My goal is to be a meteorologist. But since I possess no training in meterology, I suppose I should try stock brokerage."
"I procrastinate, especially when the task is unpleasant."
"As indicted, I have over five years of analyzing investments."
"Personal interests: donating blood. Fourteen gallons so far."
"Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain store."
"Note: Please don't miscontrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping'. I have never quit a job."
"Reason for leaving last job: They insisted that all employees get to work by 8:45 a.m. every morning. Could not work under those conditions."
"The company made me a scapegoat, just like my three previous employers."
"Finished eighth in my class of ten."
"References: None. I've left a path of destruction behind me."
Have you heard of other such blunders? Have you committed a blunder yourself? Please share your experiences!
Reviewing your resume is extremely important! I find that I often need a second pair of eyes - and I'm a writer/editor by trade. It's just too easy for our eyes to overlook errors, especially when we've been reading the same sentence over and over again.
ReplyDeleteGood point. We can laugh at some of these blunders which show a lack of forethought, but we can make mistakes as well, unwittingly. A second pair of eyes is a very good idea!
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