7 worst resume blunders
July 2, 2008 by Maureen CatalanoPosted in: "Would you want this person in Finance?", In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views
Have you ever read a resume so riddled with typos, errors and inappropriate content that you wonder how the candidate made it through the fifth grade?
Below are our seven favorite resume bloopers found on JobMob:
- “Hobbies: enjoy cooking Chinese and Italians.” (We hear Italians have a lot of protein.)
- “Achievements: Nominated for prom queen.” (Shucks, we’re only hiring reigning prom queens.)
- “Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain store.” (We’d love for you to jump in and start messing things up for us right away.)
- “Qualifications: Twin sister has accounting degree.” (Do you communicate with her telepathically?)
- “Skills: I can type without looking at thekeyboard.” (Socanwe.)
- “Experienced in all faucets of accounting.” (Great, could you check the leaky sink in the third floor bathroom?)
- “Education: I have a bachelorette’s degree in accounting.” (Does your degree expire upon marriage?)
What’s the most outrageous mistake you’ve ever read on a Finance applicant’s resume? Dish it out in the comments section below.
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October 3rd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Over the years, I have see quite a few unprofessional email addresses. Here are my top five most memorable:
1. sexyprincess69@hotmail.com
2. snottyprincess69@hotmail.com
3. bigdaddy10inch@aol.com
4. stoneddog@yahoo.com
5. uSmellLikeHaze@aol.com
October 20th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Being just recently laid off (along with a thousand others this past month) I am more confident now to see that my efforts to make my resume’ professional And honest will be looked upon by the HR Executive as “Competent and desirable” esp. if Crud like this is my competition. Thanks for the giggle!
October 25th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
[...] of it. Because it’s true. One of my jobs is to read resume’s and I see this stuff all the time. 7 worst resume blunders | CFOsnafu.com | Some days it should be legal to keep two sets of books Especially the ridiculous email addresses of potential candidates. I hope this helps some [...]
October 26th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Sorry to hear the bad news Jackie, and I know it doesn’t help that you’re not alone. Good luck on your job search, drop by my site if you need personalized resume tips or other help.
February 20th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
People REALLY should consider what their email address is before they put it on a resume. Here are a few I have received resumes from lately.
rasist@…..
d_u_um_dum@….
jolliedollie98@….
bucketboysmom@….