150 More Funniest Resume Mistakes, Bloopers and Blunders Ever

And all of these really happened. Don't miss the Top 10 at the bottom. Enjoy! From CareerBuilder.ca's study via Mainstreet.com: 1. Resume delivered in a balloon 2. A four-page resume detailing every position and volunteer job a person has ever had since he was 12 3. Each line had one bold word that formed a "hidden" message about how great the applicant would be for the position 4. [The resume was] Scrawled in pencil on butcher's paper 5. Listed "Have flown on a corporate jet" as a notable achievement 6. A resume etched into a wooden cutting board 7. Many small teddy bears and daisies adorned the edges of the pink paper (used for the resume) 8. Listed "Worked with my dad building things. Worked with my mum cleaning the house," as past experience

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5 Ways To Have Fun With Your Resume

Because making the recruiter laugh is a great way to stand out. This is a guest post by Yehoshua Paul. If you’d also like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines. So you’ve finished polishing your resume after proofing it 5 gazillion times in order to locate and exterminate all those pesky spelling mistakes, correct any obscure grammatical errors (wait, you can’t split an infinitive?), and handcrafting it carefully so that every single detail matches the appropriate requirement on the job ad. Now after sending it out to a dozen or so friends to proofread, you can kick back and have some fun.

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