I Have Read 40 resumes in the last Hour, Ask me ANYTHING

[La Lioness Priyanka]

that is not resume related...or is...whatever

[LynzM]

1. What was the worst

'resume padding' you saw? What was the most impressive thing?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. ones own name

is huge font

[curlyred]

2. what makes a good resume?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. easy to read

not overly crowded..and a cover letter...even a simple one

[Teddy_Salad]

3. What did you think of mine?

Did I get the job?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. lol! too far away!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

4. What position are you hiring for?

And if it's legal related, can I have it? LOL
Duckie

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. sorry not legal related

[YellowRubberDuckie]

13. What's the position?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. several, but all in nyc

[Lisa0825]

8. aside from qualifications,

what were the major characteristics of the resumes you liked the most?

I am an employment counselor, so I am very interested!:-)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. Just easy to read..standard lookin

an actual cover letter is great...

[Canuckistanian]

9. What's the position? Love Slave?

What are the hours? Are there breaks? Will you allow me take off the handcuffs every four hours? On-the-job training? Leather restraint allowance?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. hmm

thats an unavailable position currently...if ever there is a vacancy i will let you know

[Canuckistanian]

15. I know, I know. You'll keep me on file <sigh>.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

16. how old are you?

[Canuckistanian]

17. Old, my dear. So old, I fart dust.

Well, 45, but it seems that 18 was just a few years ago...
:shrug:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. you are almost 2 decades elder to me...

it would be innappropriate to have you as my slave

[wasichu]

18. how do employers check work history?

is it by the person's references or is there a secret way of finding out if they lied?
I lie and still don't get interviews, so I wonder if they can find out somehow.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

20. not sure..its my virgin try at this

[Dover]

19. Did I get the job?

.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

22. what did you apply for

[Dover]

23. You know.............................the JOB.

.

[NewHampster]

24. Did you read this one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1438775&mesg_id=1438775

[drumwolf]

25. A resume-related question

I hear lots of stories about resumes that are just laughably badly-written and have obvious mistakes (i.e. glaring typos, inclusion of information that would have anyone with common sense saying "what is this person thinking?"). How often do you get those? Would you say the majority of the resumes do or don't follow at least basic common sense and etiquette?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

26. spelling errors hugely common

also really crappy email addressses....uncapitalized cover letters...

[drumwolf]

27. what do you mean by "crappy email addresses"?

Email addresses that don't work? That are hosted at cheesy servers? Or addresses that are just really unprofessional-looking (like "john at chinga-tu-madre.com")?

P.S. One of my friends actually does use the domain name "chinga-tu-madre.com" for his email address for strictly personal correspondence -- but he has the good sense not to use it in business dealings.

[tigereye]

28. no one knows how to proof-read anymore

I used to be amazed at the resumes I would see when I was a manager. And the outfits!