Resume 101

[amandageyer]

I have looked at over 1,000 resume's in the last week, and I need to VENT.

I'm telling you, FIFTY PERCENT of the resume's I receive fall into the categories below. FIFTY PERCENT!!

Do NOT use your cutsie email addresses on your resume's! Emails with "pimp" "sexkitten" "unfriendly" "sinner" will be tossed aside. Trust me, anything that is not

Comments

[bdonornot]

Why are people SO STUUUPID? WHY?

[just_aims]

Oh, this post just tickles me beyond words. :)

Amen, Amen, Amen!!

[crashtestbunny]

I often get to be the first interview a teenager goes on at my theatre. I find it amazing what they think is appropriate attire for an interview.

APPLAUSE!

[the_missy]

Best part of this post: "I can has interview."

Way back, a thousand years ago when I worked in radio, I got to red-pen the resumes that came in. More than three errors, and they hit the garbage (not my rule -- I would have been much more strict). My favorite of those resumes was from someone who may have possibly been looking at a theatrical resume as a template. They included at the top some bullet points about height, weight, age ... and other factoids like "children: 2" and "health: generally healthy".

I will never forget "health: generally healthy". Top marks for that one.

[olivejuiceic]

I feel your resume pain. I have turned in a zillion resumes, without any of the things you listed granted, but yet no luck. I think this is just a bad time for resumes on both ends lol.