ranty rant

[neko_san]

I've had the opportunity to interview a number of people (I'm not a manager, but I'm part of the "people you'll be working with" crowd). It astonishes me how horrible resumes are these days. Way back when I first learned about resumes, it was one page, no exceptions. If you had a lot of experience, edit it down to what's most relevant for the

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[amphipodgirl]

Heh, I bet you'd hire me! No molecular biology or C++ background at all, but I'm devoted to the Oxford comma! (Although I do occasionally omit it, as suggested by Strunk and White, to suggest a closer linkage between the final two items in a list.)

[neko_san]

*grin* I love the Oxford comma, but it's purely personal preference. The co-worker of mine who's just as picky as I about grammar hates it. We agree to disagree.

[amphipodgirl]

Perhaps, indeed, you agree not only to disagree but also to jointly heap scorn upon those who do not stick consistently to one rule or the other? 8^)

[neko_san]

Exactly! =D

[kwokj]

Wow, those sound totally atrocious. You'd think in this job climate, you'd get better quality in resumes. I don't think your expectations are out of line at all.

[cholma]

And let's not talk about what some people consider acceptable clothing for an interview! Yikes. o_O

[marith]

Oh, I know. I've just given up expecting a properly proofread resume. It's never going to happen. Even people who are intelligent and turn out to be good coworkers look at me like I have some uncanny power to detect Grammar Fail and also unreasonable expectations. Complete sentences you can decipher the meaning of? Verb tenses that agree throughout a sentence? Such a fuddy-duddy I am.

[cyclophile]

I've made those complaints in the past myself.. ugh..

No, you are not being harsh.. you will conceivably stuck with this person for a very long time and if they are not up to snuff, there will be problems.