I like this idea for a resume [link]
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I'm not sure if a medical research joke is more "off" than a geeky culture joke. Ah, well. I have finally ordered my Supernatural calendar which I will display proudly at my desk. JUDGE ME.
Just don't look in my folder.
msbelle - you are THE NICEST and there is no way a resume of yours could be ledge-worthy. That person is a poopy-crack-head, technically speaking.
msbelle, unless you wrote your resume in crayon on scented colored paper and put glitter and exclamation points all over it, I can't imagine there's anything on it that would warrant anyone being nasty about it. Or perhaps you wrote it in glow-in-the-dark pen on black paper with Anarchy symbols all over it and declarations of how you only work for The Man because this society forces you to need the filthy lucre. That's what you did, isn't it? No, it was the glitter. You wrote your resume on pink paper and listed "THE NICEST" under Qualifications. See, that annoys hiring-type people, because they don't believe it. Even though it's true. So don't do that.
He said it was "visually unappealing" a "TRAIN WRECK". He criticized it for not expressing what I was passionate about, for not knowing some of the company names, for being confused by one of my job titles (admittedly a little odd). He was concerned that I do not belong to any professional organizations or have any certifications. grr.
Yeah, it seems pretty unlikely. I mean, you have a typed thing with the jobs you've had, right?
Wait. This person was unfamiliar with the names of places you've worked? And titles you've had? @@ Sounds like a douche. But maybe make your margins wider.
Timelies all!
Well, the agency I work for was not on the WashPo's list. It will remain to be seen if they tell us what's up tomorrow, or if I have to wait until Monday.
This person was unfamiliar with the names of places you've worked? And titles you've had?
YES! exactly. for example, at XXX University, my job title listed is: Associate Director, University 250th Anniversary - he said "You are telling me this person was an associate director of XXX University and the very same line says 250th Anniversary!"
He criticized it for not expressing what I was passionate about
Didn't we just have a conversation about how HR people weed out the bullshit?
"What you're passionate about" is for the cover letter, if anything.
God, I hate this bullshitty aspect of corporate culture. I'm not fucking passionate about processing your paperwork. If I was passionate about it I'd do it for free. Guess how I express my passion? With my family; in my writing. Not in your database. How about I show up for work every day, I'm pleasant and friendly and completely socialized and I do all the work in a competent manner.