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She wanted a cum job!

All she wanted was a cum job in IT.

Posted 04 January 2010 § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The state of Computer Professionals here

This is the stage of the Computer Professionals passing out from their M.Sc.

Posted 26 December 2009 § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

I’m an anti-virus

I think I found an Anti-Virus candidate!
This is what I saw in a resume sent to us.

Posted 09 December 2009 § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Will blog and write on forum to promote website

Someone sent me his resume and it reads;

Posted 08 December 2009 § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

I won’t relocate because my dog said so

(Via: Recruiting Blogs)

Posted 30 January 2009 § Offbeat ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Give me a job right away

Posted 28 January 2009 § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

6 Words That Make Your Resume Suck

Here’s how to spin the 6 sucky resume words into skills that sizzle. (Via: Squawkfox)

Responsible For
Experienced
Excellent written communication skills
Team Player
Detail Oriented
Successful

Posted 22 January 2009 § Resume ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Are you a software developer applying to a small company?

Joel on Software have another good resume tip if you are a Software Developer applying for a small company.

Here is an excerpt;

When a startup CTO sees a resume that says things like:

Responsible for $30m line of business
Architected new ERP platform
Managed team of 25 developers
Optimized business processes

they think, “Spare me, that’s all we need, somebody running [...]

Posted 12 January 2009 § Resume ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Move your bowel before an interview

So, you better go to the bathroom before an interview or don’t flush the toilet if you’re on telephone interview responding from inside a bathroom.

Here are more videos of hiring horror stories.

Posted 06 November 2008 § General ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Editor, what?

Would you ever hire an “Editor” that sends you the above email?

Posted 21 October 2008 § General ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , ,