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By Meg Guiseppi

Some of the Funniest Resume Bloopers I’ve Ever Seen

Jobmob has put together a list of 150 ridiculous mistakes that job seekers make on their resumes, cover letters, and applications, culled from various sources.

I see a lot of grammatical errors and typos on the executive resumes that come my way, but these are priceless. Here’s a taste of some of the toppers:

→  Hobbies: “enjoy cooking Chinese and Italians”

→  “Career break in 1999 to renovate my horse”

→  Background: “28 dog years of experience in sales (four human).”

→  A resume listed a skill as “being bi-lingual in three languages”

→  Languages: “Fluent in English. Also I have been heard muttering Gibberish in my sleep.”

→  Application: How large was the department you worked in with your last company? “Answer: 3 stories.”

→  Employer: “Myself; received pay raise for high sales.”

→  Reason for leaving: “I thought the world was coming to an end.”

→  Objective: “I need money because I have bills to pay and I would like to have a life, go out partying, please my young wife with gifts, and have a menu entrée consisting of more than soup.”

→  Salary desired: “Starting over due to recent bankruptcies. Need large bonus when starting job.”

Take a look at the entire list for a good laugh. It’s a great diversion on a Monday morning, especially in these somber economic times.

Filed Under: Career Management Best Practices, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Branding, Levity Tagged With: cover letters, executive resumes, job search, resume bloopers

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  1. Meg Guiseppi says

    September 15, 2008 at 10:12 am

    Hi Jacob,

    Thanks for the great compilation. I thought it was time again to inject a little humor on my blog.

    And thanks for Stumbling the post.

    -Meg

  2. Jacob from JobMob says

    September 15, 2008 at 9:38 am

    Hey Meg, glad you like the funny resume mistakes.

    I Stumbled this for you:
    http://jobmob.stumbleupon.com/review/25428740/

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