

Resume listed the candidate’s objective as “To work for someone who is not an alcoholic with three DUI’s like my current employer.”.Resume included time spent in jail for assaulting a former boss.Resume listed the candidate’s online video gaming experience leading warrior “clans,” suggesting this passed for leadership experience.Resume didn’t include the candidate’s name.Hobbies: Eyebrow tweezing From ’s 2013 Study of Outrageous Resume Mistakes:.“I’m fresh our of university with a childish sense of wonder and 100RPM sense of drive.”.Job duties include hanging out with friends, drinking, smoking, doing tricks such as ollying…” “Previous Work Experience: Skateboarder from 1980’s to present time.“Objective: Ideal position would be businessman, with $18,000 to $250,000 in salary…”.Candidate listed experience as a “Marijuana Dealer and Nefarious Dude”.Actor’s resume specified a role in “The Departed” directed by Martin Scoresissers.From Huffington Posts’s 21 Funny Resumes & Cover Letters: Candidate applying for an accounting job said he was “deetail-oriented” AND spelled the company’s name incorrectly.Candidate listed “to make dough” as the objective on the resume.Candidate’s resume had a photo of the applicant reclining in a hammock under the headline “Hi, I’m _ and I’m looking for a job.”.Candidate specified that her resume was set up to be sung to the tune of “The Brady Bunch.”.Candidate applying for a management job listed “gator hunting” as a skill.Candidate called himself a genius and invited the hiring manager to interview him at his apartment.“Please find the attached resume that highlights all my kills.” From ’s 2012 Study of Outrageous Resume Mistakes:.“Extensive experience in pubic financing.”.Worked with my mum cleaning the house,” as past experience From Business Insider’s HR Execs’ 13 Most Common Resume Blunders: Listed “Worked with my dad building things.Many small teddy bears and daisies adorned the edges of the pink paper (used for the resume).

A resume etched into a wooden cutting board.Listed “Have flown on a corporate jet” as a notable achievement.Each line had one bold word that formed a “hidden” message about how great the applicant would be for the position.A four-page resume detailing every position and volunteer job a person has ever had since he was 12.Enjoy! From CareerBuilder.ca’s study via :
