helpful hints for your resume

[Android]

We are currently in the process of hiring a new receptionist. We put an add on Craig's List and received over 100 resumes. I guess it's a sign of the economy as we usually only get 30 or so responses. I have spent several hours going through these resumes and I don't know whether to laugh or pull my hair out. I thought I share some of this with you. Even though these are people applying for a clerical job, the basics are still the same.

#1- If your email address is something along the lines of "hotbabe69@...." or "FrickinA@......" you may want to consider getting a seperate email account for sending out resumes. Oh...and these are real email addresses that we received resumes from.

#2- Please check your resume for spelling, punctuation and gramatical errors. May sound like a no-brainer but you wouldn't believe what I've seen today. Example

please i would really like to work for your company i have alot of fron desk experience , im 26 years old and im in really need of a job
if you have any questions please contact me at xxx-xxx-xxx thank you.

#3- If your high school GPA was a 2.8, it was nothing to brag about. Having a C average does not make you stand out in a crowd and it doesn't speak well of your "excellence." Leave it off your resume.

#4- If your work experience consists of a lot of jobs where you only worked at that company for a month or two, leave those jobs off. We are looking for quality, not quantity.

#5- Your cover letter and resume should be written in proper "business" language. Don't start it with "Hey ya'll" or "what's up." Don't put 3 exclaimation marks after "I really want to work for you!!!" I might use 3 !!!'s when writing to my Mom or posting here but it has no place in your cover letter and neither do smiley icons.

#6- Don't ask for $30,000/year for a part-time (18hrs a week) receptionist job.

#7- If you had to leave a job after only a short time there for a legitimate reason (the business closed, you moved and so on) please put that on the resume so it doesn't reflect badly on you.

#8- If the job is in St. Pete, Fl and you live in Spring Hill (over an hour away) Valrico (oh, maybe 45 minutes) or Cape Coral (4-5 hours) please save your effort and our time and paper and don't send us your resume.

I could probably go on and on but I have to get back to looking at more resumes as we had 6 more come in as I was typing this.

:banghead:

Angie

 

[sajeesh E.R.]

Oh my!!

But so funny!!!!

I can do that, this isn't a cover letter.

 

[ShAdOwGiRl:[]

You know it's funny you should mention that. The other day I was doing some 'house cleaning' for the Chiropractic office I work at and came across a stack of old resumes. So I decided to become nosy and curious and started looking through them.... I couldn't believe how unprofessional some of the resumes were! Did they not get that information in either high school or college?!?!?! There was one that the headings such as Education, Work Experience etc were in a CRAZY font that looked like a 5 year old picked it out, and it was on white paper! There were actually alot that were on just plain white paper - DONT DO THAT! I mean come on! So, I hear ya. Most employers look at your resume and if something different or professionalism doesn't catch their eye in like the first 5 seconds - to the trash it goes! Thanks for sharing!

 

[70s]

Oh just wait -
I am amazed at how they are dressed when they come in for an interview!
One girl, I kid you not, arrived in her jammy pants and slippers. :

 

[Desdamona]

I completely agree with this thread.