Today at work I was recruiting for a fairly high-level IT
role that I had previously posted on CareerBuilder when I received the
following resume in my inbox:
If you care about your future at all, please take a moment to compare this to your own resume or just
go ahead and copy and paste that gem onto a blank Word document and use it as your own because that right there is
GOLD, people. When I receive a resume of this caliber, I drop everything I am
doing and call them immediately because as a great recruiter, I know this kind
of candidate won’t be in the market long.
Side note: I deleted the contact information but her name
was not even capitalized which is how I knew this was the candidate for the
job.
Me: Hello, this
is Kasey and I just received your resume for the IT position you applied for
and it looks absolutely perfect, is now a good time to talk? (Gosh, I’m so
professional.)
Candidate: Yeah
hi, I got time.
Me: Okay great,
so tell me a little about your recent role there at… The call center? What
company is that?
Candidate:
(Company name), yeah I answer the phone and make sells.
Me: Yeah I see
that, that’s perfect! So do you do any IT work there at all?
Candidate: IT???
Me: Yes, the role
you applied for was an IT position… Technology?
Candidate: IT???
Yeah I got a computer.
Me: Perfect!
Yeah, your resume looks great. Did you have any previous jobs before you were an
“assistance?”
Candidate: Yeah I
was a team lead at my last job and I was working in a call center before that.
Me: Okay, and why
didn’t you include that on your resume?
Candidate: Oh I
just didn’t.
Me: That makes
sense, great! Well what pay rate are you looking for?
Candidate:
Anything that don’t pay $10 dollars is fine with me.
Me: Well this
pays $40/hr so I’m going to go ahead and send you over to my client if you are comfortable
with that?
Candidate: Okay
cool, thank you! I look forward to hearing back!
Will she get the job? I’m not a betting woman but if I were,
I would say the odds are definitely in her favor.
(I apologize if that happens to be your resume - that’s just
really bad luck on my part. On the other hand, I would be shocked if this candidate knew how to read.)
12 comments:
LOL, wow. I used to screen resumes for interview candidates at a job I had in college - boy do you get some interesting responses! I wonder how some people every got jobs in the first place!?
"I answere the phones and make sells" haaaaaaaahhaa I'm in sales and I will 100% start using the term "I make sells." Cannot. Wait.
Egad. Sad really. Just sad.
That is hilarious!! Kasey, I might know this person...I am from Corsicana... WONDERFUL resume'! haha
hahaha this is hilarious!
Bwahahaha!!! I needed to a good laugh today!
This was effing awesome!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!
This is HILARIOUS!!! Love it!
Hahaha... I have no words, except 'wow'.
I die! That is gold right there! I think that alone would make me love your job! lol! I'm a new follower {I couldn't resist after reading this!}
I just found your blog and this post is HILARIOUS!!!
Oh...my...goodness....haaaalarious.
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