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Flicking through a bunch of resumes is probably one of the least exciting tasks for recruiters. Nobody has a particular desire to consume text-heavy paperwork but sometimes, you get a few golden ones which really stick out (for all the wrong reasons!)
It could be an applicant’s need to really stand out among a pool of candidates that compels them to write crazy and inappropriate things on resumes but these won’t be well-received by recruiters or hiring managers. So we went through the archives to find the funniest ever resume blunders and selected our favourite 20! If you are a recruiter at any level, you are going to find these resume faux pas hilarious!
1. “Highly adept at multi-tasting”
2. “Left last 4 jobs only because the managers were completely unreasonable”
3. Candidate included a letter from his mother
4. Achievements: “Nominated for prom queen”
5. “I am a prooficient typist”. Oh the irony…
6. Special skills: “I’ve got a PhD in human feelings”
7. Applicant submitted 9 page cover letter accompanied by a 4 page resume
8. Hobbies: “Mushroom hunting”
9.”While working in this role, I had intercourse with a variety of people”
10. Reason for leaving: “Terminated after saying, ‘It would be a blessing to be fired'”
11. Reason for leaving last job: “maturity leave”
12. Candidate explained a gap in employment by saying it was because he was getting over the death of his cat for three months
13. “I am about to enrol on a Business and Finance Degree with the Open University. I feel that this qualification will prove detrimental to me for future success”
14. Skills: “I can type without looking at the keyboard”
15. Objective: “My dream job would be as a professional baseball player, but since I can’t do that, I’ll settle on being an accountant”. Swing and a miss..
16.“Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain operation”
17. One candidate included clipart on their resume of two cartoons shaking hands
18. Applicant introduced himself [in the cover letter] by saying “Hey you”
19. Size of Employer: “Very tall, probably over 6’5″”
20. And finally…this resume that is accidentally just a picture of Nic Cage…amazing
