Re: Pulling My Hair Out

[Ray Bruman x2325 <rbruman -at- TURING -dot- RAYNET -dot- COM>]

 Shelley Larock <larock -at- TYCHO -dot- ARH -dot- CDC -dot- COM>  wrote:

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> One time I edited my boyfriend's resume and he didn't understand
> why I suggested the changes I did.  He said it was just fine the
> way it was, so I told him to stick it up his ass and leave it
> there until he was ready to take some constructive criticism.
> He pulled it out the next day, made the changes I suggested, and
> sent it out.  :)  Oh yeah, he did increase the font size by
> one point.  Seems as though that was one thing *I* forgot to
> notice.  So I asked him if he remembered to update his address
> and phone number on his resume and he gave me a blank look.
> Seems as though that was one thing *he* forgot to do.


Aha!  Here's the answer to something that I've wondered about, in
my capacity as Job-Referral Coordinator for my chapter of STC:

Many times, I see a resume, and wonder "Why did he put this shit
on it?"

At last, I see how some resumes get that way.  Good for you, Shelley!

Little things on resumes can be important advisories for future
relationships.  Like the little things people do which I put into
the category of "Small Crap Warnings."

A lot of people don't seem to realize that resumes are used primarily
for ELIMINATING candidates.  Often advisedly.  Perhaps those of you
who are "cleaning up" resumes are doing a disservice to the poor
person who might hire a jerk with an impressive resume.

Ever seen a piece of documentation written by someone who obviously
hadn't the slightest qualification for doing so?  Ever wonder how
they were permitted to do that?  Something to think about.


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