Comments on: Funny Resume Mistakes from LinkedIn Answers

By: Lily Rose

Lily Rose — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:53:25 +0000

Something similar happened to me once, when I first entered the class of students. I wanted to write my name on the board and I started with “profe…”, and my mind went blank. For an agonizing moment I was thinking if I should write “professor” or “proffesor”. I teach English language.

By: Lindsy

Lindsy — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:41:33 +0000

I think one of the worst things I’ve seen was a young man who put a link to his Facebook page. Of course, I could have looked him up anyway, but what I saw there was not impressive unless you are looking for someone to coordinate a beer fest.

By: Fred

Fred — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:19:26 +0000

I know this is an old post, but hey, stupid is eternal. I prefer my lunch to be gin and noon, too, but I doubt I will tell my prospective employer that. Love posts like this, made my day – frederick sallaz

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By: Miki

Miki — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:56:42 +0000

Oh Scott, this is the first thing I’ve seen that makes me pine for my long-gone recruiter days. The only thing that ever equaled the gaffs in the resumes were the idiocies of the hiring managers, but, of course, those weren’t passed around.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:05:50 +0000

Too funny! Very interesting post. I wonder if these folks got hired though. Hmmm…..

By: Lin

Lin — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:17:22 +0000

That’s so funny! Thanks for posting this, I needed a laugh. LOL