Sentence on a CV, (WTF?) is it me?

Sentence on a CV, (WTF?) is it me?

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Amateurish

7,755 posts

223 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Sounds like an automated translation to me. Although god knows what adulteration was meant to be.

simoid

19,772 posts

159 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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It is possible that the candidate left both "succeeding"/"success" in to delete one at a later date, but has forgotten forgot.

Not got a Scooby about the adulteration part though hehe

Du1point8

21,612 posts

193 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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think it was mentioned earlier...

but maybe its supposed to be adulation

iphonedyou

9,255 posts

158 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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I can only imagine the writer isn't a native English speaker. And that he ran the CV through Babelfish.

AndyACB

10,882 posts

198 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Is it this chap?



simoid

19,772 posts

159 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Du1point8 said:
think it was mentioned earlier...

but maybe its supposed to be adulation
I’m motivated to the highest degree and have complete adulation to succeeding in my life

Don't get it confused

davepoth

29,395 posts

200 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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fesuvious said:
I’m motivated to the highest degree and have complete adulteration to succeeding success in my life
Adulteration is, for example, adding Monosodium Glutamate to Chinese food, or cutting cocaine with baking powder; essentially making something inferior by adding some crap to it.

And it seems this candidate has in fact made his application inferior by adding this crap to it.

"Succeeding success" doesn't make an awful lot of sense either. If you call him in for interview I would imagine you will see the following:

Hair Gel
Shiny Suit
Extremely large and flashy watch
Loafers with a very large fake buckle

HTH. smile

Piersman2

6,599 posts

200 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Soovy said:
Du1point8 said:
fido said:
what is their first language? [serious question]
Cant ask questions like that, but I was thinking the exact same thing as its pretty bad for someone who is at university standard education to be that bad at spelling.

Whats the job OP?
Proof reader
I know I should be more grown up, but..

laughlaughlaugh

Du1point8

21,612 posts

193 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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simoid said:
Du1point8 said:
think it was mentioned earlier...

but maybe its supposed to be adulation
I’m motivated to the highest degree and have complete adulation to succeeding in my life

Don't get it confused
thinking out of the box:

adulation can be seen as overly enthusiastic as in a boot licker.

what I suspect it was supposed to say is:

I’m motivated to the highest degree and have complete enthusiasm/devotion to succeeding in my life

or something similar, but the tard used a thesaurus and kept going looking for the 'big impressive' word.

lazystudent

1,789 posts

162 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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In this case, I think you should apply the industry standard "airport test". If you were flying on business with this chap, and the plane was delayed, would you want to spend 10 hours in the same departure lounge with the kind of monger who writes that on their CV!?

Bin it!

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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davepoth said:
:

Hair Gel
Shiny Suit
Extremely large and flashy watch
Loafers with a very large fake buckle

HTH. smile
+ tan and skinny tie and smarmy smile.

Invite him to an interview just for the crac..

Eric Mc

122,058 posts

266 months

Wednesday 29th February 2012
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"Adulterate" also means to "corrupt" or "defile" - as in "adulterated food".

I wonder was one of his A Levels in English?

Eric Mc

122,058 posts

266 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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Obviously, no one knew what the words meant and assumed it was OK.

Poor education results in national dumbness. As you say, there are serious problems ahead.

Soovy

35,829 posts

272 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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fesuvious said:
if the people who proof read the CV's can't spot this one, what hope do we have?
Sadly very few people who apply for jobs these days can accurately read, write and conjugate.

But it's OK because they're all going to be on X Factor innit.

crofty1984

15,874 posts

205 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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fesuvious said:
Somebody asked what the job is:

[b]The second position: This position is 75% based from our Solihull branch. It is for a four day week. On one day the successful applicant will be required to operate from our Redditch branch and so a driving license and own transport is a must.

Attributes considered vital, and as displayed by current employees in this role; An ability to think quickly, allied to an ability to be well spoken with exceptional telephone skills.

Basic computer knowledge required. The individual will be able to be discliplined and presentable at all times.

A knowledge of the housing market in any area of the process is a benefit but not essential. This individual will have a key customer facing role and will understand how to enjoy the quiet moments as much as understand that when times are busy, it can be extremly stressful. An ability to stay calm under pressure is vital.

This role will be three mid week days plus Saturdays. On a Saturday this person will be working from the Redditch branch in the same mildly physical role as listed in the other available position above. With all the responsibilities that come with it.

The three mid week days are 08:30 to 17:30 with Saturday being 06:30 to 13:30.

Once again, to enquire, please call or email and ask for Donna or Matt.[/b]



This CV came from an agency, I did just ask the lady who sent it over if she had read it. She said she had, so I have emailed back a link to this thread!!!!

The above is taken from our website.

We do trust the agency, but think they hadn't proof read this particular CV properly.

We are recruiting for three positions at the minute.
I'm still not sure what the job asctally is?
Housing market is mentioned about halfway down, so I assume estate agent of some sort?
I like my brother's job description.
Role: Welder
What does the role involve: Welding.

bigandclever

13,796 posts

239 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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fesuvious said:
Point taken

The actual website, if somebody were on there, makes it fairly clear what we do etc.

I was just trying to provide some info for this thread.
Just while we're critiquing someone else's English, I'm not sure that (for the 3rd position) 'removalist' is a real word either, unless you're some awful Antipodean wink

Eric Mc

122,058 posts

266 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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Sounds like a Hollywood film title. "The Removalist".

mondeoman

11,430 posts

267 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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fesuvious said:
... be able to be discliplined and presentable at all times...
Sounds interesting hehe

There are so many I get that say things like

"In my last job I bin doing..."

Standards of English have certainly gone down hill a bit.

Happy82

15,077 posts

170 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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Du1point8 said:
fido said:
what is their first language? [serious question]
Cant ask questions like that, but I was thinking the exact same thing as its pretty bad for someone who is at university standard education to be that bad at spelling.

Whats the job OP?
In my experience, we found that people of non-UK origin had a better grasp of the English language when we received the last round of job applications for an admin role. I gave up trying to read one of them, it was a rape of the English language laugh

ehonda

1,483 posts

206 months

Thursday 1st March 2012
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fesuvious said:
...The individual will be able to be discliplined ...
Are you Max Mosely?