worst lines in a CV . . .
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sleep envy said:
going through a lengthy package tender process at the moment and the companies have been requested to submit CVs of the employees they're intending to use
MD of one company has included his CV which makes some rather nasty comments about his ex-wife
wtf put in in there I've no idea
I think you need to quote parts of it for us... MD of one company has included his CV which makes some rather nasty comments about his ex-wife
wtf put in in there I've no idea
A friend of mine recently reminded me of a CV writing episode at uni. Essentially in the personal part of it, I put together a series of double negatives along the lines of it being impossible to underestimate my passion for cars or similar. It was only when revising the CV after distribution that unveiled it's true meaning that I had no interest in cars whatsoever.
Gargamel said:
To Be A Respected and Well Polished Chartered Financial Analyst, Who Delivers Real Service and Financial Solutions To Clients Timeously in The Financial Services Industry.
Get the author of that in for an interview, slap them, and tell them never to use that amount of capital letters again.... ever.The position I was hiring for was a developers position. One candidate included "iPhone and Blackberry apps" on his CV, those exact words. We naturally assumed this means he had some at least some development work with iPhone and BB apps, but when we pressed him on what languages he had used to develop these apps he just said 'Oh no, I haven't done any development, I've just used some iPhone and BB apps'. Well done to you sir.
We had a CV sent to us from a recruitment consultant a while back for one of their candidates. Some of my favourite bits:
"A mature and valuable member of any team, others know him as a “man who can”."
"Has a record of substantial achievement in some demanding roles. A serious man for serious projects."
"What is he like?
Some memorable comments made by discerning colleagues:-
Puts in whatever effort is required to bring his projects to a successful conclusion.
Clever. Capable. Has lots of talents and abilities. Honourable.
Most honest man I’ve ever known. Has Technical Ability. Dynamic.
Has a tidy mind. Mr Fixit. I’d trust him with my life. Easy to work with.
Has good business sense. Has his head screwed on. Astute.
Record of running successful projects. An engineer to his fingertips."
"A mature and valuable member of any team, others know him as a “man who can”."
"Has a record of substantial achievement in some demanding roles. A serious man for serious projects."
"What is he like?
Some memorable comments made by discerning colleagues:-
Puts in whatever effort is required to bring his projects to a successful conclusion.
Clever. Capable. Has lots of talents and abilities. Honourable.
Most honest man I’ve ever known. Has Technical Ability. Dynamic.
Has a tidy mind. Mr Fixit. I’d trust him with my life. Easy to work with.
Has good business sense. Has his head screwed on. Astute.
Record of running successful projects. An engineer to his fingertips."
Jonathan27 said:
Great Pretender said:
What kind of job requires you to put a 'personal interests' section in your CV?
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