[TriLUG] OT: Cover letters from h377 [was: looking forresume writer/improver]

[Jim Ray]

I have hired people that had been arrested for doing something stupid
while in college and use our employment application to test applicants
to see if they are honest. When we have a screening company do a
criminal and social background check, folks that lie do not get hired.
In that one case where the gentleman explained what had happened, I
laughed about it and had a great employee for a long time.

Regards,

Jim Ray, President
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-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Rodney Radford
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 2:01 PM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT: Cover letters from h377 [was: looking
forresume writer/improver]


The hiring manager at my first job out of college, SAS, had a "wall of
shame" of resumes and job applications he posted on the wall immediately
beside where new applicants would sit when being interviewed. At some
point during the interview he would point to it and ask if they felt
there application deserved to be up there.

Some of my favorites were:
   * a new college graduate who had worked at several part time jobs as
a proofreader and who had several spelling errors on their own resume
(no, they did *not* even get an interview)
   * an applicant who listed "human sexuality" as relevant courses in
college, explaining it helped her learn how to interact with colleagues
better
   * an applicant who described a 'mooning' event they did in college in
the section of 'prior arrests'. Now while people can do strange things
in college, this guy carried it a bit further by describing it as a
great experience that helped him solidify his directions going forward
and brought personal insight.  In other words, a bit BS.
   


-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Merrill <chris at webperformance.com>
>Sent: Jan 24, 2011 1:22 PM
>To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
>Subject: [TriLUG] OT: Cover letters from h377 [was: looking for resume
writer/improver]
>
>BTW, if anyone is looking for a list of things NOT to put in your cover

>letter, I suggest starting with the "Cover Letters From H377" page of 
>this advertising company:
>  http://www.killianadvertising.com/coverletters.html
>
>If nothing else, it's good for a laugh or two...
>
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