Wd u rite a resume like this? : Hiring managers are less picky than they used to be

Fortune ^ | 06/05/2014 | Anne Fisher

[who knows what evil?]

Very true ... HR is the occupational version of a “(Fill-in-the-Blank) Studies” course at any liberal arts college.

Spot on.

[who knows what evil?]

I believe hell will be filled with HR. Most are less ethical than the management they support.

Great way to scare someone straight..."Do you want to burn in hell with HR personnel for all eternity?"

Now that's scary.

[ozdragon]

I was being interviewed by a potential employer in his 12 x 15 office. He asked: “If I had a stack of pennies one on top of the other one mile high could you fit them in this office.?” I immediately responded yes; which is the correct answer and then I explained how I got to the answer.
He then made a common misuse of the word “penultimate”.
I said I thought he misused it and told him the definition. When he disagreed we went to the dictionary. I was correct.
I was hired on the spot.

[OldPossum]

A bunch of loosers ...

You do realize that only about 6 percent of Freepers reading that understand the joke?

[Arrowhead1952]

Most of them haven’t read resumes in years. They use the software and then, barely so.

HR people are not the sharpest knives in the drawer. As a maintenance supervisor having to read resumes, I dreaded five and six page resumes with the

"I loosened the alternator, took off the old belt, got a new belt, put it on and tightened it to factory specs"

lines in the resume. Don't tell me how, tell me all the things you did.

Rebuilt engines and transmissions.
Replaced defective parts.
Serviced engines.

[SgtHooper]

When Norm Crosby made a living at this, we laughed. Not anymore.

[TexasGator]

“You do realize that only about 6 percent of Freepers reading that understand the joke? “

:)

[right way right]

Spell check has destroyed us!

[right way right]

I’m the mechanic who works on anything. I’m a glutton for punishment.
My resume is a nightmare because I have to specify it to each opportunity.
I use my resume to get an interview and that is always the key to remember.

[Arrowhead1952]

Just add:

“I request a personal interview.”

on the end of the résumé. Any decent employer will give you an interview. Résumés should never be over one page. My 43 year résumé is one page. I add, “Additional information will be supplied if needed” at the bottom.