Hiring managers have the thankless job of sifting through hundreds if not thousands of resumes, which most probably follow the same formula, style, and general information. The only silver lining may be the commonly accepted standard to keep a resume to less than two pages. But there are always candidates who break the mould.
So hiring managers from across the globe shared resume stories that either made them want to reject the candidate without a second look or hire them on the spot after an internet user asked for some details. So scroll through and upvote the ones you would hire or reject, no questions asked.
#21
In response to our posting for a software developer:
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• 22 years experience as full-stack web developer
• BA in Organizational Management
• Spent too much time on the computer during childhood
• 22 years experience as full-stack web developer
• BA in Organizational Management
• Spent too much time on the computer during childhood
He was hired within the week.
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49points
#22
“I would like to work at your factory”
I don’t have a factory. Read the f*****g job description.
I don’t have a factory. Read the f*****g job description.
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48points
#23
Bad emails. When interviewing for a professional position and your contact email is 69SMOKAHGURL420BLAZING it a terrible way to start the resume.
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47points
#24
Second language was Klingon.
Too bad the guy was a total a*s during his interview
Too bad the guy was a total a*s during his interview
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45points
#25
not a hiring manager, but I was working at a job and my roommate wanted to apply. on the application he wrote "can make 3 minute ramen in 2:50"
he got the interview
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45points
#26
Hiring a software engineer. Among his impressive list of skills were Notepad and Wordpad.
44points
#27
We used to do this, we would reject on a faux pas. Then we realized we were chewing through good candidates who didn't have the money to use a professional writing service. If we are hiring for a developmental role (someone we expect needs to grow) then we shouldn't hold them to the standard we would expect *after* they have developed. We decided to start picking resume's for experience we think we want and ignore minor mistakes or odd formatting choices. We have even re-interviewed people who we think just had an 'off' day. Now, we have to do this because qualified candidates for our positions are fairly rare so we have to be a little more flexible.
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42points
#28
It was 14 pages...
ETA: finance position with 5-10 years experience. There’s only so many different ways you can describe finance responsibilities - and summarizing is a skill. Dude never pitched for the interview.
41points
#29
This woman had her preschool and elementary school graduation dates on her resume. It was a no from me.
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39points
#30
Someone sent over their CV written entirely in the papyrus font from Microsoft word. May as well have gone all out and used windings.
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35points