CV bloopers
Some embroidered CVs give themselves away in the most blatant way possible, or else are marred by the simplest of errors.
Drew Douglas of www.cvireland.ie lists the following catastrophic real-life CV gaffes on his company's website. “The kind of mistakes people can make on what is a very important first presentation of themselves is astounding,” he says.
? A great lover of languages, I speak intermediate German, highlevel Russian, and fluent Spinach.
? Third Level Establishment: Trinity College. Location: Dublin. Attendance Period: September 1880 to June 1984.
? My duties included greeting laundrette customers, removing their clothes, and washing them.
? Seeking a high-paying job that offers significant perks and bonuses (i.e. company car, extended holidays etc).
? The company made a scapegoat of me-just like all of my other employers. I’m hoping you can do better.
? Managing Director of a small distribution company, by which I mean it consisted of only one employee: myself.
? I was both surprised and humbled to receive not one, but two separate plagues in recognition of my work.
? Have covered whole body in Inca tattoos, but these are not visible when wearing a suit
