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and I'm not sure what's causing it. Can someone review my resume and help me figure out why I can't get any interviews? I will PM the link due to privacy reasons.
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are you in va? what is your field?
What does your wife say?
Are you creepy?
I met a guy who Lyft wasn't willing to keep after my review. His picture looked like he was going to chop up my family... it got worse
But it's completely possible you're just creepy, or old, or saying something fundamentally contrary to the ethos of the organizations you apply to.
Except, you know, they couldn't really tell that from just a resume, now could they?
Do you take showers regularly?
Do you brush your teeth?
Do you wear cologne?
How about use deodorant?
Wear smelly socks?
OP, what's your Facebook page and/or other social media look like. "Hey, here's 10 candidates to interview. Each interview will take an hour. Or, we could spend 2 minutes each looking at their Facebook profiles, and probably narrow the list down to 5." "Good idea. That'll save us 5 hours."
^ people have had to exaggerate on their resumes to get noticed due to vast competition - so it's a cyclical problem. They are ruining it for everyone else.
+1 on this. Have a professional email address.This. When my employer backgrounds people, that is one of the first steps they use. Even if you think your profile is locked down, more is exposed than you probably realize. Have someone you trust, that is not friends with you on Facebook, look you up and see what it looks like. I think there used to be a view profile as feature, but I forget how to get to it right now.
I'll give another one... what email address did you use on your application/resume? I have seen some that were LOL worthy and others that were absolutely cringe worthy used on applications.
Probably my favorite was something like "DDSoccerMom@email...." Seriously Double D Soccer Mom? (No I did not reply with "pics?") And even if that's not what they meant... could yours be similarly misconstrued?
Others had subtle or not so subtle 420 references, Insane Clown Posse references (Juggalo/lette), and various other "fun" emails.
Nothing wrong with them per se, but if you are applying to a responsible position, I suggest getting an email with little room for error. Say your name, or obvious variation of it. Keep your PokemonMaster@hotmail account and have the boring one forward to it. Just make sure you reply from the right one.