Most outrageous resume claims, mistakes

CareerBuilders annual survey

When you are looking for a new job, getting your resume noticed is perhaps the biggest challenge.

However, experts warn candidates not to go too far because it can backfire.

CareerBuilders is out with its annual survey of the most outrageous resume mistakes.

Here are a few examples:

• An applicant's name was auto-corrected from "Flin" to "Flintstone." His name was Freddie.

• An applicant stated they had great attention to detail, but "attention" was misspelled.

• An applicant claimed they worked at a federal prison. A background check determined he was actually incarcerated at the prison during that time.

• An applicant stated they had been a prince in another life.

• An applicant listed a skill as "taking long walks."

• An applicant used direct quotes from Star Wars in their resume.

• An applicant claimed he would work harder if paid more.

• An applicant wrote the following at the end of their resume: "I didn't really fill this out, someone did it for me."

• An applicant used a resume template with cats in the corners.

• An applicant listed smoking under hobbies.

One person used the Star Wars movie theme and direct quotes from the movie, another listed "taking long walks" as a skill, and one applicant claimed to have "experience" in the Federal prison system but it turns out the person was a former inmate.

You can see the rest of the examples here.

 


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