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My Dog Ate My Resume · 6M ago

Calling in sick 15 weird excuses By Justin Thompson

It's that time of year when the weather gets colder and people start missing work because of illness. Or because of bats in the hair. Or deer bites. Or from back injuries sustained while chasing a beaver. Yep, these were just some of the excuses people used when calling in to their boss to say tha
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My Dog Ate My Resume · 9M ago

Can you fill out our application?

We have an online application, and we have just implemented a new system that takes information from this application for paychecks as well. After you applied for our job, we send out the link to the candidate. In the return email,  we got nothing filled out and this statement. Sent: Thursday, Aug
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My Dog Ate My Resume · 10M ago

A little focus please

I had a person referred to me, I asked who referred him to me. He says,  "I can’t remember."   I said, "Well, send me a resume and let me know who referred you."  As I am ready to give him my email address I realized he is driving.  I asked,  Are you driving?" And he said,  "Yes." I asked him, "How
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My Dog Ate My Resume · 10M ago

Employers May Give Out Bad References about Former Employees

Surprise! Illinois Employers May Give Out Bad References about Former Employees! Wessels ShermanJuly 2011 Yes, under Illinois l
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My Dog Ate My Resume · 10M ago

Finally got "Mines"

I have qualification that represents me as an eligible candidate for this position.  Also had an experience, which I can use for company's growth.  During my work experience, I have an ability to meet demands and objectives of the company.  The plus points of mines are my ability to multi-task, sec
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My Dog Ate My Resume · 1Y ago

The paper is not the person

Well, you might have read my blog from a couple weeks ago of us reflecting a resume that was almost completely phonically written. With a bit of tweaking and improvement on the resume, (thank you Kim), that person is working for me right now. He is doing a good job and is now enhancing his life. I
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My Dog Ate My Resume · 1Y ago

Ponder this

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My Dog Ate My Resume · 1Y ago

Fo-netic Spelling on Resume

We, here at Apvantage, and Jobco Staffing Professionals received a resume this morning, that I wanted to share with you. I believe he was trying to spell it phonetically.Employment History wearhouseCompany XXXCitygrunee ilState/provinceilCountryUSAStart date01/01/2008End date07/01/2008Descriptionsh
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My Dog Ate My Resume · 1Y ago

R U Hiring

Guess I will have to learn to accept "R U Hiring?"The Oxford English Dictionary on Thursday added abbreviations popularly used in electronic communication; including OMG and LOL, as part of the official lexicon.These words or slang will join other entries of this sort such as IMHO (‘in my humble opi
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My Dog Ate My Resume · 1Y ago

Not Getting The Skills in school

Fifty-six percent of those polled in a Workplace Options survey feel that more than a quarter of the nation’s youth do not have the skills to be prepared to work, and 21% feel that more than half the nation’s youth don’t possess the skill sets to be workforce-ready.More than 70% of the general publi
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