resumes

‘We ended up hiring him’: Worker ‘hacks’ his resume to bypass hiring filters. It works beautifully

‘Can confirm this approach.’

On May 27, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

job hunter with caption 'When you apply to a job that you're qualified for & within 4 minutes you get an automatic decline email that they are not moving forward with your application... did you even read my resume? It's after hours how was I declined???' (l) emails on laptop screen with hands typing on keyboard (c) job hunter with caption 'When you apply to a job that you're qualified for & within 4 minutes you get an automatic decline email that they are not moving forward with your application... did you even read my resume? It's after hours how was I declined???' (r)

‘I genuinely don’t understand the hiring & job market’: Candidate gets rejection email 4 minutes after applying

‘You won’t make it past the automated systems.’

On May 25, 2023 by Phil West

‘It’s all about the confidence’: Worker says she was hired as a pharmacist after lying on her resume

'Girl, get out them people company.'

On May 4, 2023 by Tiffanie Drayton

person speaking pointing in front of window with caption 'The unfortunately indeed emails...realize those are all AIs and your resume probably wasn't looked at. Don't take it personally, its automated' (l) Indeed on phone screen in hand in front of blue to black vertical gradient background (c) person speaking in front of window with caption 'The unfortunately indeed emails...realize those are all AIs and your resume probably wasn't looked at. Don't take it personally, its automated' (r)

‘I have an interview tomorrow for that company now’: Worker calls out Indeed for not submitting her resume to company she applied for

'Do not trust Indeed.'

On Mar 20, 2023 by Phil West

woman speaking caption 'applying for jobs... after applying for jobs and just being depressed (l) finger pointing to resume caption 'applying for jobs... I made a joke resume and uploaded it and apply the resume looks like this' (c) woman speaking caption 'applying for jobs... and for the past 3 days I've been applying tp serious jobs with that oh my God' (r)

‘I’m probably not gonna get callbacks’: Woman says she’s been accidentally applying to multiple jobs on LinkedIn with ‘joke’ resume

'I would hire you on the spot.'

On Dec 17, 2022 by Melody Heald

woman speaking sitting on couch (l) resume paper with pen and phone on blue background (c) woman speaking sitting on couch (r)

‘It’s getting to be quite ridiculous…when the salary has been real low’: Job applicant calls out recruiters for being ‘nitpicky’ about resumes

'Why is it so difficult? If you're going to hire me, hire me.'

On Oct 6, 2022 by Lauren Castro

woman sitting at desk with computer caption 'when y job is paying me on salary but finds out that I do not have a master's in computer science, I have never worked at Microsoft and I've been googling 'how to' and YouTubing every assignment emailed to me.' (l) Resume sheet with hand holding magnifying glass over 'Lie' (c)woman sitting at desk with computer caption 'when y job is paying me on salary but finds out that I do not have a master's in computer science, I have never worked at Microsoft and I've been googling 'how to' and YouTubing every assignment emailed to me.' (r)

‘I’m always lying about my experience’: Woman says she searches how to do every assignment emailed to her at work, sparking debate

'Get the work done and it's all that matters.'

On Jul 14, 2022 by Melody Heald

woman speaking in car hand on chest (l) person holding two stacks of coins between fingers one larger than the other (c) woman speaking in car shocked expression (r)

‘She realized you weren’t going to be easy to take advantage of’: TikToker claims consignment store owner refused to negotiate wage during job interview

'Don't give someone decency when they don't give you the same.'

On Jun 20, 2022 by Lauren Castro

Gen Zers are apparently putting Bitmojis on their Instagram-esque résumés

One employer received a résumé with a sweating Bitmoji on it to show that the applicant was willing to hustle.

On Aug 14, 2019 by Tiffanie Drayton

What is this new social network Hillary Clinton just joined?

As always, HRC is well ahead of the curve.

On May 21, 2015 by Miles Klee

LinkedIn will start checking to see if you’ve lied on your résumé

No more lying about those employee of the month awards.

On Apr 23, 2015 by AJ Dellinger

Tech

Basketball bro’s Snapchat résumé is a damning indictment of Silicon Valley

Yikes.

On Mar 2, 2015 by Myles Tanzer

Check out Tom Brady’s pre-NFL résumé

Even this superstar quarterback had a plan B if the NFL didn't work out.

On Sep 18, 2014 by Michelle Jaworski

This dude put his résumé on Tinder—and it’s working

Looking for employment in all the right places.

On Sep 16, 2014 by Miles Klee