Obscure things you've put on your resume?

[Jo_Culprit]

In the spirit of Jesse Joyce being proficient in spanish, submit some of the more obscure talents/accomplishments you've got listed on your resume. Whether they be justified or not.
Or if you work in HR, things you've read on applicants resumes

[da_ticklah]

Originally Posted by Jo_Culprit

In the spirit of Jesse Joyce being proficient in spanish, submit some of the more obscure talents/accomplishments you've got listed on your resume. Whether they be justified or not.
Or if you work in HR, things you've read on applicants resumes

one dude said what level Mason he was in the Scottish rite Masonic order, I thought that shit was supposed to be secret

[marina]

One guy I interviewed for a copywriter position brought along a selection of essays written by him, one of which was on how terrible fat people are and how we should basically be put into camps for ruining the world. At first I thought that there was no way he could have judged that I would be fat, but then I remembered that I left him alone in the interview room for a full 10 minutes in order to complete a writing test, during which he could have removed the essay from his portfolio at any time. Besides, including a controversial essay on any subject is a total bonehead move.

[Rhian]

The worst resume I ever received was from some chick in high school and it was 17 pages. That and the retarded hotmail addys. Nothing says hire me from hotchick19874930@hotmail .

On my resume, it's mostly CSR jobs and dance.

[CAsoul]

I have that I'm Time Magazine's Person of the Year-2006. Hasn't come up yet, but I'm hoping it helps, eventually.

[Jo_Culprit]

Originally Posted by CAsoul

I have that I'm Time Magazine's Person of the Year-2006. Hasn't come up yet, but I'm hoping it helps, eventually.

haha. true, after seeing that on Kyle's site i was gonna put it on my resume too but i pussied out props to you man

[mariargh]

I have the opposite of obscure. This is what my "career objective" says:

I am a motivated, enthusiastic self-starter who is seeking a challenging position in customer service. In utilizing the competencies I have acquired through tertiary study and the practical experience acquired from my current and previous employment, I am offering insightful, efficient and tailored service delivery.

It couldn't be more vague if I tried. Read: I'm willing to do anything, please give me a job.

[DWarrior]

My resume doesn't actually have any embellishments or obscure stuff. Whenever I update it, I run it through the career office at my school.

However, I did include that I'm VP of Math Club of my last school, even though there were 2 of us in the club.

Originally Posted by mariargh

I have the opposite of obscure. This is what my "career objective" says:

I am a motivated, enthusiastic self-starter who is seeking a challenging position in customer service. In utilizing the competencies I have acquired through tertiary study and the practical experience acquired from my current and previous employment, I am offering insightful, efficient and tailored service delivery.

It couldn't be more vague if I tried. Read: I'm willing to do anything, please give me a job.

This reads like an example of what not to put as your objective It's not particularly...objective.

[Medium Brumski]

On a job application I put N/A under payment for when I technically worked for my parents, that got a laugh from the manager

[John Galt]

I had a heading on an old resume that included articles and writings I had done. Listed under "Fiction" was 50% Of This Resume. I got the job and they never mentioned it so either they aren't big readers or they didn't care.