I got a kick out of this – I’m looking through resumes online and I came across one that was listed as confidential.\u00a0 Candidates put a title to their resume that often says “Experienced Sales Professional” or something of that sort.\u00a0 The candidate can then hide their personal contact information (name, address, phone, etc.) and their current employer.\u00a0 This person did that.<\/p>\n
Except the title for their resume was their actual name as in “John Doe’s resume.”<\/p>\n
Oops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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