{"id":1802,"date":"2008-11-25T08:13:34","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T14:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2008-11-24T14:14:41","modified_gmt":"2008-11-24T20:14:41","slug":"odd-resume-inclusions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/11\/odd-resume-inclusions\/","title":{"rendered":"Odd Resume Inclusions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In first reading this I thought I was reading a line from one of Jeff Foxworthy&#8217;s jokes, &#8220;You know you are a redneck if you write on your resume, &#8220;hobbies include sitting on the levee at night watching alligators.&#8221;\u00a0 Nope, this is\u00a0one of many odd resume inclusions from an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.careerbuilder.com\/jobposter\/small-business\/article.aspx?articleid=ATL_0096ODDRESUMES\" target=\"_blank\">article on CareerBuilder<\/a>.\u00a0 If you have ever run a recruiting process you probably can come up with your own list, but CareerBuilder has put together some beauties:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Candidate included that he spent summers on his family&#8217;s yacht in Grand Cayman.<\/li>\n<li>Candidate attached a letter from her mother.<\/li>\n<li>Candidate used pale blue paper with teddy bears around the border.<\/li>\n<li>Candidate explained a gap in employment by saying it was because he was getting over the death of his cat for three months.<\/li>\n<li>Candidate specified that his availability was limited because Friday, Saturday and Sunday was &#8220;drinkin&#8217; time.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Candidate included a picture of herself in a cheerleading uniform.<\/li>\n<li>Candidate drew a picture of a car on the outside of the envelope and said it was the hiring manager&#8217;s gift.<\/li>\n<li>Candidate included the fact that her sister once won a strawberry eating contest.<\/li>\n<li>Candidate explained that he works well nude.<\/li>\n<li>Candidate explained an arrest by stating, &#8220;We stole a pig, but it was a really small pig.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Candidate included family medical history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In first reading this I thought I was reading a line from one of Jeff Foxworthy&#8217;s jokes, &#8220;You know you are a redneck if you write on your resume, &#8220;hobbies include sitting on the levee at night watching alligators.&#8221;\u00a0 Nope, this is\u00a0one of many odd resume inclusions from an article on CareerBuilder.\u00a0 If you have ever run a recruiting process you probably can come up with your own list, but CareerBuilder has put together some beauties: Candidate included that he spent summers on his family&#8217;s yacht in Grand Cayman. Candidate attached a letter from her mother. Candidate used pale blue paper with teddy bears around the border. 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