Comments on: Cover Letter and Resumé Advice from A Hiring Manager http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/ by Tom Coffee: Daddy Blogger. Humorist. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:43:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Major Hacopian http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-136520 Major Hacopian Fri, 28 May 2010 17:02:47 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-136520 It is up to the you, the future employee to make your resume tasteful and impactful enough with your own experiences so that it will assist to advance your new job opportunity. This post makes excellent points that should enhance your resume writing. It is up to the you, the future employee to make your resume tasteful and impactful enough with your own experiences so that it will assist to advance your new job opportunity. This post makes excellent points that should enhance your resume writing.

]]> By: Dominic Son http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-114273 Dominic Son Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:28:34 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-114273 To use an analogy, finding a job is like the pursuit of a relationship. If a guy were to spit game at every girl that had knees, he's probably going to catch a nightmare of a lady. Same with jobs, especially as people get desperate and just send out their resumes to everyone. Now what if this guy had the power of the collective to tell him 'Hey, it's your charm man! focus on your charm!". Do you not think he would be an attractor of ladies instead of the other way around? There's a site called <a href="http://www.resumerace.com" rel="nofollow">ResumeRace.com </a>, so that the collective can use their instincts and rate people's resumes within their fields! That way, more hiring managers like this one here can find them from all the clutter easier! To use an analogy, finding a job is like the pursuit of a relationship. If a guy were to spit game at every girl that had knees, he’s probably going to catch a nightmare of a lady. Same with jobs, especially as people get desperate and just send out their resumes to everyone. Now what if this guy had the power of the collective to tell him ‘Hey, it’s your charm man! focus on your charm!”. Do you not think he would be an attractor of ladies instead of the other way around?

There’s a site called ResumeRace.com , so that the collective can use their instincts and rate people’s resumes within their fields! That way, more hiring managers like this one here can find them from all the clutter easier!

]]> By: Tom Coffee http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-61530 Tom Coffee Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:03:28 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-61530 Clare, Thanks for the kind words! I have to admit that I was always confused as heck by the name "California University of Pennsylvania" when I was going to college in central PA. Now that I'm much older I'm still pretty darn confused by it. Hmm... Anyway, thanks again! Clare,

Thanks for the kind words! I have to admit that I was always confused as heck by the name “California University of Pennsylvania” when I was going to college in central PA.

Now that I’m much older I’m still pretty darn confused by it.

Hmm… Anyway, thanks again!

]]> By: clare http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-61519 clare Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:53:51 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-61519 Hi Tom! I have been reading you for a long time. I just finished my own webpage in a college class and I mentioned you and put a link to you. The webpage above is it. I'm sure the class (and teacher) will enjoy your post on resumes!! I enjoy your writing SO MUCH, thank you for always making me laught til I cry!!!!! Clare Hi Tom!
I have been reading you for a long time. I just finished my own webpage in a college class and I mentioned you and put a link to you. The webpage above is it. I’m sure the class (and teacher) will enjoy your post on resumes!!
I enjoy your writing SO MUCH, thank you for always making me laught til I cry!!!!!
Clare

]]> By: simone http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-61043 simone Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:12:39 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-61043 Thanks for the tips! I'm definitely going to keep this in mind next time that I'm applying for a job :) Thanks for the tips! I’m definitely going to keep this in mind next time that I’m applying for a job :)

]]> By: Jacob from JobMob http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-60792 Jacob from JobMob Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:41:56 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-60792 Good list and I like the funny tone. I actually already covered some of these mistakes and others here: http://jobmob.co.il/blog/unusual-resume-mistakes/ Good list and I like the funny tone.

I actually already covered some of these mistakes and others here:

http://jobmob.co.il/blog/unusual-resume-mistakes/

]]> By: Jac http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-60730 Jac Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:59:28 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-60730 How about not putting a watermark across the whole thing? Sure, to you it may look neat on the computer to have a faded "John Doe" in faded letters behind your normal text...but once HR prints out the page and gives it to the person actually reviewing the resumes (if they were not pre-screened BY HR) then it just looks like a massive blotch on the page that not only distracts from the content of your resume but makes it completely illegible. True story too, I just had to laugh at it when I saw it. How about not putting a watermark across the whole thing? Sure, to you it may look neat on the computer to have a faded “John Doe” in faded letters behind your normal text…but once HR prints out the page and gives it to the person actually reviewing the resumes (if they were not pre-screened BY HR) then it just looks like a massive blotch on the page that not only distracts from the content of your resume but makes it completely illegible. True story too, I just had to laugh at it when I saw it.

]]> By: Lionel http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-60622 Lionel Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:44:47 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-60622 Talk about a perfect balance between valid business points and smacking people who aren't paying attention in the head. :D Bravo! Talk about a perfect balance between valid business points and smacking people who aren’t paying attention in the head. :D Bravo!

]]> By: Tom Coffee http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/comment-page-1/#comment-60534 Tom Coffee Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:37:47 +0000 http://www.spillingcoffee.com/2008/06/04/advice-from-a-hiring-manager-what-not-to-do-in-your-cover-letter-and-resum/#comment-60534 Our company just went to an electronic job application system (literally last week) but I haven't had a chance to use it yet... it will be interesting to see if I even see cover letters anymore... And, asia, thanks! I have to admit that I love the fact that I wrote an article about being careful with typing mistakes and I make a pretty blatant mistake myself... Oh well, I guess we all can't be prefect ;-) -Tom Our company just went to an electronic job application system (literally last week) but I haven’t had a chance to use it yet… it will be interesting to see if I even see cover letters anymore…

And, asia, thanks! I have to admit that I love the fact that I wrote an article about being careful with typing mistakes and I make a pretty blatant mistake myself…

Oh well, I guess we all can’t be prefect ;-)

-Tom

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