Jon Bagwell

Actual resume mistakes found by potential employers.

Original author credited to Barbara Safini on AOL News.

I found these on AOL News through Internet Explorer and thought I would share them; they’re kind of funny. Some of them are difficult to see so read through them again if you don’t spot the mistake.

1. Objective: Seeking a party-time position with room for advancement
2. Professional headline: 1 year old marketing executive
3. Achievement: Planned new corporate facility at $3M over budget.
4. Explanation of employment gap: career break in 1999 to renovate my horse
5. References: Referees available upon request
6. Skills: I am a rabid typist
7. Strengths: Impersonal skills
8. Hobbies: Enjoy cooking Chinese and Italians
9. Education: College: August 1880 to May 1984
10. Cover letter: I would like to assure you that I am a hardly working person.

1. Objective: To have many skills and ethics challenged on a regular basis
2. Personal Information: Married, eight children, prefer frequent travel
3. Language Skills: Exposure to German for two years-but many words are inappropriate for business
4. Reason for leaving last job: the owner gave new meaning to the word paranoia
5. Achievements: Nominated for prom queen
6. Education: Finished eighth in a class of ten
7. Interests: Gossiping
8. Awards: National record for eating 45 eggs in two minutes
9. References: Bill, Tom, Eric – but I don’t know their phone numbers
10. Salary: The higher the better
11. Cover letter: Please disregard the attached resume; it’s totally outdated

1. Print out a copy of the resume to proofread. It is easier to catch mistakes on the printed page than on the computer screen.
2. Set the resume aside for a few hours and come back to it later. This may help you spot new typos.
3. Ask three people to read the resume. Among the three of them, one is bound to catch an error.