Stupid HR stories

[confettiflyer]

So what's the dumbest/cheesiest/stupidest thing you've seen when reviewing resumes/applications?

I'll share two for now:

1) Some guy wrote "I would have sent my resume to you in a shoe, but I thought there was a better way to get my foot in the door."
--> Everyone rolled their eyes at this one...WHO ACTUALLY WRITES THIS STUFF AND SENDS IT IN?!?

2) Some girl actually put "Stuff I did..." as a heading on a resume, complete with ellipses.

Good lord, to think in a roaring economy, they'd get hired. Anyway, post your funny/sad HR-related stories here.

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[Praziquantel86]

The many people who apply to my CVS but fail the competency exam always make me chuckle.

 

[Sparda29]

The many people who apply to my CVS but fail the competency exam always make me chuckle.

There is a competency exam? Is that the thing with the questions like "can you fake politeness?"

 

[AdamSanders]

Goodness, I used to be a manager at a retail pizza company in a pretty crappy neighborhood and you wouldn't believe the applications we received. I can barely remember any now, but we had an exotic dancer that had to quit "entertaining" because she got pregnant lol. I remember applications where people would check "no" for the section that asks "have you read the tasks and responsibilities of the job and feel that you can complete these tasks". One person provided the answer "skateboard?" (with question mark) when asked if they had reliable transportation. I really wish I wouldve kept a journal while I worked there, there are so many funny stories that I have forgotten about, it would be nice to remember everything.

 

[Vitamin K]

We had a tech bring in a resume once on bright pink paper. Well...not really a resume, more like a list. A list of things she'd done and jobs she'd had with no real specifics. None of them included pharmacy, and I when I asked her if she had her tech license, she looked at me like I was crazy and said "I was manager at Wendy's for almost a year and a half."

 

[WVUPharm2007]

One time when I was basically forced to go interview for a job I didn't want...I told them I was a Communist and thought that unionization was key in all sectors of business. I also called the interviewer "Comrade." I got shown the door in about 4 minutes. Nothing is more fun that intentionally bombing a job interview. It was for that damned Coldwater Creek company...they got a huge ass distribution center in Parkersburg...the unemployment office made me go apply there...long story...then a week later, I got a job as a hospital technician. Bombing that interview was the best decision of my life.

I swear to God, if I ever get jury duty, I'm going to claim I had an affair with one of the lawyers and that I've got the hots for the other one. I don't care if they are both men. Intentionally making yourself undesirable in some way is awesome.

 

[charfdorn]

I worked at Blockbuster during my original undergrad. We had someone apply for a job and list their availability as Monday-Thursday from 10 to 5. Lot of people renting movies during those hours....

Now I work in the poker room of a casino. We get these 22-year-old kids applying for jobs and when we ask if they went to dealer school or have ever dealt before they'll say either, "No, but I play a lot so I think I can handle it," or "Yeah, I deal my home game all the time." That's the equivalent of telling the pharmacy manager you'd be a good pharmacist because "I get a lot of prescriptions filled so I think I can handle it," or "I give Tylenol and stuff to my friends all the time."

 

[Sparda29]

I worked at Blockbuster during my original undergrad. We had someone apply for a job and list their availability as Monday-Thursday from 10 to 5. Lot of people renting movies during those hours....

Now I work in the poker room of a casino. We get these 22-year-old kids applying for jobs and when we ask if they went to dealer school or have ever dealt before they'll say either, "No, but I play a lot so I think I can handle it," or "Yeah, I deal my home game all the time." That's the equivalent of telling the pharmacy manager you'd be a good pharmacist because "I get a lot of prescriptions filled so I think I can handle it," or "I give Tylenol and stuff to my friends all the time."

Seriously? They actually have card dealing school? BTW, how easy is it to tell if someone is counting cards?

 

[genesis09]

Seriously? They actually have card dealing school? BTW, how easy is it to tell if someone is counting cards?

Yes, there are schools. One of the towns in my community college district is getting a casino. Now, the community college offers those kind of courses.