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blueerica 02-15-2007 01:22 PM

Complaint Department
 
Even though it's just for a stupid business communications class, I really hate being forced to make a resume. Worse yet, I have to add in goals and objectives that I plan to meet. Will these people ever quit?

Why do they have to push me to do the right thing?

(Post your complaints below)

Alex 02-15-2007 01:48 PM

Out of curiosity, in doing this resume what are they telling you about length?

When I went through high school I was told that a resume should be one page long. And so that's what I do. After getting hired for my current job, one of the things I was told was that mine immediately stood out because it wasn't a short book.

I don't know how consistent it is across industries but I do know that me and my colleagues rarely bother reading anything beyond the first page or two of a resume. The shocking length of resumes these days has really surprised me and I'm curious if people are being taught to do that.

We've also never said "wow, this is good paper" or "what a nice layout this has." But we have frequently said "if they can't be bothered to spellcheck their resume, that may indicate an issue later on."

Capt Jack 02-15-2007 01:55 PM

one of the reasons they dont like/recommend against longer resumes is it tends to make them look like a job hopper.
most ask for 10 years of work history. if you have mutiple pages built up over just 10 years, maybe you ARE a job hopper

complaint: Im sick. Im also sick of being sick and it just started. I blame those who dont go home sick from work....as I sit here sick at work. :p

BarTopDancer 02-15-2007 01:56 PM

People who don't follow through
Double standards
Unreturned phone calls
People who circumvent policies and expect special treatment
1st place hockey teams that are quickly losing rank

Tref 02-15-2007 01:57 PM

I have a beef!
 
Yes, I have a complaint!

Why do toothpicks only come in three flavors (mint, cinnamon and wood)?

How about a peanut flavored toothpick?

What about it science?

CoasterMatt 02-15-2007 02:15 PM

I hate people who don't read "THIS IS YOUR TICKET - PROCEED TO THE TURNSTILES" on their print at home tickets.

It's printed in 18pt. BOLD - the whole damned reason you buy tickets at home is so you don't go to the ticket booths...

Frickin' idiots...

blueerica 02-15-2007 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup (Post 120729)
Out of curiosity, in doing this resume what are they telling you about length?


The ideal is that it is to be shorter in length, around one page. I am going to post another thread about this....

blueerica 02-15-2007 02:36 PM

New complaint received!!!

The upside of moving in with your grandma is the cheap (read: free) rent. The downside is that she goes through everything. Everything. In the past, she's pulled out my B.O.B from my underwear drawer - and today, she went through a box of stuff I cleaned out for a friend, to find a shirt I'd missed stuffed away in what looked like a garbage bag and 28-cents in miscellaneous coins. This is a box of what I told her was trash. What must she be doing with my real trash!?

There are few things that grate on me like that. Respect my privacy, at least. I don't complain, because loss of privacy is to be expected at such low rent costs.

Sigh - though I must admit, the incident with the B.O.B was the most embarrassing of all time.

Alex 02-15-2007 02:36 PM

Developers who decide on their own that they can't what was designed and documented and therefore just decide how they'll make it work and don't mention this until it hits testing.

Alex 02-15-2007 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueerica (Post 120740)
Sigh - though I must admit, the incident with the B.O.B was the most embarrassing of all time.

Unless she used it without your permission, nothing to be embarrassed about.


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