Complaint Department

blueerica · 02-15-2007, 01:22 PM

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.

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

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

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

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.

02-15-2007, 01:22 PM	#1
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	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) __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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02-15-2007, 01:48 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	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."
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02-15-2007, 01:55 PM	#3
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	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. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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02-15-2007, 01:56 PM	#4
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	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 __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge Last edited by BarTopDancer : 02-15-2007 at 02:04 PM.
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02-15-2007, 01:57 PM	#5
Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	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? __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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02-15-2007, 02:15 PM	#6
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	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... __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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02-15-2007, 02:36 PM	#8
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	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. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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