tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post2876702521781845011..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: things that don't belong on your resume #174Ask a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-61157121417315408402010-12-16T12:39:44.573-05:002010-12-16T12:39:44.573-05:00Rebecca, I think you hit the nail on the head - it...Rebecca, I think you hit the nail on the head - it's all about breeder entitlement! "Look how responsible and smart my zygotes are!" and "look how much I deserve this job because of my expenses!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-45420675887378238642010-12-15T19:37:16.562-05:002010-12-15T19:37:16.562-05:00No way! Awesome. I'm jealous. I wish it had co...No way! Awesome. I'm jealous. I wish it had come to me.Rachel - former HR bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504902980684871964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-8355141476859803162010-12-15T17:46:40.084-05:002010-12-15T17:46:40.084-05:00I think the only place that information should be ...I think the only place that information should be placed is on a sperm/egg donor application.<br /><br />"My son went to Harvard; my genetics are *SOLID GOLD* I tell you!"JCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-21682389666095771992010-12-15T13:01:51.792-05:002010-12-15T13:01:51.792-05:00I didn't drive a van, I wrote a book.
Your fr...I didn't drive a van, I wrote <a href="http://techworklove.com/book/" rel="nofollow">a book</a>.<br /><br />Your frustration is also my frustration, and why there's a chapter in the book called "Too Much Information" which is exactly about this topic.<br /><br />It's all about focus on what actually matters to the reader. People need to ask themselves about EVERY shred of information on the page "Does this help the manager do things better or faster?" If not, it probably ought to go. If your data point is "to give a sense of" something, it's probably crap.Andy Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755104360043101497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-47811974227004766042010-12-15T12:58:22.940-05:002010-12-15T12:58:22.940-05:00Pictures please! I'm trying really hard to vis...Pictures please! I'm trying really hard to visualize where exactly you would put this information. Under "personal accomplishments of my personal accomplishment?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-32477142462632286192010-12-15T11:15:41.533-05:002010-12-15T11:15:41.533-05:00I wonder if the intended message is "Look, I&...I wonder if the intended message is "Look, I'm smart and put together enough to raise kids who are smart enough to go to college! Doncha wanna hire me?!"<br /><br />... well, congrats, but actually, raising children and working a job are still two different things... in spite of what some mommybloggers or Caroline Kennedy may think.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718112236359369771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-30272782430187121702010-12-15T09:44:28.417-05:002010-12-15T09:44:28.417-05:00but shoe size is still appropriate, right?but shoe size is still appropriate, right?Wilton Businessmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-34296431914679832452010-12-15T09:38:38.284-05:002010-12-15T09:38:38.284-05:00I think it comes from feeling like they want to gi...I think it comes from feeling like they want to give employers a "full sense of who they are," and not understanding professional norms and boundaries between the professional and the personal!Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-24943065563581594572010-12-15T09:36:32.219-05:002010-12-15T09:36:32.219-05:00Would you be willing to call and ask some of these...Would you be willing to call and ask some of these folks why they felt this was needed? I can't for the life of me figure out why. A bad copy/paste from the family christmas letter perhaps?Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-67994194803126310952010-12-15T09:28:12.549-05:002010-12-15T09:28:12.549-05:00This is hilarious! And some of the comments are e...This is hilarious! And some of the comments are even funnier! Thanks for the great laugh today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-44841888710410393652010-12-15T09:00:59.663-05:002010-12-15T09:00:59.663-05:00OMG. People DO this? LOL!OMG. People DO this? LOL!JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736134123414438290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-12996034285099975792010-12-15T08:23:16.889-05:002010-12-15T08:23:16.889-05:00Maybe this is a desperate plea saying "hire m...Maybe this is a desperate plea saying <i>"hire me, 'cause I such high tuition bills to pay"</i>!?Charleshttp://home.earthlink.net/~nooriginalthought/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-64919413459088495952010-12-15T08:02:34.668-05:002010-12-15T08:02:34.668-05:00Well if you hit Chicago in your traveling advice v...Well if you hit Chicago in your traveling advice van shoot me an email - I'll make sure to bring you some hot tea so you don't freeze to death while saving people from themselves.<br /><br />And I will take my hobby of collecting penguin Christmas tchotchke off my resume should I ever be in the market for another job.Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-13344666041836252942010-12-15T04:56:53.749-05:002010-12-15T04:56:53.749-05:00Wow. Just wow.Wow. Just wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-7344836692291871982010-12-15T00:25:47.500-05:002010-12-15T00:25:47.500-05:00I so love this. My oldest child is only 7, but ca...I so love this. My oldest child is only 7, but can I list where I want her to go to college?<br /><br />Also something not to put on your resume (as the very first, most important item, no less): Your high school basketball team.Suzanne Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129772885673695447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-78355983384786890222010-12-14T22:07:24.446-05:002010-12-14T22:07:24.446-05:00AAM, it's not April Fools' day yet!AAM, it's not April Fools' day yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-89278543958113129362010-12-14T21:59:17.644-05:002010-12-14T21:59:17.644-05:00WTF???WTF???Cosmic Noodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067998776949058190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-40790165351394327332010-12-14T21:27:51.704-05:002010-12-14T21:27:51.704-05:00Please...PLEASE tell me this was on only one perso...Please...PLEASE tell me this was on only one person's resume and not multiple resumes. I mean, one lost soul in the whole mix of things I can understand. But multiple resumes means that multiple people had the thought that this was a good idea. <br /><br />Ow. Just the thought of that makes my brain hurt.missinlnknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-71692635565209183492010-12-14T21:20:48.793-05:002010-12-14T21:20:48.793-05:00Okay, okay, I'll take them off. No need to sho...Okay, okay, I'll take them off. No need to shout.<br /><br />But the list of my favorite songs stays!Henning Makholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299831550580392748noreply@blogger.com