tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post4742412431485381350..comments2024-03-23T07:08:08.246-04:00Comments on Vanessa Victoria Kilmer: Public Service AnnouncementNessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-65174911418792088702007-03-28T07:03:00.000-04:002007-03-28T07:03:00.000-04:00Very true. I see the same things coming through. ...Very true. I see the same things coming through. Can I please add that at any given time I am advertising for more than three positions so if you don't tell me which one you are applying for, it goes straight to the trash bin?<BR/><BR/>Recruiting has taught me the world is 89% dumb.Doctor_Norfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816192234290595663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-67810521025793965662007-03-27T06:16:00.000-04:002007-03-27T06:16:00.000-04:00Kat: How to fill out an ap, how to do a budget, ge...Kat: How to fill out an ap, how to do a budget, get a checking account, write a resume, do an interview; all should be part od HS.<BR/><BR/>Jackie: We're interviewing now. Some of the things I've heard...<BR/><BR/>Logo: Yeah, baby.<BR/><BR/>G: Oops. If time wasn't tight, I'd bring in them all just to see who they are and to give them tips for the future.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-38716132302227122392007-03-27T00:48:00.000-04:002007-03-27T00:48:00.000-04:00Goldennib, I think The Grunt was talking about the...Goldennib, I think The Grunt was talking about the rock group, Rush - it's my guess. But your joke was funny no matter what :)Although, I think I would call him in for an interview out of curiosity. <BR/><BR/>You really have to sort through a bit of muck. This was funny from the other side of the desk.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-77323347452068065462007-03-26T17:37:00.000-04:002007-03-26T17:37:00.000-04:00oh lordy, I am dying here,how did I miss this post...oh lordy, I am dying here,<BR/>how did I miss this post?!<BR/>Love it.<BR/>And I am soooo with ya.<BR/>Preach onLogophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791617221187190709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-50575135078936375932007-03-24T19:54:00.000-04:002007-03-24T19:54:00.000-04:00Oh, Nessa, this is hilarious! Been there - I know ...Oh, Nessa, this is hilarious! Been there - I know what you mean - but I still get a kick out of reading those resumes. And I'll really be looking forward to your 'recap' of some of your interviews. 'People' just crack me up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-23371265512691435072007-03-23T21:57:00.000-04:002007-03-23T21:57:00.000-04:00Excellent tips...this post should be handed to eve...Excellent tips...this post should be handed to every high school graduate along with their diploma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-14265062898852170402007-03-23T05:20:00.000-04:002007-03-23T05:20:00.000-04:00Katie: I'm now dreading the interviews. The things...Katie: I'm now dreading the interviews. The things people will say then are amazing.<BR/><BR/>HCG: If I've lifted my shirt, does that count?Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-86269365541101081012007-03-22T13:19:00.000-04:002007-03-22T13:19:00.000-04:00Try hiring someone with "Flash" experience. That c...Try hiring someone with "Flash" experience. <BR/><BR/>That could get fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-15961924490991925202007-03-22T09:07:00.000-04:002007-03-22T09:07:00.000-04:00This is really funny . Because it is so true and p...This is really funny . Because it is so true and people do not seem to get it!Katie McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042460109308890090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-78892221797104650602007-03-21T18:11:00.000-04:002007-03-21T18:11:00.000-04:00Tina: I need a new joke to heal my soul from all o...Tina: I need a new joke to heal my soul from all of this torture.<BR/><BR/>Crystal: Exactly. It's your first opportunity to show you can be business like.<BR/><BR/>PTB: You save this info for the interview, behind closed doors *wink, wink* (You wouldn't believe what I've been told in interviews - guns, lesbian sex, horse poop, dating stories, drinking stories, children services stories. I mean, really.)<BR/><BR/>Grunty: I did know you were talking about Rush Limbaugh. I made an unfunny joke. But you are not far off the mark. People have included their politcal ideals in the hobby section.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-53645658073021814602007-03-21T14:07:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:07:00.000-04:00You thought I was talking about Rush Limbaugh, did...You thought I was talking about Rush Limbaugh, didn't you.The Grunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845796879498225434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-29003352206194729042007-03-21T12:15:00.000-04:002007-03-21T12:15:00.000-04:00all they let me have at the institution are marker...all they let me have at the institution are markers. can I use those or is that bad?<BR/><BR/>and should i leave out my stint as New Plaything as Club Wondersex? i mean, some of the things i did there really exemplify the lengths i'm willing to go to service my customers, but they may scare employers off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-47593900976627581552007-03-21T10:43:00.000-04:002007-03-21T10:43:00.000-04:00i paid someone to write my resumé for me. best 90...i paid someone to write my resumé for me. best 90 FREAKING DOLLARS i have ever spent. no. i change my mind. 2nd best 90 freaking dollars. first best 90 freaking dollars i ever spent was on an automatic scooping catbox for my roommate's cat. considering my resumé didn't make my home <I>smell</I> like poo, it comes in 2nd. what am i even talking about?<BR/><BR/>my point is - it's a career people! it's the boss' first impression. don't eff it up!Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383214103702764400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-39837310491462308782007-03-21T07:40:00.000-04:002007-03-21T07:40:00.000-04:00well put nessawell put nessaTina Drayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11671384087965118788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-73670593281145809542007-03-21T07:13:00.000-04:002007-03-21T07:13:00.000-04:00Quilly: That reminds me of phone conversations I'v...Quilly: That reminds me of phone conversations I've had with prospective employees where their children (or TV's or radios) are screaming in the background to the point where I can not hear myself think.<BR/><BR/>DCMM: There should be a Life class in all high schools. <BR/><BR/>Egan: There's nothing worse than reading three pages of a bad resume. It's not good to let me know one of your hobbies is partying with your friends. <BR/><BR/>Grunty: You're a Democrat, right?Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-36705117596429859402007-03-21T05:01:00.000-04:002007-03-21T05:01:00.000-04:00This has been very helpful, Nessa. From now on I ...This has been very helpful, Nessa. From now on I will stop putting "RUSH RULES!!!" on the bottom of my resume.The Grunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845796879498225434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-31235134403025412382007-03-21T04:39:00.000-04:002007-03-21T04:39:00.000-04:00I really want to know what some people's hobbies a...I really want to know what some people's hobbies are. This is a great rant. Can we include, don't make the resumes three pages long too?eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-40683370144316497552007-03-21T00:32:00.000-04:002007-03-21T00:32:00.000-04:00I think people like that exist so that the rest of...I think people like that exist so that the rest of us will get the jobs... kind of like a Darwin's theory of the workplace?<BR/><BR/>Our high schools go through all those things with our students, starting when they're freshman. The first thing they learn? Get rid of "hottiebogottie@yahoo.com" or whatever else. yikes. <BR/><BR/>Good PSA!!don't call me MA'AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439448178708339536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-43361064014875047252007-03-20T21:36:00.000-04:002007-03-20T21:36:00.000-04:00At one place I worked I was handed a reume with a ...At one place I worked I was handed a reume with a job application attached. The reume had dozens of typos. The job app was filled out in red crayon. The woman said, "My children are very needy and kept distracting me." Three strikes. "Thank you for coming. <I>Next!</I>"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-52150512753025870522007-03-20T21:20:00.000-04:002007-03-20T21:20:00.000-04:00Dan: Yes. These are incredible, but true.Serra: I ...Dan: Yes. These are incredible, but true.<BR/><BR/>Serra: I eliminate 80% of the resumes for these kinds of things.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-64959890528205955172007-03-20T20:31:00.000-04:002007-03-20T20:31:00.000-04:00"Finding themselves?" Sounds like they found thems..."Finding themselves?" Sounds like they found themselves out of a job and took up video games instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19255072.post-42811611894170253382007-03-20T18:45:00.000-04:002007-03-20T18:45:00.000-04:00Reviewing resumes gives me chest pains because peo...<I>Reviewing resumes gives me chest pains because people are idiots.</I><BR/><BR/>HA HA! And do people actually say that they're "domestic goddesses"? That's bad.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763751210167358084noreply@blogger.com