CV Piss taking in a Recruiter magazine...

bob_the_fisherman

Anatidaephobic

, Angola

#17

Aug 20, 2008 @ 12:29:10

@plebian_angel Said

Your CVs sound interesting. We don't add anything to do with marital status or kids (in fact it's against the law to ask a potential employee those questions) and we dont' put hobbies on our resumes either. They may come up in interviews though.

Weird... it is pretty standard here in Aus to list things like hobbies - I guess employers want to know that you have a life outside of work... I guess... marital status is generally on them as well, although it is optional.

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markfox01

innit!

Welshman in Brum.., United Kin

#18

Aug 20, 2008 @ 12:34:10

@bob_the_fisherman Said

Weird... it is pretty standard here in Aus to list things like hobbies - I guess employers want to know that you have a life outside of work... I guess... marital status is generally on them as well, although it is optional.

Thats right, people put there kids on them too, and there names.. plus i have read CVs with Pets and pet names on there tooo... and also there latest holidays... one CV had vital statistics on there!?

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gatechsteph

Stockbridge, Georgia

#19

Aug 20, 2008 @ 12:45:36

@markfox01 Said

Thats right, people put there kids on them too, and there names.. plus i have read CVs with Pets and pet names on there tooo... and also there latest holidays... one CV had vital statistics on there!?

Yea the US has way too many rules about what we can ask and not ask. We have a whole pamphlet of questions we are not allowed to ask at my place of employment.

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cherigrover

, United Kingdom

#21

Aug 22, 2008 @ 13:31:21

I don't think its nice taking the pee out of everyone just to make sales for their magazine.

but some jobsworth has to make his day more interesting i suppose?

Cheri

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sroyston21

Brighton, United Kingdom

#22

Sep 05, 2008 @ 21:59:04

I am a recruitment consultant - and I think the out take from this person's CV is....well boring.....just like my CV that says gardening and going out with friends. So why the hell it merits highlighting is beyond me.

There is nothing funny or outrageous about what this person has written - it just tells us what interests they have. Maybe I have had a sense of humour failure, but I agree with you - what is amusing about that?!??!?!

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markfox01

innit!

Welshman in Brum.., United Kin

#23

Sep 06, 2008 @ 15:37:50

@sroyston21 Said

I am a recruitment consultant - and I think the out take from this person's CV is....well boring.....just like my CV that says gardening and going out with friends. So why the hell it merits highlighting is beyond me.

There is nothing funny or outrageous about what this person has written - it just tells us what interests they have. Maybe I have had a sense of humour failure, but I agree with you - what is amusing about that?!??!?!

cheers mate.

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Komentenmelodie

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#24

Jan 31, 2018 @ 03:59:05

If they bring a hobby up on your interview I guess it proves that they did actually read it but generally its not relative to the job!

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