Hiring Managers Share Most Unusual Résumé Mistakes

When asked to recall the most memorable or unusual résumés, human resource managers and hiring managers shared the following:  

• Candidate said the more you paid him, the harder he worked. 
• Candidate was fired from different jobs, but included each one as a reference. 
• Candidate said he just wanted an opportunity to show off his new tie. 
• Candidate listed her dog as reference. 
• Candidate listed the ability to do the moonwalk as a special skill. 
• Candidates –a husband and wife looking to job share –submitted a co-written poem. 
• Candidate included “versatile toes” as a selling point. 
• Candidate said that he would be a “good asset to the company,” but failed to include the “et” in the word “asset.” 
• Candidate’s e-mail address on the résumé had “shakinmybootie” in it. 
• Candidate included that she survived a bite from a deadly aquatic animal. 
• Candidate used first name only. 
• Candidate asked, “Would you pass up an opportunity to hire someone like this? I think not.” 
• Candidate insisted that the company pay him to interview with them because his time was valuable. 
• Candidate shipped a lemon with résumé, stating “I am not a lemon.” 
• Candidate included that he was arrested for assaulting his previous boss.