As most of you know, HR Management is how I make a living. Nothing pains me more than to see foolish mistakes on resumes & job applications.
With that being said, here is Lesson #1:
If your email address resembles or falls into the same category, as the ones shown below, do not, I repeat, do not use it on your professional resume or corporate job application.
sweetpuzzy4u@blah.com; eatmeforever@blah.com; bigdick12inch@blah.com; bendmeover@blah.com; lickmeright@blah.com, etc.
I’m here to tell you, when employers see shit like this on resumes and/or applications, you will go directly to the “No Thank You Letter” pile…. qualified or not.
Consider creating email addresses like: jdoe@blah.com; janecdoe@blah.com; jcd1234@blah.com for professional use.
Now if you are applying for a position at “The Nasty Kitty & Co.” or “King Ding-a-Ling, Inc.” by all means, feel free to show your creativity by using these kinds of email addresses on your applications. Otherwise, leave your sexually expressive/suggestive email addresses out of your corporate employment pursuits.
If you choose not to take heed & make the changes I've suggested, don't blame "the man" when the Fortune 500 company you applied with never calls you back.
Feel free to comment with any suggestions, questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
The HR Lady
LOL that's so true..Some ppl need to see that.LOL
ReplyDeleteI"m curious have you received resumes with those types of addresses?
ReplyDeleteYes ma'am. The one that sticks with me was "eatme4ever". *blank stare*
ReplyDeleteHigh five in the air!!! Don't it make you wonder ..................whats wrong with you? Where is your discernment chile?
ReplyDeleteCree
Thank you sis for that!
ReplyDeleteWow... unbelievable!!!
ReplyDeleteDUDE! You mean people really have email addresses like that?
ReplyDeleteYou'd be amazed at the stuff that crosses my desk.
ReplyDeleteSMH
ReplyDeleteHILARIOUS! lol
ReplyDeleteThat is so true. I'm one of those employers that'll look at it and think, "They ain't ready" and toss it to the side.
ReplyDeleteAlso people looking for jobs need to take Soljah Boy(sp)off their damn answering machine....If you want to seem professional please make sure your answering svc(both home and cell phone)reflect that. An employer shouldn't have to call you and listen to your "musical selection" while getting ready to leave you a message. Mo I've gotten quite a few hits since I updated my resume.....*wink* so cross ya fingers that sista is gon finally get outta dodge.
ReplyDeleteThis will be the next lesson.
ReplyDeleteMost definitely!!
ReplyDeleteLMAO This is true. Although I am not an employer, I hate calling people about their banking business and have to sit and listen to that crap. I called this one man and he had some sort of janky ringback tone. I had to listen to T.I. talk about how busy the dude is and how he was probably out making "plays" before i could leave a message. LUDICROUS!
ReplyDeleteI actually created an email address I use only for job seeking. I mean email accounts are free. Just have one for fun, and one for being professional. It's not hard to do. In addition when I'm about to find a job, I change my voice mail message to a more general one.
ReplyDeleteNow THIS is funny! All kidding aside- I'm an HR person as well (although I'm not currently in my field) and a while back I did a WORKSHOP with my Sorority to help high school kids with their resumes. Here's a few pointers I would like to add to your list:
ReplyDelete#1) You should always try to keep your resume down to ONE PAGE! Employers can get HUNDREDS of resumes a DAY for a job- they want to see a SNAPSHOT of your experience and what you have to offer. Giving them too many pages to read could cause them not to even LOOK at it. Remember that.
#2) If you are no longer in a position listed, make sure to speak of it in PAST TENSE! Case and point: If you were a manager two years ago, you'd say MANAGED vs. MANAGES. I believe that all of your positions are listed like they are PRESENT TENSE and the only one that should be listed that way are those you are still working. *smile*
#3) Make sure all of your FONTS are the same! Make sure your resume has CONSISTENTLY.... employers will look at this.
#4) PROOFREAD & SPELLCHECK are VERY IMPORTANT! If you were applying for an office job and the employer notices that you have a NUMBER of misspellings and grammatical errors going on in your resume, they're probably not going to hire you. You just NEVER KNOW WHO will be looking at your "snapshot", so YOU proofread it, then have SOMEONE ELSE proofread it as well so they can hopefully clean up things that YOU didn't catch!
#5) Try to cater your OBJECTIVE to the SPECIFIC JOB you're applying for. Case and point: If you were applying for an OFFICE job, your OBJECTIVE of being a FLOOR TECHNICIAN or MECHANICAL ENGINEER could deter an employer to even consider you for an INTERVIEW, let alone the JOB! Furthermore, if you have a SLEU of jobs that you've done over your lifetime, try to only include your CURRENT/ MOST RECENT job, and then list only the jobs that are RELEVANT to the job you're APPLYING for! That means don't put down your job as a COOK a few years ago if you're applying for a CONSTRUCTION job and you have more relevant experience you could highlight (REMEMBER- try to keep the resume at ONE PAGE!).
Great tips!
ReplyDeleteI recently went to a job fair at a local center for people in transition (chemical dependency, homeless, abused, etc.) and even tho I couldn't offer any of them a job, they were so grateful for the one on one time & tips I gave them. I actually felt like they would take heed to what I shared with them.