Case of the Fridays: Your (Anti) Resume-Tips Video and Links

By Mindy on October 30, 2009

It's Friday. It's the day before Halloween. It's time for a funny video.

Obviously Resume Richard is not the person to listen to. I'd talk to a counselor at your career center before you take his advice too seriously.

And, as promised, a few Links... We'll be back next week with some exciting ThinkTalk guests!

Jobacle.com Busts 3 Candidates Who Have Identical Cover Letter: Three people submitted the exact same cover letter for an editorial assistant position. All of the them lifted the template right out of a resume-writing advice book. Although this HR professional and blogger says he "understands" why they did it- like being able to apply to higher number of positions- he also thinks they should be blacklisted for being so lazy.

One Day One Job Finds a Position at Mars: In honor of Halloween, an job at the king of candy companies. "they have job opportunities in areas including Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Logisitcs, Manufacturing, Marketing, Purchasing, Research & Development, & Sales." And they have internships.

The Brazen Careerist On Why It's Important to a Genuine Networker: "It is often said that those who are perceived as the best conversationalists are the ones who listen the most. People remember how much you pay attention when they share with you... If you go into every new situation with an agenda, you’re going to end up being disappointed a lot of the time."