When applying for jobs, one key piece of advice is to make your resumé stand out from the rest. Just make sure you don't stand out for the wrong reasons — which is exactly what the following people did.
Probably not a good idea to keep using that word.
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Nick Cage? Why?!
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That better be a typo.
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You could have at least written it in cursive.
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Give it another go, Eric.
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Simple, straight to the point.
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Yikes!!
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Nope…definitely a crazy person.
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NO WORD ART ON A RESUME!!
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No thanks, Ricky.
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Uhhhhh….
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A few too many typos.
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Hmmmm…
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At least he’s honest.
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Huh??
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WTF!!
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Was the “o” key not working?
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Oh, Jahtara…
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Once again, NO WORD ART!!!
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This is just a trainwreck!
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Try getting a better design going there.
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