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By captainfail - 14/07/2009 15:27 - Germany

Today, I applied for my first job. I didn't know how to write a resume, so I copied and pasted one from someone else and reworked it. I got on the bus, handed it in, and left. Then I remembered I forgot to change the contact info and date. FML

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By jzone32 - 14/10/2009 05:45 - Canada

Today, I had my first job interview in years. While I was waiting for the manager to come out I realized I had forgotten the resume that I had printed out the night before, since he specifically asked me to bring one. FML

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By anonymouschicka - 01/08/2009 19:20 - United States

Today, I finished doing a resume that I had spent three hours on. I e-mailed it to the business I was applying for, satisfied. I decided to look it over. The first thing I notice, I spelt my own name wrong. FML

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By Loser - 04/05/2009 20:15 - Canada

Today, I decided to modify my resume since I've handed out over 30 of them in the past couple of weeks and I haven't gotten any calls back. As soon as I opened it on word document, I noticed that I had forgotten to include my phone number for employers to contact me. FML

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By sam - 26/10/2017 08:00 - United States - Sun Prairie

Today, I realized I sent over 2 dozen job applications with my dating profile word doc instead of my resume. FML

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By jobless - 07/02/2010 06:12 - United States

Today, I realized after sending out countless copies of my resume to companies, I failed to add my phone number on it. FML

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By tammylauraine - 29/02/2012 18:21 - United States

Today, after handing out several résumés for several jobs, I realized that I forgot to add my phone number to them. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/05/2021 17:31 - India - Mumbai

Today, it was my first day at my first job, I got up early, got ready, waited an hour for HR to call. I called them instead and they didn't answer, so I wrote an email to the partners. It turns out I got the first day date wrong. Some first impression. FML

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By nojob - 07/05/2009 19:15 - Canada

Today, I was desperately handing out resumes. I came to my local grocery store and asked for a job application, the customer service rep told me all she needed was my resume. I smiled and gave it to her only to see her read it, laugh and put it straight in the garbage as I walked out. FML

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By MelodyPW - 19/12/2022 03:00 - Algeria

Today, I wrote an email for a job offer. I checked it, double-checked it, triple-checked it, and then sent it. It's only THEN that I realised my CV wasn't attached. FML

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By Typidiot - 25/10/2017 01:37

Today, I spent ages writing a draft press release as part of a copywriting job application. I worked really hard and read it through several times before submitting. They emailed me to point out that I'd misspelled the name of the company. Twice. FML

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tenniskettle 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:00

YDI- and dont deserve to get the job over people who werent lazy and wrote their own

instantfail 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 19:58

Fail

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SoFaded80 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:39

if it was actually ur first job ever then they prob dont need a resume from you

spillproof 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:40

You don't deserve the job if your that stupid

emzmcgee 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 23:03

*you're I know lots of people do it, but I still enjoy pointing out blatant spelling errors to people who insist on calling others stupid

Sharrakor 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 23:31

You are simply awesome, sir/ma'm.

skullbuster 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 3:34

@emzmcgee - I'll give you that one and in this case I'll agree, if you are going to call someone stupid it becomes a grammar/spelling correction rodeo up in here!

emzmcgee 0

Wednesday 15 July 2009 4:14

It's just so hard to resist sometimes...damn knowing how to spell and being anal retentive about it!

DannyCovino 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:43

this is why people like me cant get a job because assholes like you copy other people's achievments..**** you..and YDI

emzmcgee 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 23:00

How would that prevent you, or anyone else for that matter, from getting a job exactly?

PimpDaddyT 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:44

you ARE Captain Fail. and btw you don't date a resume

whizzkidd99 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:48

wtf are you ok i know it may be hard to recover from stupidity

skullbuster 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:50

WAKE UP YOU NUBS! She is applying for her FIRST job. The "reworked" resume was packed with bullshit and lies stolen from someone else. The only honest content may have been her education. (and I stress the word may) OP: The solution here? Go find another resume to rip off and make sure you change the contact info this time around.

KAMELOT_fml 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:54

scheisse gelaufen...

Sharrakor 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 20:54

Over half the posters here don't seem to be understanding what the situation *probably* is (only the OP can say for sure). That is, the OP copied the resume of someone else, then replaced their info with her info. If the opposite were true (that is, she attempted to get a job with fraudulent information), then I don't see why she'd be posting it here. "Oh, gee, I tried to lie my way into a job, but I failed, have pity on me." And for those who see it from my viewpoint, still an awful lot of YDIs. Everyone makes a "d'oh!" mistake every now and then, you know...

skullbuster 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 21:08

The problem with your assumption is that this is her FIRST job, so what would she have replaced? Education, yes? And then what? Her vast experience mooching off her parents, babysitting for little Mary Jane Rottencrotch on Tuesday nights? What exactly would be on this resume'? Please, someone, I'm not being flip, I'd really like to know what the hell you people believe this masterpiece would contain other than fraudulent bullshit?!?!?!

regalarius 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 21:30

I had a resume for my first job...I simply removed the "Work Experience" section, and focused on the "Educational Experience" and "Skills" sections. There's also a good chance that there may be a "Volunteer Experience" section to add. Believe it or not, I was even shown how to write a resume with little or no work experience in high school for one of my classes.

quackquackquac 0

Tuesday 14 July 2009 21:32

LOL Mary Jane rottencrotch. There's plenty of things she could've written. She just had to make it sound better than it actually was. Besides, a resume is kinda about experience. Like if she walks the dog or does some chore every day, it could show that you're responsible. Also, the OP may have volunteered in some place to get experience, you know? By the way, I learned to write resumes in the eight grade (for this class).