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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On 05/04/2009 at 4:15pm - work - by Loser (woman) - Canada (British Columbia)
(0)This happened to me, except with my email address. I found out I had forgotten it when the employer called me for an interview and asked me what my email address was.
(+1)I sent my resume by email this year and wrote a bunch of crap in my email about how I pay attention to details. I forgot to attach the resume : /
(0)lol Nice one. I had everything on my resume and guess what? still no calls or e-mails. So don't worry :)
#60 - On 08/30/2009 at 12:31am by Ucla_cupcake
(0)I don't understand how you could forget something like that on a resume. Probably a good thing though. You would have more than likely bombed at an interview anyway.
Just sayin'.
#6 - On 05/04/2009 at 7:01pm by greasy_broad
(0)epic fail for not including contact info. if i were a manager i wouldn't hire you just for the sole reason of being an idiot.
(0)I did the exact same thing! except i didn't notice for months haha =(
#16 - On 05/04/2009 at 7:48pm by shoegal808
(0)You didn't add any other contact information? Not even e-mail? I'm assuming you didn't, otherwise you would have been contacted and they would have asked for your number. You know unless they didn't want you.
#19 - On 05/04/2009 at 8:03pm by grazynaanka
(0)Contact information should be the third thing you add. It usually goes like this:
Name(first thing)
Address(second thing)
Contact information(third thing)
Previous jobs(fourth thing)
Accomplishments/hobbies/other(fifth thing)
References(sixth thing)
#20 - On 05/04/2009 at 8:15pm by KyleOkposofan
(0)yeah not to nitpick but did you forget your email and address like everyone pointed out? If so, ydi, if not fyl
(0)HAHA yeah, I did include my e-mail and address. Most of the places I applied were through e-mail (which should be fine but doesn't set a good first impression since I didn't include the most basic information) and some were at retail stores, where they would least likely contact me via e-mail. Yeah, I felt incredibly smart today, LOL!
(0)Nothing makes a petty bottom level manager feel better about themselves than finding faults in a resume. It's the business world equivalent of clicking YDI.
#24 - On 05/04/2009 at 9:27pm by I_am_stupid_also
(0)oh goshh burnnn
but its ok
its not like youre worthless or something man
#25 - On 05/04/2009 at 9:51pm by janeaudghk
(0)aw i did the same thing, but i sent incomplete resumes in response to craigslist job wanted ads..so it wasn't a huge deal.
#28 - On 05/04/2009 at 10:14pm by nocomment21
(0)I did a similar thing...except I was linking the wrong cover letter..instead of linking from my harddrive I was linking one I had on my desktop that was specifically written for a graphic design position for toys r us....so essentially I was telling every other potential employer how great Id fit in at Toys r us...LOL.
#31 - On 05/04/2009 at 10:49pm by CheskaLopez
(0)hahaha thats ttly something i would do. try try try again!
#32 - On 05/04/2009 at 10:54pm by FatJoke321
(0)lol wow.....prooreading wat u write is a good idea =).
#34 - On 05/05/2009 at 12:04am by sniperwill0
(0)Donot worry about it. You can make an impresive one..
#35 - On 05/05/2009 at 12:10am by cactusstar
(0)Additionally, it's always a smart idea to have someone else proofread your resume - they might catch typos you didn't see. And stuff like that.
But look who's talking - I sent off an application once that started with "hello" because I forgot to double-check.
Got the job though. It was just a student job but I felt like an idiot when they quoted my email, asking me to schedule an interview.
#36 - On 05/05/2009 at 12:14am by no_one
(0)hahahaha but its ok i guess some people do that to....
#38 - On 05/05/2009 at 1:43am by glennabobenna
(0)HAHA #34 = FAIL.
maybe next time YOU should try "proofreading".
#39 - On 05/05/2009 at 3:55am by ffffffffffffffff
woooooow. This is a RESUME, you are SUPPOSED to check to make sure it is poerfect BEFORE you print and send them out.
Well, that's 30 workplaces you won't be able to apply to with the updated one seeing as they're just going to remember you as the retard who forgot his phone number. And if you think they won't remember that, you would be surprised what they do remember. They all probably had a good laugh about it with their families at the dinner table, so yeah, they will remember.
#42 - On 05/05/2009 at 11:29am by Nemephosis
(0)that should be one of the first things on there lol
#47 - On 05/05/2009 at 5:04pm by RiCAN_CUTiE23
(0)that should be one of the first things on there lol
#48 - On 05/05/2009 at 5:04pm by RiCAN_CUTiE23
(0)At least you've noticed it now... just call or e-mail all those people back saying you wanted to follow up, and leave your contact info. That's a perfectly normal thing to do after giving someone your resume, and if you act like nothing weird happened with the resume, they might figure they got a draft copy or some other fluke.
Next time, triple-check anything you give a potential employer. YDI.
#49 - On 05/05/2009 at 6:39pm by gwennykate
(0)I could see that one coming right in the first sentence.
#52 - On 05/06/2009 at 5:56am by Blanadestroyer
(0)"opened it on word document"? I think you have more problems than just forgetfulness.
#57 - On 05/11/2009 at 4:09pm by flamingspinach
(0)Uh. YDI for not catching that before... And it's not a big deal just send out another with your contact information on it. Not that hard!
#61 - On 07/20/2010 at 6:59pm by Maddie_May_13
