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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 Anonymous - 22/09/2009 14:12 - United States

Today, I realized I had misspelled "Education" on all the resumes I've been submitting. FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 101

You deserved it 53 034

At least they're reading them…

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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Attention to detail

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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You deserved it 403

By Max - 04/03/2017 22:00

Today, I sent a thank you note after a job interview, emphasizing my accuracy at editing written reports; I misspelled the company's name. FML

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You deserved it 5 470

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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You deserved it 75 017

By Anonymous - 31/12/2013 08:08 - United States - Seattle

Today, I got an e-mail regarding an IT support job I applied to. The e-mail had numerous formatting errors due to bad code, and typos all over the place. It said I wasn't qualified for the job. 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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You deserved it 3 649

By jusfonzin - 16/04/2009 04:09 - United States

Today, I sent a cover letter to a potential employer. In the letter, I talked about my great attention to detail, my strong ability to focus, and my stellar writing skills. After hitting send, I reread the letter and noticed that I typed my name "B-R-A-I-N." My name is Brian. FML

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You deserved it 56 142

By nobodyreadsmyemails - 27/10/2009 22:24 - Canada

Today, I noticed that I've been spelling my company's name wrong in my email signature for over a year. FML

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You deserved it 44 114

Thanks, I hate it

By PiMan - 19/01/2010 19:20 - United States

Today, after spending four days having my resume, cover letter, and references proofread and perfected by professionals, I finally submitted it all to the summer internship of my dreams. I received a rejection letter ten minutes later. FML

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You deserved it 3 123

moleSG 6

Saturday 1 August 2009 23:34

That's why you look it over BEFORE sending it. Sorry, but YDI.

DalekScythe 0

Friday 23 September 2011 1:06

oh look, I found another homoretardis in its natural habitat trolling and giving the most dumbass YDI remarks.... what a hideous sight!

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BigPoppaDread 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 19:43

The more I stumble about the internet, the more and more ashamed I am of being an American.

teuscherchoklit 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 23:00

YDI for not looking it over BEFORE sending it.

Hollyissocool 0

Saturday 22 August 2009 2:57

Oh for god's sake! #117, you are completely ignorant and an aragont twat. If you think that spelt isn't a word then whoever taught you english (presuming they did) should be beaten mercilessly with an english dictionry and made to read out in a civil court "spelt1 (spelt) vb. a past tense and past participle of spell" I mean what the **** do you know about class? Well it's clear not very much! You are obviously completly up your own arse if you think that when someone is wrong about something it automatically makes them a 'hill billy'. I'm pretty sure that many people would find that incredibly belittling. People like you make me so proud to be english.

Hollyissocool 0

Saturday 22 August 2009 3:00

I honestly couldn't have said that better myself, even though I have tried!

Iaretehfush 0

Sunday 23 August 2009 11:23

Been there and done that. Except I also forgot to put on any contact details.

scott_m319 0

Wednesday 4 November 2009 21:51

Wow; the behaviour in these comments is more idiotic than the OP's actions. "Spelt" is a word, and "spelled" is a perfectly acceptable alternative. Why can't both American and British posters just get it through their heads that there are TWO *gasp* spellings of it, and respect whichever one is more fitting based on where the OP is from? Honestly, it's nothing to argue over! Contentious much? I don't care whether you're American, Canadian, or British; everyone who perpetuates the argument is just going to end up making arses of themselves.