jobless
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
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
tammylauraine
United States
Today, after handing out several résumés for several jobs, I realized that I forgot to add my phone number to them. FML
KayIsKiwi99
Houston, United States
Today, I realized after turning in my resume to over 100 job openings over the past month, that the resume I've been submitting does not have my phone number or any other contact information besides my name. FML
Loser
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
sam
Sun Prairie, United States
Today, I realized I sent over 2 dozen job applications with my dating profile word doc instead of my resume. FML
captainfail
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
Anonymous
United States
Today, I realized I had misspelled "Education" on all the resumes I've been submitting. FML
Chad
York Village, United States
Template
Today, I made a digital contact card for my department that needed to be sent to payroll. Since we didn't have one before, I sent a copy to the rest of the department to use if they wanted. I didn't send the blank though. I sent 100s of people all of my contact info. Somehow, I managed to misspell my own name too. FML
Anonymous
Had any calls lately?
Today, I noticed that all 200 remaining business cards out of the 500 that I had made have the wrong phone number on them. FML
anonymouschicka
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
MelodyPW
Algeria
Attention to detail
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
Top comments
dante899 0
they could email u....
BrotherThomas 0
they shouldn't even hire you if you are too dumb to make a resume. fyl
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Comments (33)
killerviral 0
your fault for not reading them over smart one how r u going to get that job
astheworldfalls 0
I've done that before I just went back to the ones I really wanted to work for with a new one and explained that i was so excited about bringing over my resume that I forgot my number.
msTasty_92 0
more like your fault for not writing your own.... someone already wrote this FML a couple months ago.....waay to be original OP.....wow YDI for sure. i may sound pathetic for remembering....but it was like seeing a familiar face...ya know?
msTasty_92 0
more like your fault for not writing your own.... someone already wrote this FML a couple months ago.....waay to be original OP.....wow YDI for sure. i may sound pathetic for remembering....but it was like seeing a familiar face...ya know?
SadinSherman 16
Maybe they put their email and they can just contact the person that way
azreal_13 0
yup that sounds like something I would do
gladiaintu 0
WOW why didnt u check them?Duh!!anyway how do u forget to put your phone number?!?!?
mikesvodka 1
Is there really any need for so many exclamation points and question marks?
Lala123_jbaybay 0
I agree with three.....a phone number is the most important! (somewhat)
vinterhjerte 0
The addressees will find this truly delightful. That's why you should always have and use a checklist. Reading over your application more than once isn't a bad thing either.
BrotherThomas 0
they shouldn't even hire you if you are too dumb to make a resume. fyl
dante899 0
they could email u....
frostie 0
Use an example of a resume/cv to make sure you have everything on it. You'll find tons of examples on the internet.
Arcanitte 0
rookie mistake
Merin 0
No worries! When you do your follow up phone call notify the HR person who takes your phone call that you would like to update your information to include a phone number. If they ask why it was not listed tell them that you were in the middle of changing plans or just moved or something plausible...heck even tell the truth (they most likely will not ask)! This sort of thing happens and does not necessitate a deal breaker. What counts is that you follow up your resume, talk to a real person, and take action that shows responsibility. What's more is that in today's job market, employers prefer to send out emails anyway. Phone calls take time and an email takes less time.