Thursday, 23 October 2008

Things you should never put on a job application?

This week we've been recruiting some extra staff for our retail store and some of the statements on the CVs , application forms and in interviews have been absolutely hilarious.

Whilst Alan Sugar on The Apprentice last season may have been slammed for selecting a winner who lied on his CV, there's surely no fear with the following (too honest?) candidates: (we're hiding the names - it's only fair!):

In the section on courses and qualifications wrote: GCSE's were not taken due to fear of failing.

In the section on why did you chose your last job: it was not what I had in mind because of all the jobs i really wanted were all taken

In the section on attendance/lateness: I was only late once, because I was not sure about the location of the store. (we're hoping this wasnt after the first day!!)

In the section on other interests: I truly am interested in anything at all

We love the honesty and so, yes we will be interviewing the candidate because you can teach skills but you can't teach honesty or attitude.

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