Originally posted by QuackingPlums
yeah, a potential boss will read down and think:
paintball - ok this guy is a bit aggressive...
fire-breathing - ...and a pyromaniac!!! yeah, sure I'll give him a job...
ok, imagine the situation (btw the good on your cv thing came from a university careers advisor
)
pile of 100 cvs...
they get to yours...
blah blah GCSEs...blah blah A-Levels... blah blah HE DOES FIREBREATHING! blah blah...
5hrs later at the end of the pile, a small panel of company execs are sitting round a table...
Exec 1 - "So who should we invite for an interview?"
Exec 2 - "Dunno they are all the fkn same, I hate recruiting, its so fkn hard!!"
Exec 3 - "How about that guy who did firebreathing & paintball... what was his name?"
Exec 2 - "yeah good one, what was hs name again?"
Exec 1 - (leafing thru the pile of CVs) "here he is... Quackingplums, thats a funny name.... hell we'll give him a call for an interview anyway!"
Quackingplums - (suddnely his phone rings) "Hello?..."
Exec 1 - (Via Phone) Hi this is Exec 1 from ****ing Big Wage Paying Bank Company, we would like you to come in for an interview"
Quackingplums - YAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!, now I can afford that Timmy I've always wanted!!
See!
FUBAR