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Old 10-18-2005, 11:09 PM   #4
Rock Steady
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Originally Posted by seakdivers
You need to look at the places you are sending your resume to. Consider the age and experience of the people that will be looking at it.

My dad, and many of the older business owners in this state (Alaska, so don't worry yourself) don't want to look at a resume that isn't hand written.

Seriously.

We got a resume a few years back that made us laugh - the guy had actually printed a picture of himself smiling and waving, and had used it like a watermark for the backdrop of his resume.

Didn't hire him, but it's still one we remember!
You can't be serious. I am 50 yo and I NEVER saw a hand written resume. Most 21st Century companies expect to be able to OCR the resume and categorize it.

A photo is definitely a no-no. Of thousands of resumes I reviewed, only saw one with a corner photo. Didn't look funny as the one you described, but the experience wasn't relevant enough, photo or not.

The funniest thing in a resume I remember is:

Hobbies: President of the Toronto Celine Dion Fan Club
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