A Bunch of Things Not To Put In a Resume Cover Letter
- "I'm really keen to work for you - I hear the drugs are good."
- "I regret that I have no references. Unfortunately every
company I have worked for has since closed down."
- "I'll kill myself if I don't get a job."
- "I know where you live."
- Any sentence beginning with "I was recently acquitted."
- "I'm really tall, so I think I'd be well suited to this job."
- Happy faces.
- "By the way, I understand that you have unmarried daughters."
- "My turn-ons include..."
- "I'm confident that I'll get this job. God told me."
- "If, Satan forbid, you let someone else have this job,
then... (*insert horrible ritual at your own discretion
here*)"
- "My lawyer told me that a steady job would help my case."
- "How much do you guys keep in the cash-register at night?"
- "Me and my boyfriend needs a job" - signed John
- "Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll makes the world go around!"
- "So, will I get a sexy secretary?"
- "Ignore the fact that I only held my previous job for 5 hours.
It was all their fault!"
- "My mother told me..."
- "Yo! If you guys hired Dwayne, you're gonna *need* me!"
- "Do you guys throw great parties?"
- "Macintosh is a great computer!"
- "I think Lorena did the right thing!"
- "Is sex O.K. during work hours?"
- "I've got a modem. Can I use your phone?"
- "Please pay no attention to the story in this morning's
newspaper."
- "Eye heer yoor luking fur sumwun wit gud righting skilz."
- "Will your daycare centre accommodate two-year-old triplets?"
- "I know you'll like my tattoo."
- "Does the salary include a clothing allowance?"
- "I want you - only you."
- "You probably didn't know I was about three feet from you
during that ugly incident in Detroit in 1972."
- "I'm sure my references will support my excellent moral
turpitude."
- "I have done a lot of research about your company; did you
ever resolve that dispute with the IRS?"
- "I can explain what happened when I didn't pass the Bar
(CPA/Broker's/Agent's/Police Academy/etc.) Exam those first
four times."
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