The Biggest Resume Blooper of All
Remember Monster.com’s 10 resume bloopers to avoid? Well, you’d better make that 11. And the 11th is the worst of all.
When I started this blog I added the web address to my resume so that employers or recruiters could check what I am up to. Only, I typed the wrong address. I know what you think: ‘It doesn’t matter if the address was wrong. Internet Explorer would display the “This Page is Unavailable” thing. And they will probably think that your blog is down temporarily.’
I thought so too. After all, it was just an extra ‘s’ … you know. Blogspost.com and Blogspot.com … Nothing dramatic, right?!
Well, yesterday when I saw the mistake I clicked the link to see what it would lead to… And then BAM! I was directed to the homepage of some porn web site (Yes. With pictures and all). It wasn’t the most offensive or even explicit site but it surely was enough to upset me. Not that the content made me uncomfortable but that is not exactly the kind of publicity I want associated with my name (… Had enough of that in high school, yeah).
Now I hope no one paid attention to the link in the Personal Details section of my resume. Because if they did, it would explain why I had so few replies over the last week.
I sent apologies to the recruiting agents and the managers to whom I know I had sent the embarrassing link.
And hey, Maybe it will attract attention on me … … I know. I know what you are thinking. I did not type the wrong address on purpose.
So when you send a link to your blog make sure it is the correct address because you could inadvertently be sending your friends, family or boss on some twisted sites instead.
When I started this blog I added the web address to my resume so that employers or recruiters could check what I am up to. Only, I typed the wrong address. I know what you think: ‘It doesn’t matter if the address was wrong. Internet Explorer would display the “This Page is Unavailable” thing. And they will probably think that your blog is down temporarily.’
I thought so too. After all, it was just an extra ‘s’ … you know. Blogspost.com and Blogspot.com … Nothing dramatic, right?!
Well, yesterday when I saw the mistake I clicked the link to see what it would lead to… And then BAM! I was directed to the homepage of some porn web site (Yes. With pictures and all). It wasn’t the most offensive or even explicit site but it surely was enough to upset me. Not that the content made me uncomfortable but that is not exactly the kind of publicity I want associated with my name (… Had enough of that in high school, yeah).
Now I hope no one paid attention to the link in the Personal Details section of my resume. Because if they did, it would explain why I had so few replies over the last week.
I sent apologies to the recruiting agents and the managers to whom I know I had sent the embarrassing link.
And hey, Maybe it will attract attention on me … … I know. I know what you are thinking. I did not type the wrong address on purpose.
So when you send a link to your blog make sure it is the correct address because you could inadvertently be sending your friends, family or boss on some twisted sites instead.
