Really? Where does it say that? I have been living in Ohio for 25 years and am not planning to move. Not that Missouri wouldn't be a nice state to live in, but I don't think I am ever leaving Ohio! The climate is too exciting x:D
Zanne - I think I'll take my chances and stick with the professional e-mail. I'll hand out my "other" address after hours. x0:)
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 04-08-03 AT 02:47PM (CST)[/font][p]I would think that people in the legal profession (or who professed to have started in the legal profession) would be used to crytograms, abbreviations, jargon, and just plain words! (Parabeagle - just kidding!) x:D
You know, if I had shown that resume/email address to some of our managers, they would lament the passing of putting photos on resumes.
I am proud to say, bickerchick (who I said was one of my favorites eariler) has actually taken the canned text out of her resume. She just sent me another one - but without a cover sheet.
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 04-08-03 AT 01:29PM (CST)[/font][p]Good one Leslie! I will admit though I got stuck on the super model part, sorry. I need to brush up on my cryptograms (I think that's what you called them). ;;)
Yes, April I have seem some very strange things on resumes - especially from college students. In my past life I recruited for a start up software development company at big name schools - Duke Univ., Carnegie Mellon, Penn State. I was amazed and shocked at some of the e-mail addresses AND links on their personal web pages.
In fact I have presented job interviewing techniques etc. to high school seniors and college students. I have stressed to them to NOT publish anything pornographic or even related on their web sites or links. i.e. one college student we were very interested in was not bashful about his love for photography and had a sampling of his photographs on his website and other sites he thought were "cool" x:o
Do any of you ever get brown-nosey/cutesy ones? I have been battling with my husband who wants to change his email address to: hirejeffrey. I told him it was way to cutesy (not to mention pathetic and overeager) to be considered professional. Opinions?
Anne Williams Attorney Editor M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC
Is he thinking of hirejeffery.com? A webpage with all his talents, skills, and background? Pictures of him at work and play?
It might work! It might be the recruiting wave of the future!
Better yet - pop-ups with his picture and resume blurbs! That way recruiters would want to hire him to get him off the computer.
Seriously, depending on the field - it might be funny and creative. I wouldn't look at hiring a CEO with that email address. But a marketing person - perhaps........
Well, that's the problem. He's an auditor. Not exactly the height of creativity. And, he's thinking of an aol address, not a website. I have told him to jump off the cheese train with that idea.
Anne Williams Attorney Editor M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC
I guess if someone would have used the "jump off the cheese train" line prior to this conversation, I would have assumed they meant they were now regular.
The Missourians probably cut you more slack, being from Iowa than they do me, being from Arkansas. Oh well, what the heck, as the Super Chicken theme song says, "Besides you knew the job was dangerous when you took it."
I'm originally from Arkansas - but have cultivated the accent out.
Right now I'm in Southwest Missouri and usually the joke is about McDonald County residents marrying each other. Then the jokesters turn to me and ask me (since I'm an Arkie by birth) if I: can run fast, meet guys to date at my family reunion, and if my father is actually my brother and/or my grandpa.
If the bottom tier of Iowa counties was annexed to Missouri it would raise the education level of both states!
I can say this since I grew up in Des Moines and am married to a native Bootheelian (if that is a word). He says that his hometown, New Madrid, 'there but for the grace of God' would be Arkansas.
So there you have it, slams on MO, IA, and AR all in one post.
Anne Williams Attorney Editor M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC
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Zanne - I think I'll take my chances and stick with the professional e-mail. I'll hand out my "other" address after hours. x0:)
Just changed my to [email]usd2basprmdl@hotmail.com[/email]!
Who's to know??? The only pictures I've seen on the forum are of men in t-shirts, gorgeous landscape or beautiful babies!
usd2basprmdl...used to be a super model...
You know, if I had shown that resume/email address to some of our managers, they would lament the passing of putting photos on resumes.
I am proud to say, bickerchick (who I said was one of my favorites eariler) has actually taken the canned text out of her resume. She just sent me another one - but without a cover sheet.
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In fact I have presented job interviewing techniques etc. to high school seniors and college students. I have stressed to them to NOT publish anything pornographic or even related on their web sites or links. i.e. one college student we were very interested in was not bashful about his love for photography and had a sampling of his photographs on his website and other sites he thought were "cool" x:o
It's not just Ohio! x:D
I can't pick up an application now without wondering if it will have a great email on it.
Aprilshowers - you've ruined me!
Zanne
It's good for us to find the humor in our work! Especially while reading through a pile of resumes!
Anne Williams
Attorney Editor
M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC
Is he thinking of hirejeffery.com? A webpage with all his talents, skills, and background? Pictures of him at work and play?
It might work! It might be the recruiting wave of the future!
Better yet - pop-ups with his picture and resume blurbs! That way recruiters would want to hire him to get him off the computer.
Seriously, depending on the field - it might be funny and creative. I wouldn't look at hiring a CEO with that email address. But a marketing person - perhaps........
Zanne
Anne Williams
Attorney Editor
M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC
I wish auditors had more creativity. For some reason they want things to match up and don't like long involved explanations of why something happened.
Zanne
(it's one of those had-to-be-there things. See the post on favorite snack foods).
Me too! In fact, my goal for this evening will be to use "jump off the cheese train" in a conversation.
You are now providing my forum giggle.
I saw this reply AND your reply to Leslie in the Bad Boss thread.
I didn't know people like you existed in the bible belt of Missouri!
Zanne
I'm originally from Arkansas - but have cultivated the accent out.
Right now I'm in Southwest Missouri and usually the joke is about McDonald County residents marrying each other. Then the jokesters turn to me and ask me (since I'm an Arkie by birth) if I: can run fast, meet guys to date at my family reunion, and if my father is actually my brother and/or my grandpa.
What can we pick on Iowanians about?????
Zanne
If the bottom tier of Iowa counties was annexed to Missouri it would raise the education level of both states!
I can say this since I grew up in Des Moines and am married to a native Bootheelian (if that is a word). He says that his hometown, New Madrid, 'there but for the grace of God' would be Arkansas.
So there you have it, slams on MO, IA, and AR all in one post.
Anne Williams
Attorney Editor
M. Lee Smith Publishers, LLC