Sunday, April 29, 2007

Proofread

I was talking to the manager of a local business the other day when a kid came in to turn in his application.

I know I'm not supposed to read these things, but I snuck a peak anyway. Under the section where the applicant was to enter some relevant skills that he possessed, this kid had written "I withhold fundamental industry knowledge". You withhold it? Um, dude? That's not the right word to use there! You just told a potential employer that you will not share your knowledge with others. Not a particularly desirable trait in an employee.

1 comment:

Trish said...

So did the kid get the job? That would make the story even worse!