What's the oddest thing you've seen listed on a CV?

[FelicityShagsWell]

What's the weirdest thing you've seen on a CV? I received one in application for a job and they had put a hobbies section in which they'd listed "smoking".

Founded a magazine for one-armed golfers listed as one of his achievements. He included a copy too.

It depends, was it back in the day when raids were 40 man? because I still can't get my way around how anything was organised then, we struggled to keep 10 facing the right way.

Dh had one many years ago that came with a full A4 sheet of small typeface every achievement they ever had, including grade 1 recorder aged eight and swimming badges.
This was for a computer programmer job. Dh said when they interviewed he was really good but obviously rubbish at writing CVs.

My dad had one that he kept for years as an example of how not to do a covering letter. It was printed on beautiful ivory paper - and then corrected using Tippex and handwritten over the top. It contained gems such as "I saw your advert in the Times newspaper not in a newspaper." and "The location of your company is in prime position in London North West England."
I believe my dad actually wrote back critiquing the covering letter and explaining how to write one in future. He got a nice letter back thanking him.

Worked in a cafe. Someone sent in that they would be a good fit as they wore our underwear and loved how it felt.
Im assuming they copy and pasted. Safe to say they didn't get an interview

Did he get the job?

Wasn't sent to me but my partner received one that was clearly by someone only applying to keep the job center happy. Highlights included an email address with "blazin" and "420", hobbies were "applying for jobs, breathing oxygen and walking" I've tried to attach a screenshot as I was horrified

Someone sent in a CD to accompany their CV with a note to say this song best represents them. It was Hero by Beyoncé.

Didn't attach to my post

Back in the 1990s, under Hobbies/interests:
"The reasons behind things".

Er, ok...

Good covering letter.
Solid CV.
Email address of something like "sexybooty123 AT hotmail.com".
errrrrr

Under hobbies... for a team manager job

I have a horse and I spend my time (trying) to train her. She is a ginger mare and has her own ideas about how she should be ridden. We like going for riotous hacks through the countryside and she takes up all my spare time and money. I am not the captain of this equine ship at the moment but am working hard to make sure I can steer her in the direction I want to go.

They got the job 😁

Our standard application started with:
Full name:
Known as:

Most people would fill it in:
Name: Elizabeth Murphy
Known as : Liz

But we did get some random ones in the known as section including "reliable & hardworking",, "a solid team player"

The two I remember were "good craic" and "killer".

We did interview "good craic" and in fairness it was accurate, but they were unemployable.

Shane known as Killer was not given an interview!

Under achievements:

Nominated for Outstanding Young Man of the Year by the Florist's Association 1979.

Certainly not a bad thing if framed in the right way. Having an extra-curricular hobby which involves organising meetings between gamers is a good skill for a manager role.

I’m reading this whilst eating dinner and holding a sleeping baby. The fire marshall comment nearly had me choking on my pasta. Very funny, thank you.

My friend said she puts all the competitions she’s ever won on her CV not anything to do with the job she’s applying for more like ‘nationwide colouring competition 1985’ or ‘sylvanian family quiz’ I tried to tell her she might want to change it but she didn’t take my advice very well… and to be fair she has got a job as an art teacher 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ah. I remember when I did Russian, I realised that the word 'propaganda' didn't have the same negative connotations in some languages.

This has restored my faith in human nature. Thank you for sharing this.

Apparently you need to be careful when you milk a basin…..

You have to admire his dedication to the company though!

Played for the winning Yr 6 football team.
Lost significant amounts of weight following the death of a grandparent.

2 different CVs!

i saw one saying: I am really good at cleaning floors. Application was not for a cleaner position!

one corker I remember was under ‘greatest achievement’ - “I don’t know if this is what you’re looking for but the birth of my niece is my greatest achievement”.

was slightly concerned as to his level of involvement!
I run fast like a horse and 8 yrs of private hose riding lessons have floored me 😂

In what country is it legal to ask for marital status on a job application form???

I was a middle manager in a Scottish high school. My then HT was an arrogant idiot. This is relevant.

We had an opening for a teacher. The post was in one of my departments. (Many Scottish high schools run on a faculty basis.) My previous HT would have given me copies of all the application forms at an early stage in the process. Mr Arrogant had picked out the short leet by himself.

I was given sight of the application forms on the day of the interviews.

One of the application forms had been filled in by someone who claimed to be a Support Assistant at the local college. There was no mention anywhere on the application form of a degree or a teaching qualification. Scottish schools only employ people with teaching qualifications.

I pointed this out to our HT. "Oh, she wouldn't have filled in the form if she weren't qualified."

He insisted that the interview go ahead.

The candidate did not, in fact, have a degree or teaching qualification. The HT only asked the poor soul at the end of the interview.