'It made me laugh so much I gave them an interview': 25+ Memorable resumes that made hiring managers stop in their tracks

If you can't be the best at what you do, you should at least be interesting enough to catch the hiring manager's attention! The people replying to this person's question certainly did that. U/ThanosIsMyRealFather was curious about the things that hiring managers saw on resumes, and wanted to know what things made them want to immediately hire someone, or instantly throw that resume in the garbage. 

Trying to hire the right person really can feel like you're searching for a needle in a haystack. Hiring managers might have to read dozens of resumes, set up numerous interviews, and then have meetings with their colleagues to ensure they've found the exact right candidate. It's not an easy job market right now for applicants, with some applying to hundreds of jobs before they find the right one. After reading about the funniest things these hiring managers discovered on people's resumes, you'll know exactly what not to do to get noticed. After all, catching their attention is only a good thing if they're calling you to set up an interview, not if they decide to chuck your resume in the trash. 

After that, have a giggle at the funny things these kids wrote in their college admissions essays, like one person who "wrote a 750-word admissions essay describing the smell of baked potatoes... I got in."

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