Picked up by ZeroHedge: I have been reviewing resumes and just keep face palming...

I own a small manufacturing company. Most of the assembly work is done at a bench, with hand tools. The work is not difficult, but quality and consistency is paramount.

We are entering into our busiest time of year, and steady growth combined with losing one of our senior bench techs has caused me to run some ads (after spreading the word around to friends and associates).

I have been involved in the manufacturing business for about 30 years, and have seen thousands of resumes.

The last couple weeks I have been reviewing a couple dozen resumes a day. What I am seeing now, is stunning and disappointing. When did people stop learning how to compose a sentence? When did they decide that a resume composed of two sentences is somehow complete? The poor level of spelling, grammar, and frankly effort has me perplexed and perpetually face-palming.

So far, I have two resumes that were not immediately round-filed. Just two.

If this is the current state of our potential work force, we are in trouble.

I banned you because you are an abusive dick with problems processing logic, and you are crapping on the living room floor while the adults are trying to talk.

op wants eisteins to do technical labor

A Resume has nothing whatsoever to do with whether a person would be an excellent candidate for a manufacturing position.

You are essentially requiring mastery of English to prove you can notice detail on a block of wood or whatever it is you do.

If you were as smart as you want your applicants to be, you'd judge them based on their motivation and ability to be trained to DO WHAT YOU NEED THEM TO DO and nothing more.

Many times an illiterate person will do a far greater job at manufacturing than someone with a PHD in English.

Seriously, I think you might just be trolling with a post this stupid.

I banned you because you are an abusive dick with problems processing logic, and you are crapping on the living room floor while the adults are trying to talk.

op wants eisteins to do technical labor

that's YOUR responsibility to train quality and consistency...the quality of your employees should come out of your pocket not theirs...its your business, pay for own bullshit and quit living off others while claiming success

My neighbor was a union man at an automotive parts factory for 40 years and was illiterate. He got his job before he finished high school and the Union kept him employed till he retired. He couldn't spell his own kids names. It was sad. But even though he slept during work, stole thousands of dollars worth of tools from the company, got into fist fights with fellow employees - the Union made sure his employment was secure.
He wouldn't have lasted without his union.

I hear you. But, grammatically speaking (and not a little ironically), your post should have said: "When did they decide that a resumé composed of two sentences is somehow complete? The poor level of spelling, grammar and, frankly, effort has me perplexed and perpetually face-palming.

Here is part of the reason cars cost about twice what they should.

Well FUCK YOU and don't be so judgemental. Jobs are scarce now.

When your company goes down the drain with the economy, you just might find yourself in the same boat..typing up a shitty (it ain't gonna matter) CV...

yep.

And now most are made in Mexico.

A Resume has nothing whatsoever to do with whether a person would be an excellent candidate for a manufacturing position.

You are essentially requiring mastery of English to prove you can notice detail on a block of wood or whatever it is you do.

If you were as smart as you want your applicants to be, you'd judge them based on their motivation and ability to be trained to DO WHAT YOU NEED THEM TO DO and nothing more.

Many times an illiterate person will do a far greater job at manufacturing than someone with a PHD in English.

Seriously, I think you might just be trolling with a post this stupid.

You are a fucking tard... I would hire no one that can not make up a simple resume.

The most mature, and resonable answer yet

A female who cant talk.......FUCKING HIRED

OP,
Excellent thread! The ignorant beliefs held by so many that attacked you completely validates your point of the post. Yet, they don't even get that bc they are so dumbed down.

I don't say that to put anyone down. Just stating facts.

Ashford, are you single??

A Resume has nothing whatsoever to do with whether a person would be an excellent candidate for a manufacturing position.

You are essentially requiring mastery of English to prove you can notice detail on a block of wood or whatever it is you do.

If you were as smart as you want your applicants to be, you'd judge them based on their motivation and ability to be trained to DO WHAT YOU NEED THEM TO DO and nothing more.

Many times an illiterate person will do a far greater job at manufacturing than someone with a PHD in English.

Seriously, I think you might just be trolling with a post this stupid.

Implying, (as you interpret) and requiring are two different things...,you must have been one of his applicants
:NObrian:

Really? Well, he's got a great paying job and future as a fireman!

You're still a severely brain-damaged, self-entitled, unemployed parasite who still lives with his parents!

Now who's the fucking idiot?

Always throw half the CV's in the bin without reading them. This whittles out unlucky people.

A Resume has nothing whatsoever to do with whether a person would be an excellent candidate for a manufacturing position.

You are essentially requiring mastery of English to prove you can notice detail on a block of wood or whatever it is you do.

If you were as smart as you want your applicants to be, you'd judge them based on their motivation and ability to be trained to DO WHAT YOU NEED THEM TO DO and nothing more.

Many times an illiterate person will do a far greater job at manufacturing than someone with a PHD in English.

Seriously, I think you might just be trolling with a post this stupid.