Today, I went to my fifth job interview in a month. While going...

By Genius - 25/06/2019 14:00

Today, I went to my fifth job interview in a month. While going over my CV, I found a watermark on the bottom of my cover letter that said it was generated by a template website. Yep, I gave all previous interviewers the same cover letter, with the same watermark. Can't wait to hear back! FML

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Same thing different taste

By smellslikeahangover - 29/07/2015 02:55 - United States - San Francisco

Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML

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Waste of time

By wasteoftime - 07/06/2017 20:00

Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML

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Thanks, I hate it

By PiMan - 19/01/2010 19:20 - United States

Today, after spending four days having my resume, cover letter, and references proofread and perfected by professionals, I finally submitted it all to the summer internship of my dreams. I received a rejection letter ten minutes later. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/01/2010 00:05 - United States

Today, I went on an interview for a job that I had been wanting for months. I thought everything was going great. On my way out, my interviewer asked me to recycle something for him. I agreed. It was my resume. FML

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Attention to detail

By MelodyPW - 19/12/2022 03:00 - Algeria

Today, I wrote an email for a job offer. I checked it, double-checked it, triple-checked it, and then sent it. It's only THEN that I realised my CV wasn't attached. FML

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By sam - 26/10/2017 08:00 - United States - Sun Prairie

Today, I realized I sent over 2 dozen job applications with my dating profile word doc instead of my resume. FML

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By anonymouschicka - 01/08/2009 19:20 - United States

Today, I finished doing a resume that I had spent three hours on. I e-mailed it to the business I was applying for, satisfied. I decided to look it over. The first thing I notice, I spelt my own name wrong. FML

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By jzone32 - 14/10/2009 05:45 - Canada

Today, I had my first job interview in years. While I was waiting for the manager to come out I realized I had forgotten the resume that I had printed out the night before, since he specifically asked me to bring one. FML

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By captainfail - 14/07/2009 15:27 - Germany

Today, I applied for my first job. I didn't know how to write a resume, so I copied and pasted one from someone else and reworked it. I got on the bus, handed it in, and left. Then I remembered I forgot to change the contact info and date. FML

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By Anyonexx0 - 14/04/2015 18:15 - United States - Washington

Today, my sister and I heard back from a job we both applied to. I had used the knowledge from my MBA degree to write a six-page essay for the application, while she just copied and pasted hers from a random website. Guess who got the job. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 25 June 2019 16:38

If the facts are true and verifiable, they won’t give a shit exactly how you generated the documents.

manb91gb 15

Tuesday 25 June 2019 14:21

Well if you did generate a fake CV, you deserve what you get...

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manb91gb 15

Tuesday 25 June 2019 14:21

Well if you did generate a fake CV, you deserve what you get...

MidnaLink 33

Tuesday 25 June 2019 23:16

I imagine it more like they simply forgot to remove it, but the actual body of the letter could be real.

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 25 June 2019 16:38

If the facts are true and verifiable, they won’t give a shit exactly how you generated the documents.

ViviMage 38

Wednesday 26 June 2019 7:38

The best thing about applying is finding out how to improve yourself and what you did wrong this time! Look at it with an objective eye. For example, I took of expired licenses and put on Harvard Manage Mentor classes completed.

alycion 38

Wednesday 26 June 2019 11:57

Most people use templates. Every basic business word processor has a resume and cover letter built in. You’d be surprised at how many they get where the placeholder stuff gets missed and not changed out. I love when my husband’s department is hiring and I can giggle at this stuff. For the record though, he’s never tossed a good resume because of it.

bkwusa 15

Thursday 27 June 2019 14:32

I guess attention to details is not one of your listed skills...

BloodyButUnbowed 28

Thursday 27 June 2019 20:20

If you didn't notice it until now, it can't be that obvious. This is not a great development, but they probably won't toss your resume just for that.

Taurus_ChicKa 36

Sunday 30 June 2019 2:18

As long as it's your information, it shouldn't be a big deal. A lot of people download templates for resumes, cover letters, etc. Sure, the watermark sucks, but surely you're not the first person to attend an interview with a cover letter created with the help of a template. If the information on your letter is yours and correct/verifiable, it shouldn't be an issue at all.