Wisdom from Cal for jobseekers - - -

"No man ever listened himself out of a job."
-- Calvin Coolidge

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Calvin Coolidge

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Bring in the clowns! Caveat emptor --- buyer beware! - - -

"I is a professional writer!"

Just a few posts down the page, I warned my readers against amateurs, poseurs, charlatans, shams, shamans and shysters who try to pass themselves off as "professional writers of résumés."

Here is a pathetic example of a local executive search firm that is probably hurting for new business, and so has probably decided to try its hand at writing résumés.

Problem is, their grammar in the classified ad is so embarrassing that I feel sorry for anyone who is unfortunate to hire them for such an important investment in their career. And they don't even know enough to put the accent marks on the word "résumés."

This is from this morning's Sunday Omaha World Herald. Here are a few examples of their egregious grammatical KLINKERS --

• "Professional Resumes that gets noticed"
• "Professional Resumes that stands out"
• "Professional Resumes that tells your story"
  

Oh, and the best news is that this week you can have all of this illiterate writing done for you for 20% off. Off what? It is easy to mark up a product by 20% and then offer a 20% discount!!!

• Let the buyer beware!!! Please read on down and review the credentials of Executive Writing Services, dominating the résumé market in western Iowa and Nebraska since 1986.
  
• And with clients in all 50 states and as far away as the Persian Gulf and Japan.