Lets get on with more of the business: The Perverse Guide To Getting Hired THE PERVERSE GUIDE TO GETTING HIRED Your resume is a crucial document that summarizes the essence of your
being to a potential employer. You must grab a personnel director's
attention with your sheer, overpowering wonderfulness, or your vitae will
wind up lining the bottom of her parakeet's cage. Write a boring resume
and you might as well run down now and join the other unemployed grads
behind the appliance store, fighting for the choicest refrigerator carton
to live in. To grab an employer's jaded eye you must create the written equivalent
of a banshee wail! Print your resume on hunter's orange paper, so it
nearly leaps out of the stack. Experiment with striking fonts, and use as
many as possible. Writing your name in 2 inch high 3-D Western style
letters at the top says "Check ME out! I'm no shrinking violet!"
Sprinkle a bit of your most sensual cologne on the sheet, and ladies, be
sure to add a good lipstick smooch mark at the bottom. Don't forget your
picture, too! Be sure and staple several of your best 8x10 glossies from
Glamor Shots on top. Now that you've achieved that visceral "oomph", it's time to
polish the contents to bring out or even invent your positive qualities.
Remember, a skilled wordsmith can transform any qualification or
attribute, no matter how trifling, into a salable skill. Let's look at
some examples of putting the best "spin" on a job seeker's
skills: "I flipped burgers for three weeks at Lardee's." A mere burger flipper? Why sell yourself so short? Describe yourself as
a "Grill Coordinator", or perhaps a "Culinary Technician".
"I subbed in for my nephew's paper route one weekend." Ah! So you were previously employed in "Communication Services!"
Describe yourself as a "Journalism Representative." "I spent the last five years sitting on a couch eating Cheetos and
watching Charlie's Angels reruns." You can transform the pathetic into the energetic by referring to
yourself as a "Consumer Broadcasting Specialist." Let them know
how much time you've wisely invested in "Popular Drama Studies."
"I like to drink 3 or 4 bottles of Night Train wine and pass out in
a puddle of my own urine." I see! An "Alternative Hygiene Researcher" who throws himself
into his work! Always remember to use active, "can-do" language in your
resume, and be sure to include as many of the following terms as possible:
Excellence (can't get enough of this one!) Goal-oriented
Forward-thinking Striving Like Working with People (as opposed to zoo
animals) Part 2 - The Interview So now you've got that big chance to shine in person. Once again, you've
got to stand out from the crowd! First, consider your apparel carefully.
Gold lame harem pants will leave a lasting impression, as will a nice fish
or penis tie, available in classier novelty stores. Make these items
staples of your professional wardrobe. Next, practice that handshake, and
consider adding a little thumb twist manuever or a good high-five. And
remember, no one likes shaking dry, chapped hands, so make sure yours are
damp when you leave the restroom. Now jump right in, and distinguish
yourself with your first words. Here's some suggestions for opening lines:
"The voices told me I'm perfect for this job." "I can make an impressive incendiary device from just your tie,
that pen, and a quart of anti-freeze." "Maybe you can't tell, but I'm not wearing any underwear."
"Let's make this fast, I'm late for my medication." "The foil wrapped around my head is to block out invisible rays."
"I was once abducted by a UFO, and the aliens let me pilot their
starship." "I brought my invisible friend, is that okay?" "I have the gift of second sight, and if you step on Flight 109, it
will be your last!" Now that you've made a big impression, make sure you'll have plenty of
time to expound upon your finer qualities. Consider handcuffing yourself
to the interviewer's desk, or perhaps smear super-glue on your hand and
grab them while shouting "Wonder twin powers, activate!" Conclude the interview as notably as you began it. A gratuity is always
welcome, so palm the interviewer a crisp new dollar in the closing
handshake while saying "Guess Mr. Washington and I have this job
wrapped up, huh? (wink, wink)" And certainly don't forget the
follow-up! Unless a restraining order has been obtained by the employer,
call collect every hour thereafter to remind them of your sincerity.