Here's a tip for job seekers: If you create a resume in Microsoft Word, beware of the "track changes" tool, which, yes, tracks changes. If you use the tool and leave the setting on "show changes on screen," your document will ... wait for it ... show changes on screen.
That was the case in a resume that I received today at work. Not good. Seeing before-and-after edits can prompt questions, such as: "Why did you cut out this project? Did you do it or not?" Or: "Why did you delete 'B.A.' from the 'Education' section? Did you earn a degree or not?" And those kinds of questions prompt further questions, like: "These work samples that you attached? Are they really yours?" Don't let yourself be compared to James Frey, famous for writing his not-obiography.
To the person who sent the resume: It would feel cruel in this case to say "Ya Goof!" so I won't. Especially since you may have supplied someone a valuable lesson.
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