STUPID mistake

Jasiono

So I've been applying to IT positions at this hospital nearby and my applications get rejected. I have IT experience and I'm almost done with my bachelors degree, and I Was always wondering why in the heck my application wasn't even forwarded to a hiring manager. Today I log back in to apply to help desk and decided to look at the resume I posted. WOULDN'T YOU KNOW! I had my ancient resume in there without any of my certs or ANY sort of IT work related job functions. I could kick my own ass for doing that.

Essendon

Something to learn from the mistake eh! Dont work yourself up too much over this, just ensure you use the right resume for future job applications. This was just one job out of the many that are there.

Jasiono

Yeah lol.

Been like that with this place for the past 9 months or so. I just made my new resume and pasted it into their little worksheet for my profile.

Now, I wonder, since I applied to the help desk position BEFORE I corrected my resume, if they will see the new resume in my profile. I can't withdraw my application since I cannot reapply if I do. I didn't have to submit an upload of my resume for any jobs I posted to, so maybe they will see my application and see my profile (the updated one hopefully).

I will go ahead and call them to make sure.

demonfurbie

ive gotten in the habit of emailing my self a copy of my old resumes then deleting them

this way i can have a copy if i want in my archive on gmail and the current one is the only one i can send.

eLs

i just started doing the same thing as demonfurbie eliminate the possibility of a mistake since the risk is not worth it.

DoubleNNs

I put all my old resumes in a seperate folder and change the names - usually to include the word "OLD" and a date-stamp for archiving purposes.

My current resume is in its own folder and is the only 1 w/ the correct name to it.

Master Of Puppets

I always check a couple of times what I'm sending. Don't worry things like this happen to everyone, good luck with the updated resume.

jibbajabba

Done this before and simply posted my CV with a cover note explaining my mistake

Jasiono

Good to know I'm not the only one haha

milieu

After I moved, I sent out my resume for months with the wrong phone number on it.

Rosco2382

I've done something similar to that. I normally just put my old resume on Google Drive and keep the new one on my PC.

About7Narwhal

I have done this also, but I caught it before it got out of hand. Now I append the date to the front of mine so I don't make the mistake again. Simply look for the newest one in the list, take a quick glance at it, then post it.

052113-Resume.docx

PurpleIT

I haven't done that in my current job hunt (yet), but I have in the past. What I like to do is keep my current resume in a top level folder with the date as part of the title.

When I apply for a position I copy the resume to a company specific subfolder in my "submissions" folder, rename it to FirstNameLastName_Resume.pdf and send it in from there. I do the same with cover letters. This gives me a copy of every resume and cover letter I have submitted (and a copy of the job posing in Evernote).

xenodamus

If you can find a name or email address within their IT or HR departments, I would send a brief message explaining the mix up. I work in a large hospital and would give an application another look if my HR recruiter relayed a message like that.

About7Narwhal

@ PurpleIT

That is a good idea. I generally just modify my cover letter to match what I am going for, but there you can see exactly what you put up and for what job. I might start doing that. It isn't like a few PDF files will take up a massive amount of space.