THOSE WACKY RESUMES.

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Top financial officers have seen their share of resumes over the years -- some of which surely didn't reflect that well on the senders. Robert Half International has collected a series of resume "bloopers" on a Web site, www.resumania.com. Half says that it coined the term to describe "the mistakes, typos and inappropriate information that often appear in resumes, job applications and cover letters." The site, which even has a "Hall of Fame," dates to an internal collection the company began in 1966.

A few samples reflect the range of silliness...