15 of the most ridiculous things ever to be written on a CV

Most employers are well aware of the fact that applicants are bound to embellish their CVs a little when applying for a job.

Embellishment is one thing, blatant lying is another and you should get a kick out some of the most ridiculous things ever found on a CV. Some of these items uncovered by a Careerbuilder.com survey were (terrible) mistakes, while some of the claims from job applicants were so ridiculous it’s clear they graduated from the Step Brothers school of job interviews.

• Applicant claimed to be a former CEO of the company to which they were applying.
• Applicant claimed to be fluent in two languages - one of which was pig Latin.
• Applicant wrote "whorehouse" instead of "warehouse" when listing work history.
• Applicant's personal website linked to a porn site.
• Applicant introduced himself [in the cover letter] by saying "Hey you."
• Applicant vying for a customer service position gave "didn't like dealing with angry customers" as the reason for leaving her last job.
• User name of applicant's email address was "2poopy4mypants."
• Applicant claimed to be a Nobel Prize winner.
• Applicant claimed to have worked in a jail when they were really in there serving time.
• Applicant who claimed to be HVAC certified later asked the hiring manager what "HVAC" meant.
• Applicant said to have gotten fired "on accident."
• Applicant claimed to have attended a college that didn't exist.
• Applicant for a driver position claimed to have 10 years of experience but had only had a driver's license for four years.
• Applicant listed as a reference an employer from whom they had embezzled money and had an arrest warrant out for the applicant.
• Applicant's stated job history had him in three different companies and three different cities simultaneously.

At least none of them applied using their fantasy football team. H/T i100