I once recieved am application form from someone
who claimed their last place of work (and therefore most recent reference) was 'The Red Lion - London'. No phone number, no address.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:37, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

I once got a CV on a page torn from a lined pad.
Written in pencil.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:39, Reply)

No way, seriously?
That's wonderful.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:39, Reply)

Yups.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:41, Reply)

It was my best handwriting though.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:41, Reply)

Those caran d'ache pencils have paid for themselves

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:47, Reply)

I've lost the tin box they came in now though :(

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:49, Reply)

Those tins are works of art, Tangled
ART!
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:52, Reply)

I used to keep my weed and tobacco in one.
You know, to throw the cops off.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:54, Reply)

I keep mine in a little tin with a cat on it
The way I see it, no one suspects a cat of drug use.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:55, Reply)

Meowmeowlols

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 10:05, Reply)

Mine is an old Ovaltine tin.
Again, this innocent malted drink would put even the most experienced drug squad officer off the scent.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 10:06, Reply)

Unless you were drug raided at bedtime

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 10:07, Reply)

They won't work after 5pm.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 10:08, Reply)

I used to do the double bluff and have it in a tin with a big ganja leaf and a caricature rasta.
As the police wouldn't think I was stupid enough to have it in plain sight. Cunning like a fox.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 5 Feb 2013, 10:08, Reply)

Similarly I always stand outside a police station to smoke.
It's the last place they think of checking.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 10:09, Reply)

I've had a couple of handwritten ones.
One of them was utterly illegible and could just have easily been a death threat.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:54, Reply)

Amazing
You've got to give them credit for trying, but surely it must occur to them at some point that you need to be able to read and write for almost any job.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:57, Reply)

you'd be surprised how misguided people are.
Just this week a guy came in with a pretty good CV, no pub stuff but you know, worth a shout. So I rang him, and he said he was after full time work for at least 6 months to a year to save to go travelling. Cool, perfect. Until hd said "oh, but my girlfriend works 9-5 so she says I can't do evenings and weekends."
I wasn't sure what to say to that. I told him I'd keep his CV on file.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 5 Feb 2013, 10:00, Reply)

Brilliant
He could run the coffee mornings for the local old ladies.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 10:02, Reply)