Economic Snapshot: How Are We Padding Our Resumes?

By Minyanville Staff Dec 12, 2008 8:15 am
Our unscientific poll.
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US jobless claims -- that is, filings for unemployment benefits -- hit 573,000 this week. That’s the highest level in 26 years, and an unwelcome reminder of the tough road America’s unemployed have to hoe.

Because every successful job search starts with a killer resume, Minyanville asked constituents how they’re padding theirs in this economy. 




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2008-12-12 08:24:59
Not funny if you're unemployed
NT
2008-12-12 17:41:19
ROW to hoe.
It's a farming term...

One has a long row to hoe, as in "potatoes".
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