Need Food. Won't Work For It!

I love getting resumes and job inquiries at work. When I was at Paramount, I got to go through intern resumes with boss man. I always wanted to edit the resumes and send them back.

Last year I went to a career fair at UCLA Law School for students interested in Public Interest Work. I saw some great resumes of law students, with typos, made up words and giant holes in their timelines. One guy had about 8 years missing from his life. Another woman, applying for work with social justice organizations, touted her volunteer work with Bush-Cheney 2004, the Arizona Republican Party, and Right to Life. She wasn't really gonna fit in with the socialists I work with.

Today I got this gem:

I'm a political science student with a concentration in American politics. I aspire to become a lawyer in the future and will be preparing to take the LSAT on June 12. I do not have a resume readily available, but I am in the process of preparing one. I will be able to produce one and get it emailed over to you during spring break, March 24-April 2. I apologize for the late response. This is the last week of school before finals and things always get pretty hectic. Although I would like to participate in an internship that would coincide with my future goals, my main concern is assisting the less fortunate. I look forward to contributing to the innercity law organization and helping to make a difference in local communiities.

It took him more than a week to write back and tell me I'd have to wait another week for something he should have had ready before emailing in the first place.

Oh, and if he thinks things are hectic as a student, wait until he has a real job. Not that mine is hectic, but I hear sometimes other people's are.