Last time I filled one out I mentioned my DnD campaign I run
"I organize bi-weekly meetings with 5 people that last roughly 6 hours. I then direct people for these 6 hours through various problem solving activities that require teamwork."
Not bad, but those are rookie numbers, you've got to pump them up!
Performed Project Management with complete Work Breakdown Structure and delegation of roles and responsibilities
Implemented regulatory compliance following applicable established v5 industry guidelines
Executed regular data gathering as well as reconciliation with disparate records at established intervals
Regularly dealt with influx of random data resulting in drastic situational changes requiring quick thinking, triage, and remediation of issues.
Operated without production interruption even with frequent team member exit during critical phases of operation
Resolved frequent conflicts between team members regarding the subject matter while maintaining neutrality and unity within the groups for continued execution
Included audit functions as part of continuous improvement efforts
Successfully completed multiple 6+ month engagements under these conditions
As someone who has to review CVs/resumes at times, depending on the content of the overall CV, a couple jokes would get a chuckle out of me - assuming it is a strong CV otherwise.
If it’s a terrible CV, and then has jokes too, I would assume you’re wasting my time.
Its a high risk / reward strategy
edit - replying to the actual question
”I am in direct communication with multiple Nigerian princes”
I also think this changes depending on the job you're going for. There's absolutely no reason I'd try to be funny or interesting on my entry-level order picker job. Assuming they even bother to look at my CV they're mainly looking to see if I've got any work history.
If I'm applying for something creative, or maybe something that requires a bit of personality I'm sure it'd go over better... although even that is a double-edged sword.
Not really, unfortunately. 99.9% of CVs are dry, samey samey documents. I guess the only mildly humorous parts come from actual interviews afterwards.
I work in software development, so all interviews are focused around that. We are also fully remote, so all interviews and work is over ms teams.
Asking someone questions about a topic on their CV, and they haven’t actually got a clue. “So you mention XML on your CV. In XML, whats the difference between an element and an attribute?” - blank stare
More than one person who were clearly googling while answering questions, and reading verbatim from the results
More of a slightly unrelated rant - people who refuse to put cameras on. We are fully remote, we need to be able to see each others faces to communicate effectively. Its the way we work - I understand that might make people uncomfortable however its just something imo people need to get over. Especially in a first meeting, where you want to make the best impression to the interviewer.
Depending on when and where you were born you could possibly claim a few more, or being the child of one or even two person of the year. Could be fun to see who can claim the most .
I have a couple of fun projects/hobbies at the tail end of my CV. I work in the auto industry, so I mention my racing sim and 24 Hours of LeMons car, which almost always wind up taking up a large portion of the interview.