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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [love letters as writing samples, the candidate who spoke Pirate, and other tales of amazing resumes](#mctoc1) - [husband wants me to travel on his work trips for support, withdrawing an application over low salary, and more](#mctoc2) - [a consultant complains about our off-site meetings but doesn’t want to skip them](#mctoc3) - [buy the new Ask a Manager book for your team](#mctoc4) [][][] love letters as writing samples, the candidate who spoke Pirate, and other tales of amazing resumes May 10, 2018 10:59 am A few weeks ago, I asked you about the strangest things you’ve ever seen on a resume. You shared some amazing stories — so many, in fact, that I couldn’t pick my usual 10, so here are 30 of the best. 1. “A recent applicant for an entry-level office job at the nonprofit where I work wrote […] You may also like: - [my university requires students to create terrible personal websites for job-searching]( - [how to create a resume from scratch]( - [colleges’ “competency badges” for students are a terrible idea]( [love letters as writing samples, the candidate who spoke Pirate, and other tales of amazing resumes]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like love letters as writing samples, the candidate who spoke Pirate, and other tales of amazing resumes on Facebook]( [][][] husband wants me to travel on his work trips for support, withdrawing an application over low salary, and more May 10, 2018 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My husband wants me to travel on his work trips for support My husband has a few physical problems from a stroke in high school. This causes him to need extra encouragement and need a push when meeting new people. He started at his new […] You may also like: - [update: I don’t want to eat or travel alone with people of the opposite sex]( - [my husband’s boss wants him to lie about our upcoming move]( - [my husband doesn’t want me to go on a business trip to Vegas]( [husband wants me to travel on his work trips for support, withdrawing an application over low salary, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like husband wants me to travel on his work trips for support, withdrawing an application over low salary, and more on Facebook]( [][][] a consultant complains about our off-site meetings but doesn’t want to skip them May 09, 2018 01:59 pm A reader writes: I have a team with locations throughout the U.S., both in office and remote, comprised of full-time associates and contractors, most who come to us through a contractor agency, but one of whom is a consultant and bills us through his LLC. Because we need to be very collaborative, we do have […] You may also like: - [my team bikes to off-site meetings, and I’m dreading it]( - [my team’s holiday parties are rather feeble]( - [update: I’m being penalized for not participating in monthly athletic events at work]( [a consultant complains about our off-site meetings but doesn’t want to skip them]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like a consultant complains about our off-site meetings but doesn’t want to skip them on Facebook]( [][][] buy the new Ask a Manager book for your team May 09, 2018 12:30 pm If you’re a manager, be an excellent boss and buy copies of the new Ask a Manager book for your team! This lovely idea comes from Twitter: Things you can do: Discuss a selection from the book as a group as a professional development activity. Just be a very nice boss and distribute it for people to consult on their […] You may also like: - [my coworker self-published an X-rated book and won’t stop promoting it at work]( - [why do interviewers ask about your favorite books or movies?]( - [internal visitors are booking up all our conference rooms]( [buy the new Ask a Manager book for your team]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like buy the new Ask a Manager book for your team on Facebook]( Getting too many emails? [Switch to a weekly version instead](. Copyright © 2018 Ask A Manager, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up for my email list at askamanager.org. Our mailing address is: Ask A Manager askamanager.orgWashington, DC 20002 [Add us to your address book](//askamanager.us1.list-manage.com/vcard?u=e3ab10e0da70e9f121f037e2b&id=46df0f75a7) [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences](