Must see site: NotHired

The NotHired site is a hoot! NotHired is run by "a dedicated group of HR monkeys and hiring managers" who "see thousands of cover letters and resumes every month. Some of them desperately need to be shared." They've listed many great examples of horrible cover letters and resumes. Their site is "Dedicated to all those who wonder why no one has called to set up an interview..."

Here's the best of the worst:

Hello,
I don't know Craig personally, but my friend told me about his list and I saw your job on there.

The NotHired authors point out this message came from an AOL address.