“Left My Goat at Home” was one of the talents/strengths listed on a resume that I just saw. Googling that phrase came up with a few references to it on the internet, but I couldn’t tell what the phrase meant.
Any ideas?
The phrase means the candidate should be a “no hire” for using obscure metaphores in their resume.
Evidently it means that you are not his Contact in the Organization, since you don’t know the countersign.
Is this person applying for a position as a goatherd? If so, don’t hire them – a good goatherd always keeps the goats close at hand.
It might mean that he understands that there are appropriate times for business and pleasure and the two should never mix, but that’s only if he’s a Texan or from New Zealand.
Actually, the whole resume is making me wonder if he is an eccentric person that other people would find charming, or if its one big warning sign.
Some other tidbits from it…
Under Talents/Strengths
I’ve googled those terms, but they don’t come up as model numbers for any computer systems.
Under Work Examples:
I honestly don’t know what half of this stuff means. The job is for a pretty low key, very part time customer service rep position. The main requirement is that the person is helpful and responsive. I’m not sure what to make of the resume - Even if the guy is looney, I feel like meeting him to see who would write this stuff.
[QUOTE=aaelghat;12525512I’m not sure what to make of the resume - Even if the guy is looney, I feel like meeting him to see who would write this stuff.[/QUOTE]
This is a job hunting technique of mine- write some really off-the-wall cover letter so they call you in for kicks, then wow them at the interview.
Maybe the person is slow to anger? If his goat is at home, it’s harder for a co-worker to get it.
If the sentences were complete I’d say it’s somebody being deliberately “interesting” hoping for the curiosity interview. *A la *even sven.
Since they’re mostly a fragmented ramble, I vote for stark raving loonie, or at least too wierd for you to want to have around.
That’s what I was thinking it was. I’ve never had the luxury of job-hunting while I was still employed so I’ve never been brave enough to be “interesting” on a resume.
Does the resume also mention a squid? Maybe it’s a Doper.
For some reason I heard all of this in an East Indian accent. It seems like there’s a language/cultural divide here. How long at the last position? That should tell you a lot.
This person obviously takes a lot of pride in being a positive boost to morale. There may also be a touch of Krishnamurti to it. . . which is great as long as he’s not aggressively evangelical. (True of almost any religion.)
The whole “patted my hand” part would worry me that he might have boundary issues and creep some people out.
As to the specifics of “Left my goat at home” I don’t know, but I’m betting it’s a colloquialism that just doesn’t translate well.
I’d take the interview. Should be fun, and might be profitable.
Can’t shed much light on this either, except “Alpha/Numeric KPH 7815, Numeric 8120” must refer to keystrokes per hour on a/n and numeric keypads.
Concur.
Well, it may not tell us where he’s lived during most of his life, but when I look up the last name in one of those family crest websites it says it’s of Dutch, German, Scottish origin. The first name sounds pretty anglo-saxon.
Do an interview, just so we can laugh at the loonie. 
Nope, but it’s better than “I burning your dog”
Maybe he shaved his goatee? If it’s in the Restaurant industry, maybe he is saying he wont graze on the food? 
Tom Haverford?
He’s just hoping you don’t notice this part:
[QUOTE=Man without a goat]
Did not graduate.
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