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Friday, June 2, 2017

Resumes

You're accepting resumes for a new villain in your novel. What are you looking for?
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As the latest applicant's cloak whipped dramatically around the corner after him and the door closed on his maniacal laughter, Etta rested her face in her hands. She'd interviewed three of them already, and was deeply regretting her choice to offer "On the Spot" interviews for this position. Villains. She wished one of them would freeze her in stasis and hold her for ransom just to simplify things. They might even get the job that way.

Still rubbing her temples, she pulled the next resume closer to her.

The Maxinator

4250 Bridge St
Trenton, MI 48183
Email: the_maxinator23@hotmail.com
Cell: 112-xxx-xxxx

PAST POSITIONS:

CHIEF HENCHMAN at RAGE CORP. 2011-2015

LIBRARIAN at NEFARIOUS REFERENCE LIBRARY 2015-2016

SKILLS:

Planning and Execution
Managerial Experience (see above)
Fashion Sense
Computer and  Phone Proficiency
Typing (76 wpm 86% accuracy)
Weapons Proficiency (guns and blades, 5 yrs exp.)

Etta hardly needed to read more. It was an ugly resume, but it gave her the information she wanted. This one had experience and was eager to prove himself. She slapped the buzzer on her desk to let those in the waiting room know she would take the next applicant, and The Maxinator strode dramatically through the door. It took less than a second of exposure to his brilliant blue and purple outfit to know that "fashion sense" had no place on the paper in front of her. 

This day was never going to end.

1 comment:

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