As regular readers know once a month I lighten the tone of my posts with a funny entry, such as our post in October on The Top 10 Funny Quotes About Work , rather than one centered on recruitment advice, so it seems fitting that the final post of 2009 falls into the lighthearted category so we can end, what has been a difficult year for many jobseekers, with a smile.

01. Teamwork is essential, that way you can always blame someone else.

02. Planning is the art of putting off until tomorrow what you have no intention of completing today.

03. Budgeting is a method of watching your money disappear methodically.

04. I never said it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

05. Computers will never replace human stupidity.

06. If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would ever get done around here.

07. To err is to human but to really mess things up requires a password.

08. Your true value depends entirely on what you are being compared with.

09. Of course there is no logic, it’s just company policy.

10. Due the cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off.

I’m sure many of you readers can relate to some of these phrases and hope they provide you with a few laughs over the festive season, I will end by wishing Happy Holidays to each and every one of you and will be back in January when we return to the more serious business of helping you to improve your interview skills.