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Dog in Job Interview Jokingly Claims Harvard Attendance

A meme featuring two sections: top text with a dialogue and a lower image. The text reads: 'Job interviewer: It says on your resume you went to Harvard University' followed by 'Me: Yes for my cousin's graduation,' creating a humorous misunderstanding where 'Me' clarifies they attended Harvard for a cousin's graduation, not as a student. Below the text is a photo of a Shiba Inu dog dressed in formal attire—round glasses, a blue shirt, and a blue tie—sitting in an office setting, facing a partially visible person in a suit (presumed to be the interviewer). The dog has a calm, neutral expression, enhancing the wholesome and funny tone.
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Job interviewer
It says on your resume you went to Harvard University
Me
Yes for my cousin's graduation

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Job interviewer: It says on your resume you went to Harvard University
Me: Yes for my cousin's graduation

Overview

A meme featuring two sections: top text with a dialogue and a lower image. The text reads: 'Job interviewer: It says on your resume you went to Harvard University' followed by 'Me: Yes for my cousin's graduation,' creating a humorous misunderstanding where 'Me' clarifies they attended Harvard for a cousin's graduation, not as a student. Below the text is a photo of a Shiba Inu dog dressed in formal attire—round glasses, a blue shirt, and a blue tie—sitting in an office setting, facing a partially visible person in a suit (presumed to be the interviewer). The dog has a calm, neutral expression, enhancing the wholesome and funny tone.

Origin notes

The meme is sourced from X.com (formerly Twitter) user 'WholesomeMeme,' indicating it is user-created content. It likely combines a stock or edited photograph of a real Shiba Inu dog in costume with overlaid text to form the dialogue. The Shiba Inu with glasses is a popular meme template, making this a remix of that existing format, adapted to the job interview/Harvard misunderstanding joke.

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