STOP! Get rid of these 5 things from your resume before you hit SEND!

Whoa! Did I scare you there yelling “Stop”? Sorry! Hear me out?...this is important. There are some common but major mistakes you could be making. Fix these and then send out your resume, I promise following these tips will give you a better chance of landing that interview.

1.Spell-check!

The most important thing to check your resume for and avoid, is also probably the most obvious of resume tips-your resume needs to be grammatically perfect. Always proof-read, then proof-read again and then hand it to a friend or us to triple check😊. Spelling errors in your resume may cause potential employers to think “Hmmm this candidate is not very detail-oriented” or “This person does not care” (and we know that’s not you!)

2. Programmer (1990-1995)

Any jobs that you held are more than 15 years ago- Have got to go! Any long-ago jobs that make your resume longer than two pages need to be cut out of your resume. However, if you feel that job experience from 15+ years ago is absolutely relevant to your current career then consider mentioning the role in your career profile or summary. If you wouldn’t call it out in your career profile/summary- eliminate it...See how easy that was?

3. So…tell me about yourself…

It’s the opening of your resume, the ‘Objective’ section, it’s the first thing that you have to say about yourself. Don’t waste this precious space- say something! Saying “My objective is to expand my skills." is to be frank, just plain boring. If that’s all you’re going to say don’t bother adding anything to this section. Sounds harsh, I know, but trust me use a powerful, short summary at the top of your resume to tell readers what you intend to do next in your career, and you’ll thank me later!

4. Experience

Appropriately defining your experience is a very important part of a great resume. Merely listing tasks such as “I prepared various reports and handled administrative related duties” says absolutely nothing about what you were actually responsible for. Instead tell your potential future employer the difference you made, and show him/her the outcome of those actions.

5. Attempting the "one-size-fits-all" approach

Whenever you try to develop a one-size-fits-all resume to send to all employers, you almost always end up with something employers will toss in the recycle bin. Employers want you to write a resume specifically for them. They expect you to clearly show how and why you fit the position in a specific organization.

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