This
may seem like an unimportant thing during an interview, but this is the sole
reason why you may get that interview so you should be prepared with a well
written resume.
You
should tailor your resume to highlight the qualifications, work experience and
any education that you’ve had that best represents the type of work you are
applying for. You should also include any other work experience that you’ve
had, as well as any accomplishments that you have made in your field.
You
may also want to dress up your resume to let it stand out a bit. A nice border
is an elegant way to make your resume stand out without being a distraction to
the information within it.
Of
course there also quite a few things that recruiters hate to see on resumes as
well. Many people do not think that recruiters really go all the way through a
resume, but they really do. Recruiters have certain pet peeves when it comes to
reading a resume. I’ve included a list of some of the pet peeves that you
should avoid when putting your resume together. These are the things that
recruiters hate to see.
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Hiding
or not including vital information on a resume is like death. A recruiter
needs to see all of your important information without having to search
for it.
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Major
gaps in your employment history leave a recruiter wondering about your
work ethic. Be prepared to answer questions if you have such gaps in
yours.
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Summaries
that are hard to follow and understand are annoying to recruiters. Keep
your summary easy and brief.
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Use
easy and simple fonts. Fancy fonts and colors are not eye catching in the
manner that you likely wanted it to be. Yours will become to how-to on
making resume errors.
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Avoid
writing your resume as a narrative or in the first or third person. It is
really irritating for a recruiter, and comes off as arrogant and/or
egotistical.
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Pictures
and/or graphics on a resume is distracting to a recruiter. Things like
that will likely get your resume tossed out without a glance.
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Needlessly
adding objectives and introductions on your resume bores recruiters. They
know what your objective is, and your resume is not meant to be a novel.
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Lying
or putting misleading information on your resume is a major no-no. There
are always ways for a recruiter to check up on you and many do, so don’t
lie. Getting caught in a lie on a resume just says that you can’t be
trusted.
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Adding
unnecessary information on a resume like your hobbies is completely
useless. You should save that section to describe any accomplishments that
you have made in your field.
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Sending
a resume that doesn’t match the type of job that you are applying for is
extremely irritating to a recruiter. You are wasting their time.
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Using
overly long paragraphs in a resume will get yours tossed aside. It is
harder for the recruiter to read and makes the task take too long.
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Resumes
that are more than two pages will not be fully read by a recruiter. That’s
just the way it is.
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Dating
the information in your work history in the wrong order makes your resume
harder to follow. (Work history should be listed with most current jobs at
the top)
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Resumes
that have too much detail when talking about your previous duties are a
waste of your time. Duties are generally just sifted through. They are
rarely given very much attention, just enough to give the recruiter an
idea of what you have done in the past.
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Spelling
and grammatical errors just proves that you are not very keen on details.
