When Employeers Get Annoyed By Resumes |
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Don’t include every single piece of information in your resume. A lot of people that are looking for a job make the mistake of giving out resumes that contain too much information inside. Remember that the future employer looks at dozens or hundreds of different resumes and they will not have the needed patience to read them completely. Below are 10 tips on what your resume should contain: 1. Mistakes in grammar and spelling According to the president of Bandejo Advertising, Louis Bandwjo, mistakes in grammar and spelling mean that the person sending the resume doesn’t really care about the job, so why should he give it to him. In one case, a candidate that worked for 10 years in Manhattan misspelled it. In another case, a candidate with a great education background, couldn’t spell the word “education”. 2. The opening objective In a lot of cases people write down the same opening objectives, and getting something different can be refreshing, at least according to the Krytant Group president, Donna Flagg. KrytantGroup is a firm that does management consulting. 3. The attributes of the person The VP of Snorle Staffing Services, Elisa Manson, says that he finds personal information important but the weight, age and height, together with a photo of the candidate are things that don’t belong in a resume. 4. Hobbies and interests Roy Blitzer, the author of a book on cover letters and resumes, thinks that you should only include interests and hobbies in resumes if they are pertinent for the job. Interests and hobbies should be shared with colleagues, not with job interviewers. 5. Giving details on each single thing you did in all the jobs you had so far There are way too many details when you do something like this. A recruiters takes just one look at the resume and he needs to know immediately if he has a chance of doing good with the job. 6. Bragging too much. It is important to say what accomplishments you have, but don’t over do it. If you look like a narcissist, the employer will think again before hiring you. 7. Information that is outdated Don’t use the resume to list things that you did a decade ago, like accomplishments in high school. Most likely the information you have from ten years ago isn’t relevant anymore. 8. Information that is false Using false information on a resume is dishonest and unfair to the employer and your chances of getting the job are nonexistent if he finds out. You can also lose the job even if you get it. In plenty of cases firms will check out your background before they call you for an interview, so lying can cut your chances with them completely. 9. Gaps in your work history that are unexplained When you’re looking for a job, be careful how you word the gaps in job history. One very weird explanation given by someone was that they didn’t work for ten years because they were in jail for killing their husband. In situations like these it’s better to say that personal reasons were the motive behind the break, rather than being much too honest. 10. Professionalism that is lacking Using fonts that are not appropriate, paper that is colored or including links to your own sites or email addresses that look childish, these are all things that recruiters might not appreciate. For example, an email address that made a company reject the resume was weird2themax. Even though the advertising industry might be full of people that are interesting and talented, one that presents themselves as weird to the max isn’t a good fit usually. |