Resume Mistakes NOT To Make!- Resume lacks focus. For fear of limiting their opportunities, many people are afraid to commit to a target position or industry. This ends up making resumes too long and too general.
- Too much emphasis on job descriptions and not enough on accomplishments. In most cases, your job title alone speaks volumes about your day-to-day responsibilities. It is more effective for one to describe their achievements and the results.
- Listing irrelevant information such as hobbies, interests, personal data, political or religious affiliations are unnecessary.
- Weak or general objectives. In most fields, you do not need to have an objective on your resume. A well written headline or summary section can be sufficient.
- Silly mistakes: This could included hard-to-read type styles, wrong phone numbers or having an unprofessional email addresses.
- Using tiny print or ridiculous margins to cram extra information onto the page. Don't be afraid to venture onto a second page if the information is relevant.
- It is very easy these days for employers to check into your background. Adding a degree you don’t have or changing dates on your employment history can be easy to detect.
- Adding nonsense to “fill up the page.” Although it is unlikely you won’t be able to fill up a page with pertinent experiences and accomplishments, I would much prefer you creating quarter-of-a-page of high-impact achievements rather than a packed page filled with meaningless fluff.
- Sending a resume without a cover letter. At the very least, sending a cover letter is more professional than sending a resume by itself. Use it as an opportunity to highlight your value and how you fit the job position.
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