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Mistakes To Avoid When Writing A Resume
Going after a great job can inspire you to
set goals, work harder and take the initiative to put yourself out there on the
market. However, if you are going to succeed in landing the job, there are standard
procedures that you will have to undertake to help put you in the running for the
position. While it is critical to make a good impression during your interview, you
will not even get that chance unless you have an impressive resume. When you stop
to consider just how many resumes are received for every open position, you will
realize the importance of making sure that your resume stands out over all of the
others. By avoiding these common resume mistakes, you should be able to help yours
be a little more noticed.
The Wrong Way: Scattering Relevant Information all
Through the Resume
The Right Way: Keep the Most Relevant Information at the
Top
Too many people write their resumes without focusing on the
information that executives are looking for when they seek to hire for a position.
Consider everything that the person hiring is going to need to see for that
particular job position and build your resume so that the more relevant points of
interest in your resume are located near the top. For every listing of a past job
experience, include your official title first, name of the employer, location of
the business and finish with the dates you worked for them.
The Wrong Way: Listing All of the
Duties you have Undertaken
The Right Way: Focus on Major Accomplishments
You will also want to
point attention toward accomplishments that you have achieved through that job
rather than simply a listing of what your duties were. Every employer would hope to
see that you did the basic job that you were hired for. What will interest them
more is how you went above and beyond your duties and made an outstanding addition
to the company.
The Wrong Way: Keeping the Resume Cluttered &
Confusing
The Right Way: Make Your Resume Easy To Read
Very often, resumes are confusing to read and place important pieces of information
in obscure places. Your most pertinent skills should be listed near the top of your
resume, potentially in your profile portion. If you simply tack on the special
skills that you have toward the bottom of your profile, they might very well not
grab the attention of the person reading your resume and this could result in your
being ignored.
The Wrong Way: Using Large Chunky Paragraphs
The Right Way: Use Short, Sharp Sentences &Bullet Points
Bullet points are another undervalued portion of a resume. Too many applicants use
blocky paragraphs in their resumes, which are not easy to read and often result in
your resume being ignored. If you instead take the approach of putting each
important detail of your resume into its own separate bullet point, this will grab
the eye and allow all of your facts to be considered.
It is generally accepted that most people reading a resume will
spend no more than 20 seconds on the form unless something grabs their eye. The
biggest mistakes related to writing a resume have to do with the fact that too many
applicants do not take the time to make their personal resume stand out and ergo,
do not make themselves stand out. Take the time to consider how your resume looks
and what the specific job requires and from there, you should be able to craft your
resume into a document, which can get you to the next step of the job
process!
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