Six Resume Mistakes That Can Hamper Your Impression

By siliconindia  |   Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 01:18 IST   |    1 Comments
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2. Make Your Resume ‘Readable’: Hiring managers have to look through hundreds of resumes for every job openings. If they don’t get the desired information from your curriculum vitae, they will never hesitate to throw it into the garbage within seconds.



So, put the relevant information in your resume ignoring any complicated or elongated descriptions about your past jobs. Avoid going too creative with your resume layout. Just use a standard format and provide only the information that is sufficient to make you prove as a deserving candidate for the job. Be to the point and avoid writing long sentences or stories.



3. Your Resume Must Meet The Requirements: If you are confident enough that you meet all the requirements for the job, then only you must go ahead with your resume. Prepare your resumes according to your experiences and other related proficiency that matters to the job role you are interviewing for. If you have the skill mention it on your resume on priority basis and if you lag behind experiences don’t mention anything half, it can be rejected. The mangers usually reject the resumes that contain insufficient details according to the requirements for the job.



4. List Your Experiences not accomplishments:



 If you are looking for a job change, you must list your experiences that are related to the new requirements. If a job posting lists specific skills required for a given job, be sure to feature those skills. Read More: Using Your Voice To Get The Dream Job
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