Top 5 Biggest Resume Mistakes

The single purpose of your resume is to get you an interview. Managers admit when screening resumes they spend about 2.5 to 20 seconds per resume. This is an extremely short amount of time to catch the eye of a future employer.

Glaring mistakes will immediately earn your resume a one-way trip to the recycle bin. Avoid these mistakes and your resume may just get you an interview with a prospective employer.

No Contact Information

Believe it or not, neglecting to include contact information is a common mistake on resumes. No matter how amazing your resume is, or how perfect you are for the job, your resume will end up in the trash if there is not way to contact you.

Slightly better, but still a certain kiss-of-death would be including an inappropriate e-mail address as part of your contact information. If your e-mail address is kinkysex@hotmama or iamdrunk@fratboy, consider signing up for a free e-mail address with one of the many ISP's that offer this service.

Grammatical and Spelling Errors

In a national poll that included responses from 150 senior executives 34% said the most common mistake they see on resumes is spelling or grammatical errors. Spell check will only catch so many errors, but you should at the very least run spell check on your resume before printing it.

It is easy to miss spelling and grammar errors on your resume after you've spent hours working on it and looking at it, so it's a good idea to have a few different people read your resume to check for spelling and grammar errors. This extra effort will keep your resume from representing you in a poor light.

Too Much Information

Don't list your hobbies and interests on a resume. Potential employers only want to know what you can do for them. Your resume should be written with this in mind. If it doesn't have anything to do with the job, leave it out.

It should go without saying that you should never include your social security number or date of birth on a resume.

Don't make these fatal resume mistakes or your resume could end up in the trash.

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