Are you going to send your resume? Hold your horses! Before you do that, be sure to polish your application armament. When a weapon gets rusty, it’s not as effective as it should. Other than the weapon analogy, avoid blunders and get your job by following these things you should not put in your resume:
1. Unnecessary details
Yes, it’s too general but let me tell you the point. Put in text that is relevant to the reader. Recruiters may not read through all the details found in your resume. They may just scan through relevant things to determine if you are really qualified at first. For example, don’t give space for swimming skills when the position you are applying for does not need that skill such as in clerical positions. Be relevant to the job and provide a summary of qualifications to show your expertise.
2. Listing all responsibilities
You should not list all your duties and responsibilities in the resume. Rather than specifically listing down your job description which is a lot of text, summarize all of into three to five statements to describe further your job title. The interview process will dwell on this more.
3. Justify your achievements
You can still be short and concise about your achievements. You may have seen “I’m a Problem Solver” or wrote “excellent communication skills” but recruiters are habituated with those statements already. A lot of people are like that based on their resume. Provide major cases of your achievements for being a problem solver and an excellent communicator.
4. Negativity
Believe it or not, there are still people who put angry faces upfront on their resume from their previous employers. It’s a way to portray that the company they are applying for has what their previous one didn’t have. But no, it’s not a plus point. Rants are traps to oblivion.
5. Personal details
We don’t actually care about your sexual preference, religion, political inclinations and family member details. Also, laws that promote equal rights for everyone regardless of personal status put pressure to employers. Some employers require personal details when the job requires it such as height and weight.
6. Liar Liar
No lies please. There is a background check anyway. Pretending will only increase your chances but it won’t allow your employment in that job.
7. Issues with grammar and typos
Have someone you know read it first and get feedback for improvement. You may have missed some things that should be there and it’s good to have another brain work with you.
“I am very much happily involved with countless challenging projects in helping the organization while having valuable career advancement” are examples of overusing adjectives and adverbs. Why what’s wrong? It gives a subjective impression. Just be objective in any way possible.
Jericho Dignadice is a Social Media Specialist for TeleTech. In his role, he communicates virtually with 1000s of TeleTech applicants and employees every day. TeleTech is the world’s largest business process outsourcing company, with more than 45,000 employees globally. For more information, visit www.HirePoint.com
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