Improve Your Resume

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Your resume should be designed to show off your skills, experience and qualifications. In fact any information that is related to the job which you are going for. It is also well worth including any awards or successes in your particular field.

There are many things that must not be included on your resume. Things that recruiters really don't want to see. In fact if you make any of these mistakes, you probably won't get any further. Don't think that an interviewer won't read through your resume, because they usually do!

* Hiding or not including vital information on a resume is like death. A recruiter needs to see all of your important information without having to search for it.

* Needlessly adding objectives and introductions on your resume bores recruiters. They know what your objective is, and your resume is not meant to be a novel.

* Avoid writing your resume as a narrative or in the first or third person. It is really irritating for a recruiter, and comes off as arrogant and/or egotistical.

* Pictures and/or graphics on a resume is distracting to a recruiter. Things like that will likely get your resume tossed out without a glance.

* Lying or putting misleading information on your resume is a major no-no. There are always ways for a recruiter to check up on you and many do, so don't lie. Getting caught in a lie on a resume just says that you can't be trusted.