7 Tips: Things You Don’t Want to Put in Your Resume
Resumes are like computer boards. The space on a page is limited just as the space on the board is limited. Millions are spent on deciding just what is important enough to go on the computer board. When it comes to a resume, a document that can make the difference between a satisfying career and an unfulfilling job, things are often thrown on that page that have little or no relevance. Here are 7 things you might want to leave off of your resume:
1. References available on request – This used to be considered an important addition at the bottom of every resume. Of course you’re going to provide references if you’re asked for them. There’s no reason to use that important vertical space on the page for those words.
2. Trivial information – People will list the things they’ve done well and then use space to tell an employer they are capable of filing. Management level job applicants have been known to include their typing speed. Don’t use space to tell about things that aren’t examples of your best.
3. The reason you left your last job – This has no place in your resume or your cover letter. It may come up in an interview and you will answer it as well as you can. Complaints about the working conditions or your boss at your last job are not going to do anything but disqualify you.
4. Religion – If you’re applying for a position with a religious institution and you are a member of that sect, it can work to your advantage to mention it, perhaps in a statement about a volunteer project that you managed well. If you are not, it can only be a disqualifier when it’s received by someone with other beliefs.
5. What you want from them – The Objective in your resume is not what you want. It’s not “A challenging position where I am able to realize my dreams.” No one started their business to deliver your dreams. The Objective is their objective – the position they are trying to fill.
6. Personal information – This is not the place to talk about your family or your hobbies. This is a marketing document for you as a product. Use every inch on this page to show the employer what you can do for them, not for information about parts of your life that are not related to your ability to do the job.
7. Too many words – Make your “pitch” as relevant, clear, and concise as you can – focusing all of your attention on what the employer wants to know. The employer will imagine that you will not be clear on the job if your resume is wordy and filled with unnecessary phrases.
Conclusion: Your resume needs to be an example of the relevant, clear, concise communication that the employer needs to run their operation effectively. It needs to show them your best in a way that is effortless for them so they can believe that it will be effortless to work with you.
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Joy Montgomery converts business requirements to system specifications, presentations, and documents in a way that strengthens teams – a friendly way. She puts you in a position to succeed with consistently satisfied customers and employees. Joy has been helping people create effective resumes for over twenty five years.
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