5 things not to do when writing your resume
This article will give you some advice on writing your resume. More specificially it will concentrate on what you
should leave out.
So here are five things not to do when writing your resume.
1) Don’t leave big gaps in your employment history
If there are unexplained gaps in your resume then potential employers may wonder what you were doing during that period of time. If you don’t explain the gaps they may think you have been in prison or been unemployed for a long time without trying to find a job. So make sure you explain what you were doing. If you were travelling, put that in, or if you were looking for work include that but make sure you put in any courses or voluntary work you did during this time as this will help you to get a future job.
2) Don’t use unusual fonts or bright colours to draw attention to your resume
If you try too hard to get the attention of your future employer by using coloured fonts on your resume it will, in fact, have
the reverse effect. It will make it more difficult to read if they have to adjust their eyes to lots of different colours, and it doesn’t look professional. Choose your font carefully as well. You need to make sure that you choose a font that is easy to read. If you want to use colour to grab attention then print it on different coloured paper. Use pastel colours such as yellow or green to make your resume stand out.
3) Don’t make the font size too big
If you use a really big font just to fill up the page, it will be obvious that you are trying to make it look like you have more to say than you actually do. If you are having trouble filling up the resume with your employment history and courses or exams, then expand the personal profile section and put a bit more about why you would make a good employee, drawing on your personal life experiences as well if you don’t have enough to say using your work experience.
4) Don’t put too much detail
If you write lots of detail about each course you have done and each job you have had, then the resume could stretch for many pages. A potential employer will start by scanning the resumes for relevant information, they won’t want to read a really long essay. So make sure you keep in all the important details, but be brief if you need to be. Your resume shouldn’t be longer than 2 sides of A4 paper.
5) Don’t have any spelling mistakes orgrammatical errors
If you have trouble with your spelling or grammar ask a friend or relative to help you read through it and make sure there aren’t any mistakes. It will reflect very badly on you if you can’t get your resume correct, as it is obvious that it is such an important piece of information about you.
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