6 Mistakes That Can Kill Your Resume

Here is an interesting 6 mistakes that you should avoid in your resume, if not you will be spending more time in Job Search.  Previously we have discussed about 28 Question About Entry Level Student Resume, this this article ( from CIO) you can learn about common 6 Ways to ruin your resume.

6 Costly Resume Mistakes

Try to avoid the following mistakes in your resume.

1. Mistake 1: Your objective is unclear
2. Mistake 2: You’ve listed old skills
3. Mistake 3: You’ve created an acronym explosion
4. Mistake 4: You misuse industry jargon
5. Mistake 5: You’re unclear what job you’re applying for
6. Mistake 6: You’re vague about your experience, or you’re just downright confusing

You can read more details about each resume mistake. Author has given clear description of the mistakes and how to avoid them.

Most of the international students applying for jobs make the following 3 mistakes

1. Mistake 1: Your objective is unclear
2. Mistake 5: You’re unclear what job you’re applying for
3. Mistake 6: You’re vague about your experience, or you’re just downright confusing

Objective is Unclear

If you come across a resume that has Objective that looks like this

• “Looking for Full time position as Software Engineer, where I can utilize my skills to full extent”

What job you’re applying for

This is common mistake in the resume. You might be willing to take any job in this economy ( Software Developer, Tester, BA, …). In that case, have a separate resume for each job area you apply. Don’t have a common resume for each job. That will not work.

Each resume have to be tailored to the job you are applying.

Job Experience or Project Description

Resume should say who you accomplished in previous job/projects and how you can contribute to new job you are looking. Don’t just copy and paste the project description into resume. That clearly shows immaturity.

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