Most Common Resume Errors

Spelling and grammatical mistakes. This gives an impression that you are either careless or a lazy person; bad at communication or just sloppy. Chances are that you could be misunderstood and reflect the wrong impression of your professionalism.

Send your resume in a format that won’t be difficult to open. The best is that if you send an email with a plain text attached. Or, email the same as a .doc file.

Work-related summary or objective is too general. It should be in accordance with prominence at the top of your resume. It should tell about your experience that fits the job which you are applying, or highlights the type of job, the professional challenges, and culture you are looking for.

A long resume, with outdated information, will serve no good purpose. Always keep in mind this piece of career advice.

Highlight your current skills and emphasize which will make them valuable in a particular job search. It might not be one pager but also not too long.

Do not just cut and paste the same job responsibilities for multiple jobs. You need to be specific. You must make changes as per the positions you apply and not keep same as what you applied prior for another role. Grow skills over time. Try to upgrade yourself.

Not enough and relevant information. Your resume must be relevant and with adequate information. Your resume says that you could be strong for a position to your resume. The competition is high and the HR people are eager to remove the wrong resumes. Let your resume speak of your strengths.

Know that the HR person is not reading between the lines. With the Applicant Tracking System, your resume must be an obvious and potential match. DO not use the same resume you sent for the last job. Use the one which is potential for the job.

Make use of keywords that fast show your potential fit. Make the information stand out with bullet points and headings/sub-headings if applicable. Develop a title for yourself who also applies to the job you are applying, and put it on top of the resume below your name and contact information.