There are many reasons why people generally find it tasking to
get job offers or invitations for interviews. One of such reasons is the fact
that they make unforgivable mistakes when writing their resumes. Resumes are
extremely important documents that should be written with the utmost detail and
attention to avoid mistakes. Here are 5 common mistakes made in resume writing.
Ignoring Keywords
We're in the information and technology age, as a result,
nowadays most resumes are reviewed electronically before they are seen by human
eyes. It is, therefore, important to pay attention to keywords when writing
your resume. For a good number of organizations or HR consultancy firms, the
first round of culling resumes happens through keyword spotting with a hiring
software, and if certain keywords are missing from your resume, it is unlikely
to make it past the first round. Be sure to use keywords related to the
industry you are interested in when writing your resume; use keywords in your
job description; be sure to use keywords repeatedly from time to time (but try
not to overdo it); and basically just ensure you include exact keywords in your
resume and recognize their place in your industry.
Being Too Lengthy
If you're an average working class professional with less than
half a decade of experience, it's only appropriate for you to condense your
resume down to a page or two pages at most. When writing your resume,
regardless of your years of experience or professional level, ensure you use
words diligently and avoid being unnecessarily verbose. No hiring manager has
the time to sift through 'ramblings' in your resume to get to the vital
information needed to get you past the screening phase. As a result, you need
to pay attention to your words and use them responsibly when writing your
resume. Additionally, you can ask a family, friend or close contact with some
experience in the area of resume writing to help review your resume and advise
you on the parts that need to cut out, rephrased or paraphrased.
Being Vague or Unclear
When hiring managers review you resume, one of the most
important things that they are concerned with are your quantitative tasks and
accomplishments. It can be detrimental to you to be vague about these when
writing your resume. Even when putting descriptions about your former
positions, you need to be specific with the details of what you accomplished in
these positions. Try to put descriptions in your resume in terms of what you
have accomplished, rather than simply listing titles and describing everyday
tasks.
Typographical and Grammatical Errors
This should be avoided at all cost because it makes the
applicant seem careless and irresponsible, or worse, ignorant about correct
grammatical terms and structuring. It sets a precedent for employers or hiring
managers to draw very unflattering conclusions about your attitude and verbal,
writing and grammatical skills. Your resume, therefore, needs to be
grammatically perfect; and one way to achieve this is to go over it multiple
times after writing it to correct errors. You can also give it to a friend,
family or close contact with relevant experience to go over it and help correct
errors.
Cutting the Meat Out of Your Resume
The fact that you resume shouldn't be too wordy, doesn't mean it
should be lacking relevant information. Be wise about the way you write your
resume, and avoid cutting things short unnecessarily because you are trying to
conform by all means to the one page standard. Just try as much as possible to
give concise summaries of important information, but please don't leave out
important information because you are 'trying to avoid being too wordy'.
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