Common Resume Mistakes That Can You A Job

Common Resume Mistakes That Can Cost You A Job

When it comes to job-hunting, a good resume can determine whether or not you can land a job. If you’ve been struggling to get past the interview stage, the problem might just lie in your resume. To help you out, we’ve listed out some very common resume mistakes that you need to avoid. Just read on to find out more!

1. Using unprofessional emails

If you’ve been applying for jobs using the same ‘[email protected]‘ email address that you made in high school, then it’s time to ditch this email and create a new one. These emails are considered unprofessional and no matter how good your resume is, there’s a chance most employers won’t even look at it due to the inappropriate email address.

So, make sure to create a separate email address for work purposes. Not only will it appear more professional, but it’d also be easier for you to keep track of when any company gets back to you.

2. Including unnecessary information

Unnecessary information in your resume may include:

* High school education (if you’ve
already included your tertiary
education)

* Soft skills in your skills section

* Your photo

* Home address

This kind of information is most likely not relevant to the job you’re applying for so it will only make the resume seem unnecessarily lengthy. The ideal resume should be one page long. If you can’t fit everything into one page, make sure the first page contains your top achievements that can hook the attention of the interviewer straight away.

3. Having spelling & grammatical mistakes

Making a spelling or grammatical mistake in your resume may seem like a minor issue but unfortunately, it can leave an unfavourable first impression and make you seem careless, which is something that employers would not want in a future employee. Before you finalise your resume, make sure to get a second (or third or fourth!) pair of eyes to help go through your resume and catch any mistakes you might have missed.

4. Stating your expected salary

It’s important to know your worth when it comes to salary. But no matter how particular you are about the pay, you should never state the expected salary in your resume.

Salary is considered private and confidential so if you include it in your resume, it could seem unprofessional for future employers.

It could also put them off from offering you an interview if the salary you stated is out of their budget (even though you might be open to negotiations).

5. Not tailoring your resume to specific roles

We get that it might be easier to create a more generic resume that you can send to more companies. But the truth is, if the resume feels too generic, it won’t attract future employers to offer you an interview.

Ideally, you should try to personalise the resume by including relevant skill sets, updated job descriptions and past experiences that could be applicable to the job you’re applying for to show more credibility to the interviewers.

Did you spot any mistakes that you’ve made in your resume? WOB

Common Resume Mistakes That Can Cost You A Job

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