As the trends are changing in the job market, you must know what you
should not write in the resume and what should be written. There are
many things which you probably want to tell your future employer. But
don’t let your resume as an image of a salesperson’s mouth. It is better
to keep a safer line while you tempt to give a life story of yours in
resume. Yeah, your hiring manger should not be expecting a short story
of your life but your greatest professional achievements and academic
achievements which can prove you as a right candidate for the applied
job.
1. Certain Personal Information
The
only personal information you must include is the contact details. Your
postal address, email address, phone and fax numbers are listed as the
‘must included’ list on your resume. Earlier days, we have seen giving
the details about religion, sex, age, ethnicity and sometimes even the
political identity. If these details are not directly related to the job
you applying for, you should avoid mentioning them on your resume as
any discrimination based on those details is considered as illegal.
2. Faking about Educational Background
Any fudged information is not appreciated on a resume especially when
it comes to educational background. In fact, it is the very falsifying
detail some of the candidates tend to detail. Covering up your academy
failures, fabricate degrees and manipulating certificates are the major
faked educational details which you should avoid. When it comes to
interview, you will be asked to attend skill based tests as the
corporate world has already recognized the failure of Indian education
system to produce centralized databases. So, fudging about academic
details will not work anymore.
3. Irrelevant Job Experience
Even
if your job experiences are relevant or irrelevant for the job you
applying for, it will help your hiring manager some-extent. But it is
sensible for you to ignore that job titles which cannot reflect your
responsibilities while writing a resume. In interview you can explain
them how those skills you acquired can help you in your prospective job.
But when you fill the resume with irrelevant work experience it may
irritate while screening your resume with hundred other. So, you should
stick only with the relevant work experiences and internships.4. Photograph
Few more creative persons tend to attach the photograph along with the resume. But it is not legally considered, as the picture cannot be a matter of concern to call you for interview. But for some jobs, it is necessary if you pursue a profession in media or modeling. In corporate world, most of the companies reject the resumes which are attached with a photo of the candidate. Sometimes, even for some overseas jobs you may be asked to submit the photograph along with your resume. Yeah, if it is not a mandatory to attach photograph, you should not attach it with your resume.
5. Hatred about Your Last Job
You
should avoid using your resume as a platform for regretting your last
job. The words you use to express your hatred towards previous job and
ex-boss can cost you a job. It is a challenge for you to remain positive
after you left the job where you had bad experiences. Sometimes, it is
very difficult for you to keep emotional balance, though you have to be
very professional in writing your resume. Even when you are asked to
write about why you want to apply for the particular job, keep in mind
to be diplomatic to detail your skills and strengths, which you couldn’t
explore at last job, match for the prospective job.6. Hobbies
It is not the place to detail about those unprofessional or non-skilled hobbies of yours. Your prospective employer is interested to know how active you are. Different community activities you have participated, you have to also ignore the irrelevant contest winning you could achieve while your studies. But of course the ones which can prove you are talented and skilled in some related areas like writing, designing, directing and so on.
7. Physical Characteristics
You
should also not include any physical characteristics like build
characteristics, height characteristics, complexion characteristics, and
hair characteristics on your resume. Though, some military, police,
army jobs and even the security jobs ask for the information on your
build characteristics to know whether you are overweight, slim, fat, or
well built. These jobs require some physically fit persons. But, in
corporate world it is not a prior concern but your skills and talents.8. Information about Your Family Members
There is nothing influential than your academic qualification and skills. Keep in mind when you boast about your remarkable family members who are well known in society, it cannot feature what you are but just who you are. It may showcase the attitude you have. Your prospective employer probably is not fond of employing someone who has attitude than believing on the skills they have.
9. Boring Words & Bad Grammar
It
is also better to ignore some clichés and jargons in writing resume.
There are some overused words which can make your resume inactive. Words
like ‘dedicated’, ‘interesting’, ‘managed’, ‘developed’,
‘successfully’, ‘assisted’, ‘served as’, ‘responsible’ are some examples
of overused words. You need to improve your vocabulary to stand apart
from the crowd. The bad grammar you use in writing can cost your job as
it evidence that you are lazy, uneducated and doesn’t pay attention to
the detail, more over doesn’ care about the job you applied for.10. A Messy Format
Another important thing you should be careful in resume is the layout. You have to maintain a standard font format, font size, character spacing, paragraph space and many more there in a format. If you are hopelessly inexpert at working with computer and word files, you should ask your friend’s help.
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