Some Resume Pet Peeves

December 4, 2009 1:45 PM | | Comments (0)

Here are some of employers’ pet resume peeves, according to Sharon Gould Afforde, business-development manager for Manpower International:

  • Spelling errors
  • Small fonts
  • No dates
  • Pointless objective
  • Third-person voice
  • Letters of reference
  • Long sentences
  • Long resumes
  • Fancy formatting
  • Pictures and graphics
  • Confidential employers
  • Gaps in employment

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