Article by Keala M. Griffin
If you are human you make mistakes! However, there is a time and place for errors. If you are driving down the road and you drop the napkin from your hotdog as you ride with the windows down, you can ask Mother Earth to forgive you and keep traveling. On the other hand, if you work at an auto shop as the person responsible for changing oil and you forget to put the oil in the car, then you better know there is not much room for forgiveness.
With that said, your resume is an area where hiring managers are not so forgiving on particular mistakes. This document represents you in all of your glory. It is your marketing piece to an organization that says I am the best candidate for this position. Therefore, here are a few mistakes that are “unforgiven”.
*Company Name: First and foremost, it is never a good idea to misspell the name of the company that has signed your paychecks. More importantly, the hiring director reviewing your resume could have worked there. Not to mention that it is very unprofessional.
For example, you wrote: JANE’S PEI EMPORIUM. When you meant to write: JANE’S PIE EMPORIUM. I am sure I don’t have to tell you further why that is so wrong.
*Job Title misspellings: All confidence in your abilities goes right out the window if you make this mistake. For example, if your resume were to show: Cheif Technology Officer. The first question would be: “Can he/she be considered to lead a team?”
*Inconsistent dates: If your dates don’t match up or are not in order then you could be considered flighty or not detail-oriented and who wants to portray themselves in that light to a potential employer?
Brief example:
JACK’S COMPUTERS, City, State 2004 – 2003
PETE’S COMPUTERS, City, State 2006 – 2008
*Email addresses: Always think about the email address you put on your resume. If your current email is hotness21@hmail.com then you probably don’t want to use that on your resume. Since most email addresses are free it would behoove you to create one just for resumes. You don’t want to send any pre-conceived notions to a potential employer.
With the stress of work and everyday life these types of mistakes can slip by you. In those times, you can turn your resume over to the professionals at ResumeEdge.com.
About the Author
Keala M. Griffin is a former writer for a major metropolitan newspaper. She is currently an Independent Career Consultant and Freelance Editor.She has published numerous articles.
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