Inexcusable!
There are just some things out there that's inexcusable in resumes. You heard me. It's true. No excuses. Zero tolerance.Seriously...
1. Spelling mistakes. Why this one happens is beyond me. Have they never heard of spell check? Try it sometime. It's that little gray button with the checkmark and the little "ABC"
2. Grammar issues. Now granted, not everyone has perfect English. Still. The resume is your face to the world! (bit dramatic, isn't it) Get a friend to do you a favor and read over it for you. Oh? You already had a friend to read it? Well, time to get another friend then. Cuz that one there is out to screw you over.
3. Too much detail. Yes, I'm talking to you. You know who you are. No, we don't need to know every single thing you've ever done at a job. The presentation you put together for your boss last week, the coffee he made you fetch the month before. Really, we don't need to know it. No one cares. Stick to the basics and to the high-level points. And, please, for goodness sake, target the resume to the job you're applying for.
4. Font size. Not everyone has the luxury of killing trees. Please make the font large enough so that I can read it at 100% on my 20" monitor. Well, I could just be cranky because my printer is broken today.
Nah, that can't be it.
5. Background color. Never in a million years did I ever think I'd be typing this. Guys, background color is NOT GOOD. I wish I was making this up. I actually saw one today where the entire resume was in a table.... and the table cell had a gray background. Please someone help me out. What was the person thinking?!
posted by Jade @ 8/01/2005 04:38:00 PM
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