A resume is meant to be the link between you and the potential employer in a way that every party purposes to meet his or her objective; for you it is the job search and for the employer it is the employee search. As a result, writing a resume to be used in an effective career transition requires a lot of concentration and effort from an individual. It is highly recommended that you should avoid all kinds of mistakes that may disqualify you from being a prospective job seeker and deny you the chance for an interview. Employers always have a clear perspective as to who they are looking for to fill in the available vacancy and therefore, any mistake you make can automatically lure them away from considering you.
Three mistakes in resume presentation
If you want to know how to change careers it is important to check out on these things to avoid in resume writing. Errors in a resume are things that a resume reader doesn’t want to see. It portrays irresponsibility of the individual and the carelessness in the undertaking of duties. It therefore makes the employer lack confidence in you and feels let down by that kind of a presentation. It is important to make sure that you edit your resume before handing it over to be sent to the respective institution or company. The edited work shows some level of organization in an individual and portrays a neat person who can be entrusted on a particular assignment or post. Typos and the grammatical errors can be well handled with the various available spellings and grammar checkers including the Microsoft word used to type the document. Do not ignore these checks since they might not be seen be or observable but in other software they can be spotted quickly and easily.
Complicated and elaborate fonts are also issues that discourage the reader from continuing. Too much big fonts make the work look untidy and unorganized. On the other hand too small font makes the work ineligible and not readable making the reader to strain and in the process discouraging him or her from continuing. The font decorations used by people, through changing their color and style are also a no-no. This is because the resume tends to look artsy and this is not recommended by employers. It is good for you to know that such artsy resumes land in the trash since they are a nuisance to the reader. The resume is not a love letter and it should be treated as a formal document.
Finally, always avoid photos and other personal profiles unless for a model or an actor’s resume. Most employers never want an impression of who they are ready to meet. All they are interested in is the qualifications and facts that justify why they should employ you. It should be in your knowledge that a photo can disqualify you just because of an employer not liking it. Therefore, always avoid these mistakes and concentrate strictly on the positives of you job search if at all you want a successful career testing.
David Couper is a career coach and writer who for the last twenty years has worked in Europe, Asia, and in the USA with major organizations including the BBC, Fuji Television, Mattel, Sony, and Warner Bros.
He has successfully coached individuals at all levels including CEOs of major companies wanting a new challenge, frustrated souls wanting to make their dream come true, and front-line employees laid off and desperate to get a job.
David has published seven books. His works on interpersonal skills, counseling in the workplace, and management issues (published by Connaught, Gower, HRD Press, Longman, Macmillan/Pearson Publishing, Oxford University Press) have been translated into Swedish, Polish, and Danish, and published in the UK and the USA.
David has a degree in Communication, a postgraduate qualification in education, is certified in a number of training technologies, and has a Masters in Psychology. He is a member of the American Society of Training and Development, Society of Human Resources Professional, Writers Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television.
He has dual US/UK citizenship and speaks French and Japanese.
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