A great resume advice article by Jessica Holbrook on “careerrocketeer”. The main points:
Applying for a job, resume sin number 1. Not including a cover letter with your resume. Obvious really!
Resume sin number 2. Including an objective statement. “Point blank objectives are bad form.”
Sin number 3. “Use headings like profile and career summary versus a powerful sales pitch.” Well I think the writer means the content needs to be a “powerful sales pitch”
Number 4. ‘Leaving out industry specific keywords’. A deadly sin indeed!
and finally… resume sin number 5. Small (big?) mistakes or grammatical errors. ‘Have someone [intelligent] review your resume’.
Read the full article at:
http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2009/09/5-best-ways-to-land-your-resume-in.html
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