Thursday, April 2, 2009

Resume – Six flaws in resume writing - The Marketing Floppers

Resume is the tool that gets you to the next step – interview, here are the Six flaws that prevents you to the next step.

  • Lack of Relevant Key words- Today Most of the employers use electronic job matching tools to pick the right resume from their job banks Many resumes fail to make this round .
  • Lack of Responsibility – Resume has lots of stuff including description about projects/jobs however has no responsibility or list of any achievements.
  • Over Blown resume – Many resume writers think that they can trick the employer with over blowing their expertise .
  • Nothing Catchy – Resume fails to show any reason for the employer to get you in for an interview especially the question of what I have accomplished so far.
  • Disoriented Resume - Resume with Spelling, grammatical mistakes and lack of any standard format will never get you an interview .
  • Over Touched Resume – Resumes with more creativity can be used if you are applying for a job as creative writer or marketing other wise use standard formats.

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