A woman who has reviewed more than 40,000 résumés outlines the 8 most annoying mistakes she sees


• Résumés are a crucial part of any job search.
• If you want to land your dream job, you'll need to whip your résumé into shape.
• Résumé Writers' Ink founder Tina Nicolai shared some tips on how to go about doing that with


Résumés are important
No one knows that better than Tina Nicolai. She estimated that she has read more than 40,000 résumés since launching Résumé Writers' Ink in 2010.
That's a lot of CVs. Over the years, Nicolai says, certain annoying mistakes tend to come up quite a lot.
Some of these errors may not seem like a huge deal. In a competitive job market, though, they might be the difference from snagging your dream job and having your résumé thrown in the garbage.
Here are Nicolai's picks for the most annoying mistakes you can make on a résumé:

1. Sloppiness

"The biggest mistake job seekers make: They are sloppy. They pay poor attention to detail. They are lazy!"
Nicolai said she has seen too many résumés with typos, unprofessional fonts, outdated information, and irrelevant information.

2. Summaries that are too long

Summaries are annoying when they are written in a formal tone and include too many adjectives, she said.
"After a while, the summaries can read like a lengthy chapter in a book," Nicolai told Business Insider. "It's better to list a few bullets with pointed achievements and a branded tagline stating, 'Known for achieving XYZ.'"

3. Too many buzzwords

Résumé jargon such as "out of the box," "team player," and "exceptional communicator" are "baseline expectations in today's market," Nicolai said. "A person who truly is a 'unique problem solver who works well in teams' will convey this succinctly and creatively on their résumé through a combination of few words and imagery."

4. Starting a bullet point with 'Responsible for'

This is another "lazy thing" she has seen too many times on résumés.
"Candidates need to understand that starting a sentence with 'responsible for' tells the reader what the job requirements were supposed to be, but it does not state that the candidate actually performed the functions," Nicolai said. "It does not state that the candidate was successful in these functions. Don't be lazy: Take the extra few minutes to explain what you accomplished — not what you were expected to accomplish."

5. Being too formal

Finally, she said she finds overly formal résumés annoying because they're not engaging and don't allow the reader to get a good sense of the applicant's personality.

6. Sticking to a template

Nicolai says too many people rely on résumé templates, which are readily found online.
"Templates are designed as a guide and not intended to be used as a cookie cutter," she told Business Insider. "Think of a template as a suit. A person wears a suit and adapts to his or her personal style. A résumé template is a framework to showcase your personal brand and most importantly your achievements."

7. Using awkward white space

"More often than not, candidates use too much or too little 'white space,'" she said. "Cramming too many words on one page with tiny margins and small font is annoying. And, on the reverse, having oceans of 'white space' with words justified to one side or the other of the resume is equally annoying."

8. Taking up too much space with your contact information

You should not be using four lines to list your name, address, email, and phone number.
"Save face by removing the address and condensing your name, phone number, and email to one line," Nicolai said. "Using your resume real estate (lines) is valuable and should be used for related achievements.
Jacquelyn Smith contributed to a previous version of this article.

Source http://www.businessinsider.com/annoying-mistakes-job-seekers-make-2017-3?amp%3Butm_medium=referral

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PatrickOkunima:
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There can never be a perfect CV. That’s something y’all should know by now.

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The truth is that there is no perfect CV. Adjustment and modification keeps coming up by the day. CVs vary according to discipline and experience. Most of these tutorials are mostly applicable to fresh graduates cos obviously they have little or no experience.
Accontant CVs will surely be different from that a Medical Practisioner. It even varies amongst Engineers. For example, as a Project Engineer, if your CV lack projects involved in or handled, then it lacks weight. They will hardly call u. Most Project Engineers CVs enters 3 pages.
So in a nut shell, for one to stand a chance of being interviewed, just try as much as possible to include the key factors (requirements) to your experience; as long as you can defend it.

Forget CV nonsense if you go get job you go get am sick an tired of seeing all this CV topics. In fact some people Got Employed without CV.

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No 9 - Using an Unprofessional Email address to submit Job application.

What Does Your Email Address Say About You?

First impressions are important when it comes to job seeking, and an email address can make quite a first impression. Often times, the email address is the first thing a hiring manager sees – before even seeing your name! Before you send out your next resume, consider what your email address alone might say about. Do you “appear” professional?

As most job applications are sent via email these days, your email address alone can play a huge role into whether or not your resume is opened. I have heard numerous stories from hiring managers about applications getting tossed simply because of someone’s email address. Often times, email addresses at face value appear to be spam and are never even opened. Email addresses like “sexykitten0007” or “bigmuscles”, for example, might be automatically filtered into a spam folder by an email server because of word content.

The good news is that hiring managers are quite straightforward in what they believe makes up an “unprofessional” or unappealing email address. While it may sound harsh that most hiring managers critique email addresses, it does happen because they do create a first impression.

Below are 7 deadly email sins to make sure to stay away from so you don’t end up in the “unprofessional” pile.

1. Wrong Name
John_smith@.....(dot)com (when your real name is David Jones)
Don’t confuse the reader from the start! Is your name John Smith or David Jones? There is no reason to have the hiring manager ask this type of question at the start of your resume.’

2. Fantasy Name
invisibleman@.....(dot)com
Are you applying for a job or are you auditioning for a video game?

3. Creepy Name
collegestrangler@.....(dot)com
Given the fact that over 80% of companies now run background checks on potential employees, there is no reason to give an employer the impression that you may have a criminal record.

4. Sportsperson:
tigerwoods50@.....(dot)com
This might have been ok when you were in high school, but not in the workplace.

5. The Numbers:
998877665544@.....(dot)com
Confusing! You are just asking for someone to send an email to the wrong place.

6. The Crude Name:
hairychest@.....(dot)com
Not a good first impression. Also, many of these email address contain words that will usually get filtered into the spam folder.

7. Confess love email address:
bonjovilover@.....(dot)com

Again, you are applying for a job, not a role as a groupie.

So… what should you do?
Stick to the basics. The best email address will contain your full or partial name, followed by either characters or numbers. Think about how most workplace email addresses are set up – most of them contain a combination of an employee’s first and last name. Try to mimic this – a professional email address represents a professional job Candidate. Don’t give your reader the wrong impression!

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Resume is not a yardstick to justify knowledge and productivity... A genius computer programmer might come up with a simple CV that you guys would call cv jargons but his knowledge is more profitable than his description on paper.... Enough of this CV thing abeg

This is so unnecessary..Person wey go get job go get job. There is nothing like a perfect CV.

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Factfinder1:
Resume is not a yardstick to justify knowledge and productivity... A genius computer programmer might come up with a simple CV that you guys would call cv jargons but his knowledge is more profitable than his description on paper.... Enough of this CV thing abeg

Your Moniker is "Factfinder1", you should know better. Simple mistakes on a CV can be very costly.

There can never be a perfect C.V. Different companies will require for different info. The only things I know that should be avoided in all C.Vs are grammatical error and wrong punctuation marks

CV, CV, CV all the time. A bunch of old men are sitting on top ur economy and all younger ones can do is talk about CV. Ok ride on.

qanda:

Your Moniker is "Factfinder1", you should know better. Simple mistakes on a CV can be very costly.

If no be poverty and bad state of our country Nigeria and Africa who for dey carry CV dey waka up and down dey find work wey dey pay peanuts?? Young people should wise up and learn profiting skills and be entrepreneurs this whole CV thing is a joke....89% has beautiful CV with empty brains and nothing to offer...most of them.get the jobs through political wills or because of who their referees are...make una rest abeg who CV help

ednut1:
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You should have known we don't reply nonentities as you are by now.
After 42 quotes from you, this Will be the first and only time we will respond to you.
Go look for your types to start an e-war with.
So swerve!

Apart from the spelling errors the rest observations are jst rubbish, if one is going to be employed.

Why didn't she build a CV to show let's see wer she is driving to

falcon01:
Forget CV nonsense if you go get job you go get am sick an tired of seeing all this CV topics. In fact some people Got Employed without CV.

Tell them oooo

mikaj:
There can never be a perfect CV. That’s something y’all should know by now.

Seconded

Ayam not even understanding anything this op and his Nicholai are saying sef... If God wan pick ur call him go pick am...CV or no CV!!!!
Abeg people like Davido get CV or Resumé
Mtcheeeeew!!

Since the day the year I passed out from NYSC till today. All I see is people coming to state different mistake we make n others. I think at the end of the day we would end up submitting empty paper as a CV or resume.

Those are her opinions.

Grammar, spellings, format and common sense are the only requirements. Get 10 HR personnel and they will come with different add-on expectations based on their personalities.

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Forget all this cv things. Cv dissent give you job. The only thing employers look at in the cv are you contact details and ur past working experience.

FYI i got a job without submitting a cv.

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Good thread.
Gone are the days of Submitting applications.
Entrepreneurship is bae!

. You sell spicy BBQGRILLS on nairaland. I wish i could know abit more about your person

Who CV EPP?

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