8 Mistakes You’re Making on Your Résumé—and How to Fix Them

As an executive recruiter, most of the candidates we present to our clients are not even looking for a new position when we first approach them. We develop a profile based on the client’s requirements and then go out and find the right people for the job—whether they’re looking for a new position or not.

Consequently, many of our candidates do not have updated resumes available and often have to scramble to pull something together in short order. Because of the quick turn around time, we see lots of suboptimal resumes thrown together by very busy people. One of the benefits of working with a recruiter is that we catch all the mistakes, from the smallest to the most cringe-worthy.

What if you’re not working with a recruiter, though? I get lots of unsolicited resumes as well and they frequently include the same kinds of gaffes that my rushed candidates produce. Send a resume like that to a human resources manager or hiring authority and it may end up straight in the circular file.

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