Two minutes.Twenty seconds.Six seconds. Research quoted times for how long someone will look at your resume.
DO NOT clutter your resume with these 18 unnecessary items.
1. Your full legal name
2. Your street address
3. Multiple phone numbers
4. Multiple email addresses
5. Social media URL’s or icons
7. Graphics, embedded tables, headers or footers, color or unusual fonts
9. Discriminatory information
10. Bad grammar and buzzwords
12. Jargon or abbreviations
13. Reasons why you left previous positions
14. Salary history
15. Use of first person
17. Length longer than two pages
18. Naming your resume “RESUME”
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