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Common Resume Blunders
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/51bb1cf1-276b-49fd-bc85-aec31618450f/D8375545-2800-4100-B199-F132ACF0BC18/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164" href="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164" style="font-size: 11px;">www.fastweb.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><P>Make sure your resume is top-notch by avoiding the top 10 resume blunders: </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>1. Too Focused on Job Duties</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>2. Flowery or General Objective Statement</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>3. Too Short or Too Long </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>4. Using Personal Pronouns and Articles </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>5. Listing Irrelevant Information </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>6. Using a Functional Resume When You Have a Good Career History </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><P>The modified chronological format is often the most effective. Here's the basic layout: </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><UL> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Header (name, address, email address, phone number). </LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Lead with a strong profile section detailing the scope of your experience and areas of proficiency. </LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Reverse chronological employment history emphasizing achievements in the past 10 to 15 years. </LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Education (New grads may put this at the top). </LI></UL></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>7. Not Including a Summary Section That Makes an Initial Hard Sell </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>8. Where Are the Keywords? </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164">Determine keywords by reading job descriptions that interest you and include them in your resume</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>9. References Available </B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164">Only use this statement to signal the end of a long resume or to round out the design</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104589?id=20F03V8SV1KS.9fac348f6b0ad1cddc3869a86307d164"><B>10. 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