The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make On Their Resumes

The 5 Big Mistakes
People Make
OnTheir Resumes

DidYou Know?
There are currently
10.5M unemployed
Americans The average job search
takes 35 weeks
On average,
118 people apply
for any given job,
but only 20%
receive an interview
50% of resumes
never make it
through a company’s
talent-management
software (ATS)
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Let’s take a look at the 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make OnTheir
Resumes.

Not realizing the top 1/3rd of your resume is
your “Sales Zone”
 Most people think of their resume as just a piece of paper
that shows their work experience and education.
 They don’t think of it as a way to promote / sell
themselves to the hiring manager.
Resume Mistake #1

Solutions:
 The top 1/3rd, of your resume is the “sales
zone”.This is where you should highlight your
top strengths & achievements.
 Use action verbs to deliver hard-hitting &
relevant achievements.
 Use data, facts, statistics - anything that
demonstrates the results & benefits of your
work.
Resume Mistake #1

 When most people describe their
work experience on a resume, they
describe what their daily tasks were or
what their job description was.
 This does not tell the employer what
they want to know… What specific
results did you get for the company?
Resume Mistake #2
Describing your work experience in vague terms
or in task-oriented wording

Solutions:
 The employer is mainly interested in the specific results you
can provide, so use facts & data that clearly show the
results you got at your former company.
 Weave sentences together with action words to show how
you solved problems or added value.
 Only include work experience that is most relevant to the
position you are seeking.
Resume Mistake #2

 The ApplicantTracking System (ATS) filters out
50% of incoming resumes because they don’t
contain the right keywords that match the
employer’s initial screening requirements.
Resume Mistake #3
Failing to use industry-specific keywords, your
resume may get filtered out by the Applicant
Tracking System (ATS)

Solutions:
 Using industry-specific keywords shows that you know
their industry & that you have relevant experience.
 Find relevant keywords in their job descriptions.
 Include industry-specific technology, certifications &
core-competency keywords.
 Using these keywords will help get your resume past the
ApplicantTracking System (ATS) & onto the next stage:
human-review.
Resume Mistake #3

Your resume is hard to read or leaves the reader
confused
 The average recruiter or hiring manager will give your resume
less than a six-second glance.
 If your resume is not written or formatted correctly, it will
not pass this initial “human review / scan” and yours will be
part of the 80% of resumes that do not get an interview.
Resume Mistake #4

Solutions:
 When your resume is easy to scan and it
highlights your specific results, your resume
gets favorable attention.
 Place your most relevant details at the top of
each section.
 Create separate sections for professional
summary, career history, education, volunteer
work, etc.
 Proofread your resume… And then, proofread
again!
Resume Mistake #4

Thinking your resume alone will get you the job
 Most people think they can do their job search the same way it
was done a few years ago. But today’s job market is extremely
competitive.
 It requires more than just updating your resume, posting it
online and waiting for the phone to ring…
 That's because the “good jobs” are not found this way.
Resume Mistake #5

Solutions:
 Most people don’t know that 94% of hiring
managers use LinkedIn to find new talent. So,
your LinkedIn profile should be optimized &
aligned with your resume to showcase your
high value to the employer.
 Sadly, only 36% of job seekers use LinkedIn to
help them find employment.
 There’s a huge opportunity for you to move
ahead of your competition by getting your
LinkedIn profile optimized so that it appears for
relevant searches by recruiters!
Resume Mistake #5

We hope you’ve enjoyed this video about the 5 BIG mistakes
people make on their resumés!

And, although we only covered 5 of the biggest mistakes people
make on their resumés, did you know that there are many more
mistakes that people make?

And, although we only covered 5 of the biggest mistakes people
make on their resumés, did you know that there are many more
mistakes that people make?
Many of these mistakes are seemingly small errors, but they can
make all the difference in the world when a hiring manager throws
your resume out and keeps someone else's.

Wouldn’t you agree that it would be very difficult to get a $50,000
a year job with a $20,000 a year resumé?

Wouldn’t you agree that it would be very difficult to get a $50,000 a
year job with a $20,000 a year resumé?
Likewise, it’s very difficult to get a $100,000 a year job with a
$50,000 resumé.

In other words, the quality of your resumé matters!

In other words, the quality of your resumé matters!
Your resumé must be at the quality & sophistication level of the
job you’re seeking or it will be thrown out!

You see, your resumé goes ahead of you and its job is to make a
GREAT first impression and convince the hiring manager to
schedule an interview with you.

You see, your resumé goes ahead of you and its job is to make a
GREAT first impression and convince the hiring manager to
schedule an interview with you.
And if your resumé does not impress them or is not up to their
standards, guess where it goes?

So, don’t treat your resumé lightly – it representsYOU.

So, don’t treat your resumé lightly – it representsYOU.
And it should represent you - at your best!

So, how do you ensure that your resume is going to do
this incredibly important job for you?

How do you make absolutely sure that your resumé will
confidently “sell” you and impress the hiring manager?

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