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10 Things to Never Put on Your Resume

Author : Myrtis Smith
A resume is not meant to be your life story. You do not have to bare your soul and share every ugly detail of your work history. Your resume is your personal sales brochure whose only purpose is to get you an interview. To help show yourself in the best possible light, carefully choose what you put on and leave off of your resume.

You should (almost) never include the following:

1. Dates that reveal your age. Sad to say, but age discrimination is alive and well. Ways to avoid revealing your age include not showing the year you graduated from college and not listing all of your work experience (only include the most recent years that are most applicable to the position you are applying for). If you are applying for a position that requires many years of experience, then your age may be an asset, otherwise don't take that chance.

2. Hobbies. Unless your hobby is directly related to your career, it's best to leave it off. Showing too many activities can cause the employer to worry if they will interfere with your work. In addition, the space used for discussing your hobbies could be better spent on discussing your skills. The interview may provide you with an opportunity to talk about your hobbies as it provides you with an opportunity to show how well rounded
you are.

3. "References available upon request." This is a waste of space. Most often when you fill out the job application there will be a place for you to list your references. Use the space on your resume to discuss job specific information.

4. Generic objectives. Objectives like "To obtain a challenging position in a fortune 500 company" don't say anything. Your objective statement should be custom tailored to the position and the company you are applying for. You can also replace your objective statement with a skills summary or professional summary if you think that will better serve you.

5. Short lived jobs. Employers don't like job hoppers. Most employers want to believe that their employees will be around long enough for them to recoup the dollars spent on training. Leave off any jobs that you only worked at for a few months. If you worked several jobs with a temporary or contracting agency, list the agency as your employer and each job as a project or assignment. Of course when it comes time to fill out the job application list all of your employers even the short ones; but by then hopefully you'll already have an interview scheduled where you can then address any concerns or issues.

6. GPA. Once you are more than a couple of years out of college, your GPA becomes fairly irrelevant. The only exception to this may be careers where there is heavy emphasis placed on education; in that case it may do you good to include your GPA or class ranking. But even in those situations, if your GPA was average or low, don't draw attention to that fact by listing it.

7. Information that reveals your religion, gender, sexual preference, political party, or anything else remotely controversial.

8. More experience than the job requires. If the position only calls for 5 years of experience, your first task should be to ensure your resume shows 5 years of solid of experience. Don't waste space by listing 20 years of mostly non-applicable experience. This is not to say that you can't list additional experience, but your first priority should be to show the experience they are asking for. If your resume starts to run long, cut out extraneous employment information that is not directly related to the specific job you are pursuing.

9. High School Information. If you've gone to college, you almost never need to list your high school information. The only exception to this may be if you live in a city where your high school is well known or greatly respected, then it may provide you with a little clout. On the other hand it could also backfire on you; if your interviewer didn't go to that high school, there may be some animosity there. High school rivalries are a funny thing. So what if you didn't go to college? Remember, education does not have to be limited to formal education. You can call the section "Training" and include job training or classes you've taken.

10. Anything negative. This should go without saying but just in case, never put anything on your resume that is negative or shows you in a bad light. The point of a resume is to help you get a job, not eliminate you from consideration.

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Myrtis Smith is the founder of Premeditated Life. At Premeditated Life we have one focus - Your Career. As a career coach I offer a variety of services designed to improve your professional skills, support you in your career goals and transitions, and empower your job search. For a FREE Career Assessment contact us at: coaching@premeditatedlife.com

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