What should you leave off your resume?
- Photos - the only people who need to include these are models, actors, actresses and possibly air cabin crew.
- Any sort of failure - exams, marriages, businesses, etc.
- Reasons for leaving each job.
- Salary information - this can only be used to reject your application. If an advertisement specifically requests this information you can always include the information in your cover letter.
- Fancy patterns/borders - these detract from your presentation
- Title pages, binders and folders are usually unnecessary and can be off-putting (though if you are doing a special presentation, enclosing your resume in a binder may look more impressive)
- Do not include a list of publications if you are a scientist, unless they are asked for.
- Leave out age, date of birth, weight, height, health, or any other personal information that is irrelevant to your application.
- Do not use poor quality photocopies of your resume - they make it look as though you are sending off your resume to lots of companies and that you may not be too bothered who you work for.
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- Why are resumes rejected?
- What information will you need?
- What should you leave out?
- Selecting your resume format
- General resume writing tips
- Example resume performance
- How to write a performance resume
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- How to write a functional resume
- Sample resume targeted
- How to write a targeted resume
- The alternative resume
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- How to write a student / graduate resume
- Word-processing and printing
- Cover letters