Job Seekers Common Mistakes

Thinking about it, there are thousands of resume piled up on a hiring manger’s desk every year; this is more reason why you should avoid any silly mistakes that would make your application end up in the shredder. Surely there are better ways how to write a resume. Below are some mistakes that experienced hiring managers regularly encounter from many applications sent.

Too Loud

At this tough times where getting a job to pay off bills is something that sounds unheard of, landing a position can sometimes make you desperate to an extent that you want to impress the hiring managers as much as you could. Sometimes to a point where you sound too loud which makes your credentials look bad and lowers down your value. You got to know that like any walks or angles in life, there are limits; you have to balance it. A good picture would be saying that you manage a lot of monetary figures, this could sound impressive in a wrong sense; but, it would be better if you could translate this in percentage. This also applies to fresh graduates saying too much about their grades; just keep it discrete.

Business Etiquette

Keep in mind that your application is your business proposal. You are selling your skills which means that you need to use proper addresses unlike keeping in touch with your personal ones; you don’t say "Hi" and "Thanks" in your cover letter. You should use "Dear Name Here" and "Sincerely."

Stuffing

Over using keywords; a good rule of thumb is to use 1 action verb or keyword per description. Don’t reuse it again, this could sound unintelligent and could devalue your application. Remember that a machine could sort your application, but the end evaluation is still the hiring managers. If you just stuff your application with keywords just to beat the machine, then in the end you would still fail to impress the hiring managers.

Personal

Companies naturally reject application with personal details like pictures, age, marital status, and so on. If you want your application to pass through more than the skimming process, you should take a note not to include this irrelevant information. What matters are your skills, remember?

Fonts and Format

Your application has to be consistently professional all the way, including the type of fonts. Keep in mind that hiring managers are only interested on your skills; what benefit could you offer to the company if you use colored and fancy fonts? If you want to stand out, focus your attention in keeping your application professionally done. Ariel, Courier or other clean and professional looking fonts would do, of course everything has to be black in color. It would also help to expand your text or wording format to make it easier for hiring managers to spot the keywords and it’s pleasant to skim.

Crease and Crumple

Folding your application will ruin everything you worked hard for. Be careful not to have any crease or crumple on your application. If you are sending it through mail, invest on a larger envelope to make sure your resume looks good.