Two minutes. Twenty seconds. Six seconds. Research quoted times for how long someone will look at your resume. DO NOT clutter your resume with these 18 unnecessary items.

1. 18Resume
No-Nos!

2. Two minutes.
Twenty seconds.
Six seconds.
Research quoted times for
how long someone will look
at your resume.

3. DO NOT clutter your resume with
these 18 unnecessary items.

4. 1. Your full legal name

5. 2. Your street address

6. 3. Multiple phone numbers

7. 4. Multiple email addresses

8. 5. Social media URL’s or icons

9. 6. Pictures

10. 7. Graphics,
embedded
tables,
headers or
footers, color
or unusual
fonts

11. 8. An objective

12. 9. Discriminatory information

13. 10. Bad
grammar and
buzzwords

14. 11. Typos

15. 12. Jargon or abbreviations

16. 13. Reasons
why you left
previous
positions

17. 14. Salary history

18. 15. Use of
first person

19. 16. References

20. 17. Length
longer than
two pages

21. 18. Naming
your resume
“RESUME”

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