PHOTO HUNT: What NOT to Put on Your Resume

Debbi Lund

2/11/2013 9:44:06 AM #

You missed one, I think. Mixed tenses in the first set of experience data - present and past.

Gordon Wagner

2/12/2013 11:22:19 AM #

Meanwhile, back in the HR office, the bored Catbert HR director casually sifts through a pile of resumes from starving job seekers, flicking the ones that do not feature satisfactory typography into the trash can. You know this kind of HR person. Yawning and filing their nails while they're allegedly listening to your experience on the phone. Then they say "What?" No, I'm not making this up.

HR... didn't "Human Resources" used to be "Personnel" back when companies considers employees to be persons and not resources..?

Robert Kehoe

2/12/2013 12:06:37 PM #

Development, Inc., Development International, and Developers International.  Seems like John Smith doesn't know the name of his employer.  If they are three different companies, he needs to indicate this more clearly.

B Hill

2/12/2013 1:40:48 PM #

Using an aol email address is a mistake. Update it to gmail etc.

No achievements listed in job history.

No date of graduation.

Bob O

2/12/2013 4:46:56 PM #

@B Hill: Indicating a date of graduation could allow the employer to approximate the age of the candidate - I leave mine off....

Wendie

2/13/2013 5:34:56 PM #

Honestly, no professional job seeking in this tight market would even send out a resume like the example you provided.  Also, whom ever is monitoring this blog is not doing their job very well.  I registered with KForce two months ago and I have not received a reply, a phone call, or any type of response.  So after this comment is written, I will be unsubscribing.  

Alnersh

2/19/2013 6:16:44 PM #

- contact phone is missing  
- Family info is not needed
- spelling mistakes (implimenting)
- irrelevant skill(soft ball ..)
- experience not in date order
- conflict of information (he seems to be working  in one company and says 'top companies'
- employer location is missing
- skills do not match experience
- availability is missing
- salary range is missing

Cara Barone

2/21/2013 11:05:51 AM #

Hi everyone! I’m responding on behalf of Kforce. Thanks for all of your feedback.

@Debbi – good catch! You’re correct they should all be consistent and present tense.

@Robert – sorry for the confusion, Robert. Yes, in this example they're 3 different companies.

@Wendie – thanks for reaching out. Our records indicate a Kforce recruiter contacted you in early December; we’re sorry if you did not receive the correspondence. We apologize for the miscommunication but appreciate your feedback.