Biggest Red Flags Recruiters Have Seen On Resumes

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    Font - itisee899 · 3d A very unprofessional email is definitely one. You see some insane emails. I knew someone who got an email address that had "big daddy" in it. For anyone who needs a professional email address, personally I find any combination of your first, middle, last names, initials, and birthdate are all acceptable. In fact any numbers but 420, 69, etc. And 123 is fine. G Reply 1 572 3 ...
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    Font - Trithnania · 3d 1 Award We saw a guy apply for a masters degree internship in a scientific lab saying on the last page of his resume that he had invented the seventh law of magnetism or something like that followed by a nonsense description of what it was. The rest of the resume was absolutely fine, and we reminded ourselves that it is always crucial to read a resume to the end before making any decision. And piece of advice for anyone who applies somewhere and think they have an unrecogn
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    Font - Lvcivs2311 · 3d My father-in-law was once involved in a hiring process and saw a resume he threw out very quickly. Not only was it chronological instead of antichronological (not a red flag per se, but not very practical either). The first (and oldest) achievement the applicant put on it was her "shoelacing diploma". Yes, the thing we get in kindergarten when you have learned to tie your shoes. According to the applicant, it proved that she was a go- getter. To him, it proved that she lac
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    Font - Roaming_Pie · 3d Not in HR but I was recruiting nurses a few months back and had one resume that had a cover page with a large (approx A5 equiv) centred photo. I'm not fond of these in healthcare resumes. Then on the first page of the resume was a scale where she ranked herself out of 5. She rated her communication and attention to detail as 5/5 but her teamwork as 2/5. I didn't like the scoring and even worse I didn't like the low teamwork score where she applied for a ward nursing job.
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    Font - omnigear · 3d As someone who went through the ringers in the architecture field and now part of the hiring process . My advice is to keep resumes to one page . We really don't have time to go through two pages of awards and merits . And portfolios that are above 10 pages really are not necessary. We have gotten 30-40 page portfolios that are incomplete and look ugly . I rather see 5-10 good pages and a solid one page resumes . It automatically signals fluff to us , especially when the por
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    Font - DrDonut21 · 3d Had to check a few resumes for our vacant position: My biggest problem is lying: 1. Candidate says they have a lot of experience with a certain technology, but when asked, doesn't know anything. 2. Dates of employment or education don't match up. Had a guy claiming he had 4 jobs at the same time. 3. Experience doesnt add up: don't claim you have 10 years of experience with a framework created 5 years ago. O G Reply 4 569 3 ...
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    Font - EvenStephen85 · 3d Still spelling engineer wrong after getting the degree. Seriously - google that or listen to the autocorrect. I know math is your thing - not spelling, but still... G Reply 1 303 ...
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    Font - fluffofthewild · 3d I once had someone hand in a resume with 6 whole pages of job history, each one described with a paragraph of detail about the skills she'd learned and what the role involved. There must have 20 jobs on there? At least. She had also put the dates she started and left each job.... the longest was four months face palm G Reply 1 238 3 ...
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    Rectangle - PM_THE_REAPER • 3d Not HR, but recruited many times. Poor grammar and spelling. No relevant experience. Inconsistent fonts and layout. Too long. A well worded resume should convey enough in two pages to elicit an interview. O 6 Reply ↑ 626 3
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    Font - empty_pint_glass · 3d Was recruiting a while back for a couple of positions in my company. Got one cv that was 18 pages long detailing in minute detail everything this guy had done at previous jobs. Another included a 75 page portfolio. Suffice to say neither got an interview. One of the guys that got the job brought a short portfolio of a few pages with plenty of pictures to the interview. Far more appropriate. G Reply 4 314 3 + ...

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