Are you making these 7 mistakes on your resume - Sterling Career Concepts

Are you making these 7 mistakes on your resume Are you making these 7 mistakes on your resume? My resume is on the back of this T-shirt. T-shirt by BlackBird Tees 1.   Does your resume style match your industry? Artistic and creative fields such as marketing and advertising lend themselves well to getting a bit more creative, dynamic in a resume. The only exception would be if you’re applying for marketing positions at companies in a more conservative industry (i.e., investment banking). 2.   Are you highlighting your community involvement and leadership roles? Complement your professional experience with community service involvement and roles with non-profits, and be sure to highlight any leadership roles that you have held. 3.   Are you highlighting appropriate skills for your field? If you’re pursuing a career in marketing or advertising, highlight your knowledge of social media. If you’re pursuing a role in IT, be sure to review your technology skill set. This can either be part of your summary section or as a separate section at the end of the resume. 4.   How long is just right? Sticking to one page is generally best for young professionals, but beyond that, there are no hard-fast rules about resume length. If you can present your background and strengths succinctly on one page, do it. If after a certain number of years, say 7-9 years, you find yourself repeatedly shrinking your margins and reducing your font size to remain on one page, give yourself the luxury of moving to a second page. You have my permission. An overly-packed page of text becomes difficult to read. 5.   Are you still starting off with an objective statement? A summary statement showcases  what you can do for a potential employer; an objective statement is all about you want. The most up-to-date resume formats capitalize on that difference and lead off with a headline, possibly a sub-headline, a summary paragraph, and list of core competencies. Objective statements are passé. Be honest with yourself, the reader doesn’t care about your objective. They care about hiring the right match for their needs. 6.   Are you overdoing it with the bullet points? Some resumes are all bullets, all the time. Others are in paragraph form without a bullet in sight. Which is correct? Which is better? Neither! Too many bullets begin to run together, and lengthy paragraphs become hard for the reader to digest. I utilize a hybrid style that combines both short paragraphs and bulleted accomplishment statements. 7.   Are your professional references available upon request? Of course, you have professional references available upon request. What job seeker would not have professional references available upon request! It’s no longer customary to include this phrase on a resume. It’s assumed. Something to also consider is that many recruiters nowadays may click through to check your LinkedIn profile for recommendations before asking for professional references so be sure your LinkedIn profile is complete.