Are you one of those who adorns your work resume a lot? Do you include a photo? Out everything! This is what you must delete so that it does not end up in the trash.
For years the leitmotiv of the resumes it was: the more the better. Had have decorate it as much as possible even inventing things, or adding half truths. This is not like that.
With successive economic crises and the pandemic, the reality is that there are more people looking for work than ever, and recruiters have to read dozens of resumes a day. So if one is too thick or full of unimportant things … it will end up in the trash before the recruiter reaches your strengths.
We agree that you have to reduce the curricula but … what should we remove? Peter Yang, CEO of ResumeGo, a service specialized in the creation of resumes, you know. Not in vain he reads more than 1,000 a year. In a interview on CNBC that comes to us via Daniel Cáceres from Business Insider, explains us everything to remove on resumes.
The photo
In these times of telecommuting and the rise of online and remote professions, a photograph is less and less important.
Peter Yang even sees it as an unprofessional fact, since what matters in a job is your training and experience, not your appearance.
So unless you want to work for the public, it is not necessary to include a photo.
Your postal address
In the same way, writing where you live is rarely relevant to a job title. At least in a first contact.
And even less, if it is a remote work.
An old email
Be careful with using emails such as Hotmail or Yahoo!. They still work, but they create the feeling of dated and old-fashioned.
For labor issues use Gmail or, better yet, Outlook.
The first person
Using too much personal pronouns and the first person, generates a feeling of egocentrism. Don’t use phrases like “I have managed“or”I completed“It’s difficult when you have to talk about yourself, but they can be interspersed with neutral phrases like:”Completed Tasks: Managing …“.
Irrelevant hobbies
As this expert explains “Many people have hobbies, and it is believed that they are unique for this reason, and that including them in the CV will make them stand out from other candidates“.
The reality is that. What contributes to a job as a programmer, for example, that you like skiing or that you go horseback riding on weekends?
Recruiters get bored reading these things, so leave only hobbies directly related to the job.
Too many soft skills
The Soft Skills are secondary skills that are positive, but they are not critically important to completing a job.
For instance “I like to keep a database of the tasks I do at work“or”I’m good at working on multiple teams at the same time“They are interesting skills, but they are not essential if you are only going to work on one task, or alone.
Peter Yang recommends eliminate those that are not relevant to the job, and the rest focus them towards objectives.
Instead of “I’m good at working on multiple teams at the same time“, best “I helped Group X and Group Y to finish tasks W and Z“.
Work experiences from 10 or 15 years ago
Unless experience is highly valued in the profession, It is not advisable to include in the curriculum what you worked on decades ago. In many cases it is irrelevant because technologies or work methods that have changed today were used, so it no longer serves to add value to your current job.
Do it only if it is something very relevant and important, or if you do not have other close work experiences.
If you apply these tips, your resume will be more digestible for recruiters, and the chances of being called for an interview will increase. Lucky!