What Are the Most Common Resume Mistakes Candidates Make

What Are the Most Common Resume Mistakes Candidates Make Resumes are tough to perfect  and unfortunately job seekers continue to make the same errors time after time, which can let them down on their hunt for a new job. This week we asked the Undercover Recruiter community to let us know what the  most common and critical resume/CV mistakes that candidates make are and in turn, what they can improve on. There are all sorts of different factors that can contribute to the quality and effectiveness of a candidates CV and we received a whole spectrum of responses from the community,  ranging from spelling and grammar mistakes, to making the document too general for the  specific role they are applying for. Heres what you had to say on the topic: C. Holly Wilbanks Principal at  The Wilbanks Consulting Group Spelling and grammar mistakes. Still. In 2016. Spell check should be the final step before saving and submitting. Forget, and you can forget being considered for the role. Charlotte Miles Senior HR Consultant Lazy CVsseveral tenses being used incorrectly, missing words, spelling errors, not enough information in key skills, too much information about an old Saturday job! Renee Fortin Associate Vice President at  lEntremetteuse Sending a general cv and cover letter, not adapted to the job there are seeking. Praveen K. Dewan IT Recruitment Specialist and Managing Partner at  Antal International Network Poor formatting. Makes the CV unreadable. Agata Mikolajczyk HR Brand Manager at  Sila Brandu Photos selfies, family photos, funny photos etc. Duarte Mendonça Associate Director of Talent Acquisition at  Midland Memorial Hospital Having an Objective section on the resume. Arely Susana (Guccione) Lodge Contract Human Resources at  TriNet Four or more pages long. Melissa Matos Operations Manager at  Lloyd Staffing Personal info with picture included Kimberly Hadley Talent Acquisition Specialist at  Invenio Solutions Inc. Not providing enough information about duties and responsibilities under their work experience.