A recent survey by JobsCentral provides a good reminder of classic resume writing mistakes, that drive recruiters/employers in Singapore up the wall.
- Job experience that does not match the job applied for – 68.9%
- Insufficient information and gaps – 49%
- Unreasonable salary demand – 39.4%
- Irrelevant information – 34.8%
- Poor language – 33.3%
- Resumes that are too long – 26.3%
- Bad and unprofessional photograph – 22.2%
- Fanciful fonts and style – 18.4%
- Not providing references – 4.3%
Luckily all these mistakes can be easily avoided and here are some of our articles to help with that:
- EYE TRACKING TECHNOLOGY REVEALS HOW RECRUITERS SELECT OR REJECT RESUMES
- 5 HANDCRAFTED RESUME TEMPLATES
- COVER UP THOSE AWKWARD GAPS IN YOUR WORK HISTORY
- HOW TO WRITE A RESUME THAT WOOS RECRUITERS – DESCRIBING YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS
- HOW TO WRITE A RESUME THAT WOOS RECRUITERS – MAKE GOOD USE OF PRIME REAL ESTATE
- THERE ARE NO RULES FOR RESUME LENGTH
- RESUME FORMAT , THEORY VS. PRACTICE