The Biggest Resume Red Flags

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Which of following could be considered a resume red flag?

Only stating 3 out of 5 of your best qualities

Having too much volunteer work

If you were raised in a small town

An undergraduate student not having an internship

How could changing jobs and or companies very frequently be considered a red flag on your resume?

It might show that you are not committed to sticking with a job

Having a wide variety of work experience is confusing

Companies are more likely to hire you if it's your first job

None of the above

How can you edit your resume to be specific to the company you are perusing?

Use the same resume for all the jobs you are applying for in order to save yourself time

Include skills that the job description doesn't include to show you are well-rounded

Research the company's core values and incorporate them in your resume

All of the above

Adding in keywords in your resume isn’t important if you just graduated college.

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False

Why is it a bad idea to lengthen your resume by adding unnecessary information?

The longer you make it the more likely you are to make a mistake

Short resumes are less time consuming to create

You want to save some topics for the interview

Hiring managers have a lot of resumes to review so you should be short and to the point

The longer you make your resume the more likely you are to land the job.

True

False

How can you decide what skills to include on your resume?

Only include skills that you can elaborate on and give specific examples of how you've displayed them

List all skills that are needed for that job even if you don't have them

Include skills that you plan to obtain in the future

None of the above