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Applying to multiple open positions at the same company
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This isn’t so much a problem with the structure of your resume as it is with what you do with it. There is very little chance that one person will be legitimately qualified for multiple positions in a company, so if you apply to more than one on the company job board, you risk irreparably undermining your credibility.
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Irrelevant clutter
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Although you may have been king of the chess club at John Smith high school, if it doesn’t relate to the job for which you are applying, get rid of it. Some hiring managers will think you don’t have anything meaningful to talk about. Note: this same rule may not apply in Europe where CV’s are oftentimes much more detailed and personal than in the United States.
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Hobbies
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As we just mentioned, this is relevant only if you are applying for jobs in North America (and possibly a few other places). By and large though, American companies don’t care what you do with your free time and don’t want to know. Although it may not be so much of a red flag, it can certainly get your resume discarded in the initial stages.
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Age
Source: reddit
Age discrimination in jobs is a real thing. Standard advice for older candidates is to leave your graduation date off your resume . Also, only use ONE space after periods. Double spaces are actually used to screen out older candidates (we know, you learned on a typewriter).
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Obsolete work experience
Source: reddit
This goes for older candidates as well. If you start listing things you did 20 years ago, all that is going to tell someone is that you are too old for the job. Anything that is more than 15-20 years old is probably no longer relevant in most industries.
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