Information to Skip on your Resume, follow us at http://resume.ae

In a hurry to make our resumes, we often add information that may be irrelevant. To help you out in the resume making process, we have created a checklist for you that tells you the information you can avoid putting on your resume. Read to find more below:

1. Personal Data: Personal Information such as your marital status, religion, etc., are not required. These are areas that employers would not be allowed to question you upon and having these aspects included in your resume can lead to an outright discrimination. Unless you are applying for positions outside your home country, where this information may be of importance, it can be included. To add more substance to your resume, you can include a link to your portfolio/personal website provided that it contains professional content.

2. Desired Salary:  Whenever possible, avoid stating your salary in your resume, unless a job position requires you to include it. If you really need to add the salary amount you are expecting, write it as a range. You do not want to quote an amount that is higher than the average offering or quote an amount that is below the starting range. Use your cover letter as a platform to address the salary range expectations.

3. A Creation Date: Whilst creating your resume, do not add the date of creation, albeit it’s being posted online. Online resume databases usually have the ability to track the creation date of your resume.  

4. References: It is not necessary to include references on your resume. You can also mention “references available on request” if required, but once again this practice is dated. It is a general assumption that you will provide employers with references if asked for them.

5. Buzzwords: Yes, all employers are aware that you are probably someone who is a “team player,” and “strong communication skills.” But so does the other person, whose CV is right after yours, and the one after that too.  Needless to say, these words have become so common that they elicit a yawn every time an employer is made to go through these CV’s. Try using more active words and phrases that reflect you as a go-getter rather than someone who is just talks.

Use the tips above to build your perfect graduate resume. Like what you see but don’t have the time to implement? Visit www.resume.ae or call 800RESUME for professional CV writing services at Resume.ae, one of the leading resume writing service providers in the UAE. 

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