Those kinds of mistakes can get even the most qualified job candidate thrown into
that bad pile of resumes — completely taken out of consideration for a position.
Not exact matches
Minority applicants may fare even
worse in the
resume pile at companies purporting to support diversity than they would at companies that don't make the claim, shows a new study from the University
of Toronto.
Read on to receive a few tips from recruiters who have plenty
of experience sorting
resumes into the good, the
bad, and the truly unworthy
piles!
You may be excellent at your job with the credentials to prove it but if your
resume doesn't shine, it may end up at the bottom
of the
pile, or
worse.
In a job search,
bad evidence, or having no evidence, does nothing to set you apart and only sends your
resume to the bottom
of the
pile.
If any
of these things do not meet their criteria, they move your
resume into the «
bad pile.»
Even the most innocent
of errors can be enough to get your
resume sent to the bottom
of the
pile, or
worse, sent straight to the trash bin.