Related: 3 Ways Your Executive
Resume Falls Flat.
If
your resume falls flat, you won't likely get a callback.
* Is
your resume falling flat?
You should be aware that in any profession, spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, inconsistent formatting, and fabrications or lies can make
a resume fall flat.
Not exact matches
A
resume can easily
fall flat when there's a struggle with its words, when it doesn't tell a story, or doesn't tell it well.
Many times these clients come up with what they believe is an «okay»
resume only to use it in the job market and have it
fall flat.
This
resume will
fall flat when used in the job market.
Targeting and research: A generic
resume covering too many bases will
fall flat.
Recruiters have often seen candidates with the perfect
resume fall completely
flat during interviews.
A generic
resume that tries to cover too many bases will probably
fall flat.
Unfortunately, most
resumes severely lack in nuance, and therefore,
fall flat on the hiring decision maker's -LSB-...]
I appreciate your recruiter's perspective; your «actively driving and evaluating the
resume sifting process» provides you the insight as to what works and what
falls flat when a job search candidate seeks to make a «powerful first impression.»
Why would you submit a dynamic
resume and
fall flat on your cover letter?
Without these words, however, your
resume may
fall flat.
But this usually
falls flat because of common
resume mistakes.