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People spend a lot of time talking and thinking about what they can do to find and obtain their ideal job. Unfortunately, they don’t always stop and think about the things that they are doing that keep them from accomplishing this goal. One faux pas in the job search process can negate the effects of fifty things you do right. That’s why this article focuses on real life stories about resume issues that often keep people from getting invited to interview for the jobs they want.

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Further, your resume must be free of spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors. Do not describe your last job as one in which you did bunches of stuffs for costumers in the store. If you don’t know what is wrong with the above sentence, you should consider hiring a professional to write your resume. Use spell check, but don’t rely on it. “Costumers” is a word, so spell check is happy. Spell check doesn’t know that you really meant “customers”.

Your resume must be typed. No part of it can be handwritten. This means that if you move, you cannot use correction fluid to block the old address and write the new one over it. When typing your resume, select a font that is easy to read and that will fax well. Verdana, Arial, and Helvetica in 12 point are ideal for resumes. Make sure your resume is clean, neat, and professional in appearance. Do not send wrinkled or smudged resumes to prospective employers. Do not use scented, patterned, or pastel paper. White, gray, and beige are the perfect colors for resume paper. If you mail your resume, use a matching envelope that is typed.

Make sure that you include contact information on your resume. If you forget to put your phone number on your resume, the employer isn’t going to hunt you down. The employer will move on to someone who pays attention to “little” details like this. Make sure any e-mail address on your resume is appropriate. Email addresses along the lines of gangsta@whatever.com, redneckboy@whatever.com, or sethsmom@whatever.com are inappropriate. You can get a free e-mail account from a number of sources to use just for job hunting. If you include an e-mail address on your resume, make sure to check for messages regularly. If you don’t respond to an inquiry from an employer in a reasonable period of time, the assumption will be that you are not interested.

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