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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
7 Deadly Sins of Resume Writing
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1, Pride: Resumes may proudly represent your successes, but back them up with numbers so those reading your resume can understand how you were able to accomplish your professional successes.
2, Envy: Resumes should never mention you did your boss’s job on a regular basis or acting “Acting Vice President” because you did all the work anyway.
3, Anger: Resume writing must be completed without emotion. Even if you were fired, mistreated or sexually harassed.
4, Greed: It is important that a resume not list any sort of salary requirement. A cover letter could mention a range only if required.
5,Sloth (laziness): Be sure that you articulate how you made a difference specific to your background. Do not use a friend’s resume with the same title with your company.
6, Gluttony: Do not take all the credit for projects you worked on in your resume. Give credit where credit is due.
7, Lust: The only place in a resume where lust could come through to a reader is in the e-mail address. Many people put e-mail addresses that are inappropriate for a resume (making sexual references in one way or another).
