Smart Women Society: How to write the perfect resume and CV mistakes
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An Australian career coach has revealed the three resume mistakes you should never make if you want to land your dream job.
The faux pas includes having a resume longer than two pages, adding a photo of yourself and full address, and including all of your previous work experience.
The tips were shared with TikTok by Smart Women Societya page dedicated to helping women to “win in life” and find success.
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An Australian career coach shared the three resume mistakes you should never make if you want to get a job
The career coach said resumes should never be longer than two pages because “recruiters spend an average of seven seconds looking at your resume.”
“Keep it short and sweet.”
The second common mistake is to include your photo or full address, as “the recruiter only needs to know and state the city you live in.”
The last mistake is to include all your previous work experience.
“Include only things that are relevant and valuable to your application,” she said.
Supporters of the Smart Woman Society were grateful for the advice.
“Thanks for the tip,” a woman said.
The association creates career game plans and budgeting templates to help women plan and save, they also share job advice and budgeting tips online.
They previously shared advice on what to wear to a job interview
“Check the company’s website or social media pages and get an idea of what their staff wear to work,” says a career coach.
‘Then always dress a level higher than what their team wears.’
She explained that if the team is dressing casually, you should wear smart casual clothes, and if they dress in business-professional style, you should wear professional attire.
Earlier, an Australian career coach and recruitment consultant revealed the words and phrases to avoid in a resume for a greater chance of success.
Simon Bennett, of Glide Outplacement and Career Coaching, said: To search it is essential to avoid using common buzzwords – including ‘punctual’, ‘motivated’, ‘loyal’, ‘energetic’, ‘team player’, ‘enthusiastic’, ‘customer-oriented’ and ‘people person’.
“These words are often overused and rarely supported by concrete examples,” Bennett said.
Simon Bennett, of Glide Outplacement and Career Coaching, told Seek it is essential to avoid the inclusion of common ‘buzzwords’
Carefully selecting the right wording for a resume is crucial as it gives the employer confidence that you are the perfect person for the job and the company.
Bennett explained that job seekers often use these popular words to “sound competent,” but employers want to see how the candidate embodies these characteristics.
‘Almost every employer will be looking for this’ [common] traits, but anyone can say they have them,” he said, so it’s important to give examples in addition to the trait itself.
Carefully selecting the right wording for a resume is crucial as it gives the employer confidence that you are the perfect person for the job and the company
Instead of using the words themselves, replace them with a powerful action verb, such as avoid “motivated” and use “developed” or “achieved” instead, then follow suit.
“These kinds of action verbs attract attention and excite the reader,” Bennett said.
“These words help to highlight your skills and abilities and demonstrate the success you have achieved in previous jobs.”
Julian Williamson, director and founder of The Jobseeker Agency, supported this, saying on Twitter: “Without corroborating evidence to show you have those characteristics, buzzwords are just words that many other people also use and therefore have little value.”
You can demonstrate skills by explaining how long you’ve been with an organization, how you’re “customer-centric,” what you accomplished in your previous role, or how you exceeded your boss’s or customer’s expectations.
Bennett explained that job seekers often use these words to “sound competent,” but employers want to see how the candidate embodies these characteristics
Williamson also said that a company is looking for a specific desired skill rather than “enthusiastic” or “hardworking” qualities.
“It’s much better to use facts and figures whenever possible, providing evidence of where you’ve used skills or achieved achievements so that the reader can get a comprehensive overview of your past roles and responsibilities,” Williamson told Seek.
“This adds much more value than sprinkling overused buzzwords on your resume.”
To help those writing their resumes, Seek has a range of free tips and advice that anyone can access on the career advice section of the website.