The Top 10 Reasons Your Resume Isn’t Getting Results

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

Every day, I am messaged or emailed by someone who asks something along the lines of, “Would you look at my resume and tell me what you think?”

Putting aside the idea that I charge people to critique resumes and that it takes time away from my clients, who doesn’t say, “please” when they ask for a favor? Is that how your kids are raised? Really!

Since some people don’t have the means to pay for a personalized critique, I thought I would offer the top 10 mistakes I see people make with their resumes.

You don’t include your address.

I understand that people are concerned with identity theft and do not want to wind up on a mailing list, but when companies and recruiters will search their applicant tracking system or data base in the future they will enter keywords to reflect the job they are trying to fill and a certain distance from a particular zip code the job is located. Minimally, include the city, state and zip code of where you live.

You don’t put your last name on the resume

It’s almost the same thing. People search their systems when a new position opens up. They try to find you. What happens? They see 40 or 60 people named Scott, Ramesh or Sharon. Make it easy…