RESUME BLUNDERS

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RESUME BLUNDERS

• Bovee Thill newsletter

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The Importance of Proofreading

• As your students polish their resumes for spring
  job applications, make sure they proofread their
  work with care.
• Share these blunders with them as examples of
  phrases and sentences NOT to use in resumes

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Cut your Job Offers in Half

• "Here are my job qualifications for you to
  overlook."
• "Failed bar exam with relatively high grades."
• "I have an excellent track record, although I am
  not a horse."
• "I procrastinate--especially when the task is
  unpleasant."

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Cut the Other Half with these Lines

• "Personal Interests Donating blood. Fourteen
  gallons so far."
• "I'm a hard worker, but don't do well with
  change, such as mergers, acquisitions,
  downsizings, relocations, and new phone systems."
• "Failed bar exam with relatively high grades."

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Ensure Permanent Unemployment

• "My ability to complete projects on time is
  unspeakable.
• "References None. I've left a path of
  destruction behind me."
• "Qualifications No education or experience."