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Hiring managers receive an average of 75 CVs per position they post, according to CareerBuilder.com. So they don’t have the time or resources to review each one closely, and spend approximately six seconds on their initial “fit/no fit” decision.


Here are 30 things you should never include:

1. An objective

If you applied, it’s already obvious you want the job.



2. Irrelevant work experience


But as the career expert Alyssa Gelbard points out: “Past work experience that might not appear to be directly relevant to the job at hand might show another dimension, depth, ability, or skill that actually is relevant or applicable.

“Only include this experience if it really showcases additional skills that can translate to the position you’re applying for.”

3. Personal stuff



4. Your hobbies

Nobody cares.


5. Blatant lies

A CareerBuilder survey asked 2,000 hiring managers for memorable CV mistakes, and blatant lies were a popular choice. One candidate claimed to be the former CEO of the company to which he was applying, another claimed to be a Nobel Prize winner, and one more claimed he attended a college that didn’t exist.

Rosemary Haefner, chief human-resources officer at CareerBuilder, says these lies may be “misguided attempts to compensate for lacking 100 per cent of the qualifications specified in the job posting.”


“Hiring managers are more forgiving than job seekers may think,” she explains. “About 42 per cent of employers surveyed said they would consider a candidate who met only three out of five key qualifications for a specific role.”

6. Your age


Another surprising way your CV could give away your age: double spaces after a period.

7. Too much text



8. Time off

If you took time off to travel or raise a family, Gelbard doesn’t recommend including that information on your CV. “In some countries, it is acceptable to include this information, especially travel.” However, in places like the US it is highly discouraged.

9. References


If you write “references upon request” at the bottom of your CV, you’re merely wasting a valuable line, career coach Eli Amdur says.

10. Inconsistent formatting

The format of your CV is just as important as its content, says Amanda Augustine, a career-advice expert.

She says the best format is the format that will make it easiest for the hiring manager to scan your CV and still be able to pick out your key qualifications and career goals.


11. Personal pronouns


“Don’t write your CV in the third or first person. It’s understood that everything on your CV is about you and your experiences.”

12. Present tense for a past job


13. A less-than-professional email address


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14. Any unnecessary, obvious words



15. Headers, footers, tables, images, or charts

These fancy embeddings will have hiring managers thinking, “Could you not?”


The system will react by scrambling up your CV and spitting out a poorly formatted one that may no longer include your header or charts. Even if you were an ideal candidate for the position, now the hiring manager has no way to contact you for an interview.

16. Your current business-contact info


17. Your boss’ name

Don’t include your boss’ name on your CV unless you’re OK with your potential employer contacting him or her. Even then, Gelbard says the only reason your boss’ name should be on your CV is if the person is someone noteworthy, and if it would be really impressive.

18. Company-specific jargon

“Companies often have their own internal names for things like customised software, technologies, and processes that are only known within that organization and not by those who work outside of it,” Gelbard says. “Be sure to exclude terms on your CV that are known only to one specific organisation.”

19. Social-media URLs that are not related to the targeted position

Links to your opinionated blogs, Pinterest page, or Instagram account have no business taking up prime CV real estate. “Candidates who tend to think their personal social media sites are valuable are putting themselves at risk of landing in the ‘no’ pile,” Nicolai says.


20. More than 15 years of experience

When you start including jobs from before 2001, you start to lose the hiring manager’s interest.



21. Salary information

“Some people include past hourly rates for jobs they held in university,” Nicolai says. This information is completely unnecessary and may send the wrong message.

Amy Hoover, president of Talent Zoo, says you also shouldn’t address your desired salary in a CV. “This document is intended to showcase your professional experience and skills. Salary comes later in the interview process.”

22. Outdated fonts



23. Fancy fonts

Curly tailed fonts are also a turn-off, according to O’Donnell. “People try to make their CVs look classier with a fancy font, but studies show they are harder to read and the recruiter absorbs less about you.”

24. Annoying buzzwords

CareerBuilder asked 2,201 US hiring managers: “What CV terms are the biggest turnoffs?” They cited words and phrases such as, “best of breed,” “go-getter,” “think outside the box,” “synergy,” and “people pleaser.”

Terms employers do like to see on CVs include: “achieved,” “managed,” “resolved,” and “launched” — but only if they’re used in moderation.

25. Reasons you left a company or position

Candidates often think, “If I explain why I left the position on my CV, maybe my chances will improve.”

“Wrong,” Nicolai says. “Listing why you left is irrelevant on your CV. It’s not the time or place to bring up transitions from one company to the next.”

Use your interview to address this.

26. Your grades

Once you’re out of school, your grades aren’t so relevant


27. An explanation of why you want the job

That’s what the cover letter and interviews are for!

Your CV is not the place to start explaining why you’d be a great fit or why you want the job. Your skills and qualifications should be able to do that for you — and if they don’t, then your CV is either in bad shape, or this isn’t the right job for you.

28. A photo of yourself

This may become the norm at some point in the future, but it’s just weird — and tacky and distracting — for now.

29. Opinions, not facts

Don’t try to sell yourself by using all sorts of subjective words to describe yourself, O’Donnell says. “I’m an excellent communicator” or “highly organized and motivated” are opinions of yourself and not necessarily the truth. “Recruiters want facts only. They’ll decide if you are those things after they meet you,” she says.

30. Short-term employment

Avoid including a job on your CV if you only held the position for a short period of time, Gelbard says. You should especially avoid including jobs you were let go from or didn’t like.



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