Your resume is one of the main ways employers have of making a judgement of your ability to perform a role.
Your document requires structure and a pathway of understanding for your reader. It should not be a difficult maze of distracting information to navigate.
It should reflect who you are, what you have done and what you could offer a new employer; it should not be an example of how much you don’t care about the impression you’re making.
Seriously, the resume that is highlighted below was an actual, live application (yes all the names and contact details have been changed to protect the innocent)
The font size and the layout is exactly as it presented and Dear Ruby (not her real name) was applying for a role as an office assistant. We have left all the errors intact so that you can judge for yourself.
This IS a BAD resume and it will not be able to allow Ruby to get to an interview.
- How many errors can you find?
- What judgement did you make of Ruby as a potential employee?
- Would you refer her to a position within your business?
- What advice would you give Ruby on improving her resume as well as he approach to work outside of Hospitality industry eg for Office work?
check this real example (names changed ) READ ON!
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RESUME
NAME: Ruby Brown
ADDRESS: Yada Yada NSW 2444
DOB: 6th December 1996
MARTAL STATUE: single
MOBILE: 0400 600 211
EMAIL: hotchick96@hotmail.com
PREVOUS EMPLOYMENT:
September 2010 – currence
Company: Flynns on the water Café
Place: Port Macquarie
Position: Barista, Waitress and Cook
Duties:
- Taking orders
- Preparing food
- Customer service
- Cleaning
- Cooking meals takeaway and dine in
- Opening and closing the café
- Ordering stock
- Barista – Making Coffees
- Waitress
- Cash handling
November 2011 – April 2013
Company: Real Expensive Property
Place: Port Macquarie
Position: Traineee Property Manager –
Duties included:
- Answering the phone
- Scheduling and Conducting viewings of rental properties
- Scheduling and Conducting routine inspections
November 2012 – 2014
Company :Boring as anything
Place: Hell on Earth
Position: Admin
Duties included
- Organising repairs/sending work orders
- Entering new tenants in REST
- Updating owners on their investments weekly
- Sending emails
- Receipting rent and water
- Adding, editing and removing rental properties on Port Plus
- Archiving and allocating documents
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2014 Peak Coffee Coarse Module 1, 2 & 3 completed, Port Macquarie
2012 McCafe Barista Certificate completed, Port Macquarie
2013 finished highschool
REFERENCES:
Joe Blogg
Manager
Mcdonalds
Hobbies
Surfing; swimming; crafts;singing; dancing; going out with friends; music; football; social media;gym; singing
How many errors did you find? This resume is in serious need of an overhaul!
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