TOP 3 RESUME MISTAKES

1. Typos
Your resume needs to scream professional and skilled, so any typos equal red flags that show you don’t care enough to spell check. Spoiler: They’ll throw your resume out with yesterday’s empty Starbucks cup. Most word processing programs spell check automatically, so you have no excuse. Reread, reread and, most importantly of all, reread your resume before sending it anywhere.
2. Too colorful
Remember how fun it was to play with WordArt in elementary school? Save that for creating wacky invitations for your next party. Real adults don’t use crazy fonts and neon colors to jazz up their documents. Bottom line: Comic Sans is never ok.
3. Too Vague
Although you don’t want to go into too much detail, not enough detail will hurt you too. You worked hard as managing editor of your school paper, so why not talk it up a little? Instead of writing “edited articles,” say, “edited weekly articles while leading a team of writers.” See how that sounds much better? Best of all, you didn’t lie. If it sounds boring to you, an employer will definitely agree.