What Not to Include in a Resume

Your resume should not include your age, date of birth, marital status, number of children, or religious affiliation.

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Your resume should not include work experience that is not relevant to the job you are applying for.

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Your resume should not include your personal opinions about your work or your employer.

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Your resume should not include negative information about your previous employers or your work history.

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Your resume should not include false or misleading information about your qualifications or your work history.

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Your resume should not include your personal email address. Instead, you should use a professional email address that includes your name.

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Your resume should not include any typos or grammatical errors.

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Your resume should not include outdated information about your education or work history.

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Your resume should not include your personal hobbies or interests.

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Your resume should not include your salary history or your salary requirements.

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What Not to Include in a Resume

What Not to Include in a Resume

Your resume should not include your age, date of birth, marital status, number of children, or religious affiliation.

1. Personal

Your resume should not include work experience that is not relevant to the job you are applying for.

2. Irrelevant work

Your resume should not include your personal opinions about your work or your employer.

3. Personal opinions

Your resume should not include negative information about your previous employers or your work history.

4. Negative info

Your resume should not include false or misleading information about your qualifications or your work history.

5. Misleading Info

Your resume should not include your personal email address. Instead, you should use a professional email address that includes your name.

6. Email address

Your resume should not include any typos or grammatical errors.

7. Grammatical

Your resume should not include outdated information about your education or work history.

8. Outdated info

Your resume should not include your personal hobbies or interests.

9. Personal hobbies

Your resume should not include your salary history or your salary requirements.

10. Salary info

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