Beware of Resume Formatting Self-Sabotage | JobSearchTV.com
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter discusses a resume formatting mistake too many job hunters make.
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There’s a resume mistake that people make all the time. And it’s so dumb. But let me just lay it out for you. You know how they’re different versions of Microsoft Word and of Acrobat. And things display differently in different versions of the software. Yet, individuals insist on laying out that particular that the resume is continued on the next page. And then when you’re looking at the resume in a different version of Word, or Acrobat, it’s in the wrong spot on the page.
So, for example, I was just talking to someone working with his resume. And page two or three was listed about over a third of the way down on page two. And page three of three was listed about over half of the way down on page three, obviously doesn’t look well, and it’s not your intention. And yes, you can go well, they’ll understand. But you put so much time and effort into your resume. Why are you giving people a half assed presentation, that wasn’t what you set out to do? Don’t settle. So rather than do that, just avoid, avoid it altogether.
Also avoid doing the page numbering on your resume, you know, that example, or someone else this morning, sent the resume where they did experience continued. But I know we’re supposed to be at the top of the page, but instead of rather being about halfway down the page. So just avoid these kind of notations about where it’s supposed to be in the document. It they just don’t work.
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