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Oh, and one other thing: don't put useless information on there just because it's true. You are not required to list all your jobs just because you have an employment section. Same goes for education. Putting down that summer job flipping burgers tells me you don't have a clue what I'm looking for... which means you probably aren't it.

So again, keep everything on there short, relevant, and above all /on message/.




Keep it short and to the point. Eye-rolling junk cluttering up the page like favorite hobbies is absolutely inane. If anyone cares they'll ask you during the interview.

Stay focused on relevant work achievements or other experience directly applicable to the job you're applying for. If you're a poker champion and applying for a medical job, it's not relevant. If you're applying to a poker gaming company, perhaps it is.

On-message, absolutely, is the #1 thing. Sending out the same canned resume to everyone is how you get chucked in the garbage.




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