6 seconds to impress — What not to put on a resume
Summary
A 2016 Career Builder survey found that 42 percent of hiring managers receive at least 50 resumes for each open position they are working to fill. We assume, of course, that potential employers are using best practices when it comes to protecting your privacy and identity, but once you send your resume, you have no control over whose eyes will fall on it or what happens to it when it is discarded. If you have two email addresses, one for your current business and that goofy one you set up in high school, it’s time to establish a new free account with Gmail or Outlook. The biggest turn-offs were “best of breed” (you are not a dog), “go-getter,” “think outside the box,” and “go-to person.” Check the link to see the complete list, plus what words make a positive impact on hiring managers. It might seem like they will help by illustrating an accomplishment, but this Business Insider article by Jacquelyn Smith and Rachel Gillett points out that they will confuse the applicant tracking systems used by most hiring managers, keeping your resume from reaching their eyes at all.
