Common mistakes (one would think its obvious to avoid these) in resume:
1) Spelling mistakes
2) Messy layout.Not enough spacing, font too small, not pleasing the eye.
3) friendofthedevil@gmail.com, coolprincess@yahoo.com etc. etc.
4) Referee's relationship - FRIEND
5) Willing to travel? No- (and you live in Seremban. So WHY did you apply fora job in KL?)
6) Cropped picture with background. Arghh! Get a passport photo please!
7) Can speak little Chinese. huh? its Mandarin!
and then...
8) Emailing the company- to ask for an email address to send a resume. erm...
the amount of such resume I've seen are... scary. sadly banyak Malay as well.
the purpose of resume is to bag an interview so its worth doing it well. after all the list of shortlisted candidates are usually very...SHORT.
Your résumé is the first step in the process of a strategic career move. The résumé is an essential piece to all types of job searching approaches, as well as playing a crucial role through the interview and selection processes.
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