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PROFESSIONALISM
! Email address is professional
! Does NOT use a university
email account
! High school NOT included if
you attended college for any
amount of time
! Does NOT use personal
pronouns (I, me, myself, he,
she)
! Resume AVOIDS negative
terms like “tried” or
“attempted”
! Resume does NOT include a
picture
! Resume conceals that you
are an older or younger
candidate to avoid age
discrimination
! Resume written in the correct
language
! You did NOT lie on your
resume
! You did NOT include your
salary on your resume
! Used high quality paper and a
good printer
! Used your network to your
benefit on your resume
(“name dropping” where
appropriate)
! Did NOT use slang or jargon
! Attached resume in the proper
(requested) format (PDF,
.doc, .txt)
! Sought counsel on your
resume from outside sources
! Resume is in pristine shape,
not crumpled, folded, or
stained
! Resume “Career Objective” is
written in terms of what you
can do for the company, not
how joining the company will
help your career
! Resume (in application form)
should NOT be an infographic
! Resume does NOT include
“References Available Upon
Request”
! Resume does NOT include
family members as references
! Resume does NOT include
expired licenses/certificates
! Does NOT explain
employment gaps in depth on
the resume itself