The Most Common Reasons for Rejecting a Resume.

The most common reasons for rejecting a resume.

From a survey of 2,500 recruiters/headhunters:
Spelling errors, typos, and poor grammar [often leads to automatic rejection]

No clear sense of specific accomplishments

Missing or inaccurate dates [include month and year for employment]

Missing or inaccurate contact data

Poor formatting

Functional rather than chronological arrangement

Too long for accomplishments

Long, dense paragraphs

Inadequate qualifications -- does not match requireds

Inclusion of irrelevant personal information such as interests or hobbies

Missing employer information

Misleading or lying re: qualifications

Generic, fuzzy, or irrelevant career objectives, goals, and introduction

Poor font choice or style

Use of inappropriate or difficult to open digital format such as a ZIP file

Irrelevant images, graphics, or URLs

Inadequate summary of skills and accomplishments

Written in the first or third person

Unexplained gaps in employment

Burying important information