Writing a resume might seem like a daunting task. Monthly, the human resources department sees hundreds of resumes. They immediately can spot errors and blunders which most times will cause the resume/cv to end up in the thrash can. This can cause you, the job seeker, to loose that single opportunity to get the job due to something as simple as a grammatical error. Here is a listing of the top ten resume and CV blunders. For a more detailed explanation of each of these points, follow the link in the resource section at the end of this article.

1. Leaving out contact information
2. Typos in grammar and spelling
3. Questionable dates
4. Too much information
5. Useless information
6. Not customizing each resume
7. Dishonesty
8. Unprofessional phrases and personal information
9. Too wordy
10. Avoid Comedy

Always remember, get at least 3 different persons to proof read your resume to spot errors that you may have missed.