Top Resume Mistakes
We hope you don't commit these interview bombing mistakes...
Mistake #1. Missing Contact/Technical Details
Yes. Believe it or not, quite a lot of candidates make this mistake. Candidates miss out on contact details, important technical skills, language skills.
Mentorrd finds out this missing info within seconds and helps you correct them.
Mistake #2. Too many words, No information
Just too many candidates get lost in the flood of words in their resumes. Less is more when it comes to interviews !! Only use those words that portray important information and skills.
Mentorrd calculates the information quotient of your resume so you can optimize on the number of words.
Mistake #3. Words don’t showcase your skills
You carry job relevant skills, but your resume does not display them. Skill set match is critical in both human and machine (ATS) parsing of resumes.
Mentorrd informs you of the skills that your resume is showcasing based on the words that you have used.
Mistake #4. Boring accounts of events v/s a Story to Tell
What kind of story would you like to hear if your job is to listen to hundreds of stories a day? Recruiters may reject your resume within 6-10 seconds if your resume is a boring description of activities. But what if it's an action filled story of heroism ?
Action oriented language changes the genre of your resume from a ‘documentary movie’ to an ‘action thriller’. Mentorrd points out wherever your resume does not carry action verbs.
Mistake #5. Talked the talk. Have you Walked the Walk?
Do you have proof of the work that you claim to have done ? If your bullets carry claims that are not supported by specifics like figures, awards, mentions, and metrics, they are just statements.
More than 95% of candidates miss this point. In such a case, if a recruiter comes across a resume that narrates an action filled story with numbers and proofs, will he miss that candidate ?
Action oriented language changes the genre of your resume from a ‘documentary movie’ to an ‘action thriller’. Mentorrd points out wherever your resume does not carry action verbs.
Mistake #6. Resume does not match with Job Description(Swipe Left)
Recruiters reject a resume that does not match their expectations of the job role… the same way you “swipe left” on a profile that does not suit your likes on a match-making app. Matching your resume keywords to your Job Description helps you get shortlisted.
Mentorrd helps you match your resume to your Job Description within minutes… thus increasing your chances of selection substantially.
