Sometimes Being Creative with a Resume Works

When asked what would make them automatically dismiss a candidate from consideration, employers pointed to: 

• Resumes with typos – 61%; 
• Resumes that copied large amounts of wording from the job posting – 41%; 
• Resumes with an inappropriate e-mail address – 35%; 
• Resumes that do not include a list of skills – 30%; 
• Resumes that are more than two pages long – 22%; 
• Resumes printed on decorative paper – 20%; 
• Resumes that detail more tasks than results for previous positions – 16%; 
• Resumes that include a photo – 13%; and 
• Resumes that have large blocks of text with little white space – 13%. 

Rebecca Moore
editors@plansponsor.com