Telltale Signs of a Terrible Resume

Telltale Signs of a Terrible Resume

From outright lies to blatant typos, these resumes represent some all-time resume blunders.

77% of survey respondents said they’ve found a lie in a resume.

43% said they spend less than a minute looking at a resume, and 24% spend no more than 30 seconds doing so.

63% said they’ll pay more attention to a resume if it is customized to an open position.

41% said they pay more attention if skills sets are listed first.

40% said they pay more attention if a cover letter is included.

An applicant wrote that he had great attention to detail—while misspelling the word, “attention.”

An applicant claimed he worked at a federal prison, but a background check indicated he was actually incarcerated at one.

An applicant stated he had been a prince in a past life.

An applicant quoted Star Wars in his resume.

An applicant said he would work harder – if he got paid more.

An applicant listed “smoking” under the category of “hobbies.”