We look at a lot of early career resumes (0-8 yrs of exp)
Here are the most common resume mistakes for EC candidates I see. See if any apply to you:
1. Listing Education before Professional Experience- After a few years in industry, work experience is the
most attractive thing to HM's, lead with it.
2. Including unrelated senior design or school projects as experience This often comes across as not enough professional experience, and need to stretch, make sure it's relevant if you include it.
3. Resume is longer than 1 page for no reason - having multiple pages without credentials to back it up shows a struggle to be concise.
4. Experience bullet points describe your job, and not the value you create or results you deliver - After a few years, you should have value-added examples of the work you did, and the impact you made.
5. Listing too many leadership and volunteer positions you held while at university - You're not in college
anymore, you should have better things to fill space with. A few are okay but use caution. As always, this is our opinion, and the rules aren't concrete.
Do your best to be clear, concise, and let your strengths shine through.
Feel free to email us questions if you've got issues with any of these areas.
