Job Interview Questions

Here is an example of a bad resume. Don’t let this be you.

John Doe
555 interview rd apt 2
any town mn 55111

11-4-05

employment history:

mcdonalds: 1996-2001 burger flipper.
Burger king 2001-2002 fry station

Education
High school
No college

Reference:
Bob smith 612-555-1212
Todd Johnson: unknown
Chris adams: 612-555-4112 ?

Postion applying for: manager

There are quite a few things wrong with this resume. Here are some of the basic things to change:

• Address: do not abbreviate.
• Phone number: make sure you have one
• Date: spell out the month, make it look professional
• Employment: I am sure he could have wrote a better job description than this
• Employment date: Use exact dates if it works in your favor. If you were continuously employed use this to your advantage
• Education: Even if your only educational background is high school use the date you graduated and the name of your school
• Do not list education you don’t have: this is not needed
• Reference: have phone number for all people on your reference list and make sure that it is a good working number for them
• Position applying for: this should be on your cover letter not your resume
• Capitalization: Use it when appropriate
• Punctuation: Use punctuation when appropriate
• Spell check: always, always spell check your resume

If you avoid these resume mistakes, your chances of getting the position greatly improve.

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