Many resumes are clogged with material that employers do not want or require. Remove These Distracting (and Potentially Harmful) Items From Your Resume.
While it is true that your resume should highlight your accomplishments and experience that are relevant to the job you are applying for, recruiters only spend approximately 7 seconds on average looking at resumes. At this stage of the application process, they're seeking for a reason to reject candidates, so don't spend a single second of their time with irrelevant information. Here's a list of everything recruiters think you shouldn't include on your CV.
Your postal address
To contact you, an employer really only requires your email address and phone number (and possibly a LinkedIn URL if it's not part of their online application process). Otherwise, your mailing address is information that only the human resources department of your employer may require, and it can be provided later.
Photograph or headshot
Unless you're an actor or a model, your physical appearance has almost definitely little to do with your ability to do the job. Including a photo in your resume simply supports biased hiring practices and will likely irritate certain recruiters. Don't even bother.
A lengthy employment history
Unless the work is directly related to the position, you probably don't need 15-20 years of experience on your resume. You can always summarize some of your experience in a separate, shorter "Earlier Employment" section on your CV, as Indeed suggests. For example, I classify my previous journalism experience as a "freelance writing" category that briefly identifies the companies I've worked for (if I were applying for a position outside of journalism, I would leave it out entirely).
Inapplicable experience
Recruiters are only interested in experience that is relevant to the job description. You don't want large, inexplicable gaps in your employment history, but you also don't want to spend too much time on irrelevant job experience. Keep less relevant employment experience brief and aim to highlight the talents that are most relevant to the role you're looking for.
Employer profiles
The purpose of a CV is to discuss your experience, not your prior employment. Even if your employer is a small one, avoid summarizing what they do or where they are located. Instead, include pertinent information in the bullet points that define your function at the organization.
There are too many specifics concerning your education.
Unless the work requires specific training, relevant experience will be far more significant to a recruiter than education. If you went to college, that's fantastic, but keep it brief: you really only need to state the colleges, degrees, and your GPA if you wish, but this becomes less important as you get more experience. (To put it another way, it would be strange if an experienced, middle-aged CFO was still bragging about the outstanding grades they received when they were 22.) Additionally, if you're an older applicant concerned about age discrimination, you don't have to state the year you graduated.
References
Do not include the contact information for your references in your resume unless the job posting specifically demands it. Also, don't bother with the "references available upon request" line—if an employer requires references, they'll ask you later in the hiring process.
Interests or hobbies
Aside from voluntary activity connected to the workplace, the employer doesn't really care about your hobbies or interests at this point.
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SOURCE: Lifehacker
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