You Did THAT on Your Resume Really!!

You Did THAT on Your Resume ReallyYou Did THAT on Your Resume? Really?You Did THAT on Your Resume ReallyIf these five resume errors were rare, thered be no need to discuss them. Unfortunately, theyre not only common, theyre also forehead-slappingly obvious, once you think about it. So, in the sarcastic spirit of SNLs Weekend Update Really? segment, I give you five really commonresume mistakes that you really dont want to make.You listed your email address as badboybob bobsbadboys.com. Really?Great job, Bob Personal branding is important, and every company needs a Bad Boy on staff YOU WROTE YOUR RESUME IN ALL CAPS. REALLY?NICE MULTITASKING YOU ASSERTED YOUR AUTHORITY BY SHOUTING AT THE HIRING MANAGER WHILE DEMONSTRATING YOUR POOR TYPING SKILLS AT THE SAME TIME. You skipped the Professional Summary. Really?Smart move Make the hiring manager search for the stuff thats relevant. Your time is too important to spend it highlighting your unique value at the top of your resume.You crammed a 15-year career onto one page. Really?BrilliantWhatEmployerWouldntWantToReadASolidBlockOfTextIn8-PointTypeWithQuarter-InchMarginsAndNoSpaceBetweenParagraphs?WhiteSpaceIsSoOverrated.You copied your old job descriptions verbatim. Really?Good idea A detailed list of past job duties starting in the 80s or 90s will surely help the hiring manager assess the value you can bring to their company in 2010OK, just to be clear, those are all mistakes, and the congratulatory comments are jokes. Really.