1.    Irrelevant Experience – If you are looking to be a sales manager, does the potential employer need to know that you have dogcatcher experience? Keep your resume focused.

2.    Too Many Gaps – If your resume has more holes than Swiss cheese, you better be prepared to explain the gaps. Do not gloss over them. Do not lie.

3.    Flat Resume – Your resume needs to be vibrant. Use action words and keywords to highlight your experience and background. Your resume should have some oomph.

4.    Wrong Dates – Thoroughly check all the dates on your resume to make sure that they make sense. No one expects you to remember the exact date that you started a job, but you should at least know the month or the year!

5.    No Accomplishments – List your career accomplishments and awards. You do not need to list every single accomplishment or award, only the major ones.

6.    Spelling Errors – Not checking your resume thoroughly for typos and grammatical errors will show you in a bad light.