Eleven Things You Can Take Off Your Resume

Good morning and Happy Monday. Many job-seekers start writing their resume on Monday. Forget, for a moment, that if you want to start a new habit, starting on a Monday is not the best idea (more to come on that later). Today, just be sure you haven't put any of these 11 things on your resume:

Objective - I know your objective, it's to get an interview, and probably a job
Your height and weight - unless you're a model going after a modeling job
Your picture - again, unless you're a model
The year you graduated high school - and for that matter, unless you graduated in the last two years, just take it off altogether
Your hobbies - unless they are professional in nature and relate specifically to the job
"References Provided Upon Request" - of course you'll provide them upon request, you don't need to say so on your resume
Your salary history - save this for the cover letter, and only if requested
Every job you've ever had, ever - your resume is a marketing document, highlighting your experience, not every single job you've ever had
Your typing speed - if the job for which you are applying requires a certain typing speed, add it to your cover letter
Your Twitter handle or Facebook address, unless you're applying for one of those "Social Media Guru" jobs
Objective - yes, this one deserves to be on here twice, don't take up space on your resume to tell me something I don't care about

Have a great week.

Best of luck to you with your resume.

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