Professional Resume Writing 101-23

Professional Resume Writing 101-23 Professional Resume Writing The Truth Whatever you decide to write inyour resume be sure it is the truth! No fabrications, no inventions and as appealing asit maysound, dont exaggerate! There are many examples of ruined reputations, lost jobs and interviews cut short for those who erred on the side of dishonesty or embellishment. Last year a high profile professional was forced to resign after it was discovered she had lied about her qualifications. The indiscretion on her resume was discovered 28 yearsafter her original appointment as the Dean of a University! Recently,a potential client senta resumefor a free critique and when asked to elaborate on the many languages she was fluent in, as noted on her resume,she hedged and dodged and finally admitted that one language was English and the other Arabic. To justify theclaims on her resume she insisted she had some knowledge ofFrench and Spanish as well.Most people are able to extend greetings in a number of languages but if you are going to write on your resume that you are fluent in thatlanguage you had better be able to back it up!A hiring professionalmight be very happy to accept theopportunity, based on information provided in a resume, to conduct the interview in that language and then cut itshortwhen theydiscoverthecandidates lack of fluency. Or rather, their lack of honesty! The number of professionals that deliberately omit their graduating date is astounding. It is an immediate red flag for the hiring professional or recruiter and you can be assured that they will automatically assume that your graduating date isyears earlierthan the actual date becausewhy elsewould you want to hide that information? Regardless of the indiscretion when writing your resume; leaving out a position or date, exaggerating talents, embellishing accomplishments or adding false qualifications, you will put yourself at risk of tarnishing your reputation and/or losing your job. Maybe not today but theres always tomorrow.So stay with the facts and above all, the truth! Contact Elite Resumes for a free resume critique from a Certified Professional Resume Writer.