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Resumania™: Give Employers Information, Not Stipulations Making any sort of demand or stipulation in your resume or cover letter will only decrease your chances of landing an interview, let alone a job offer. ROBERT HALF 2014-04-14T07:00:00.000Z Landing a job

Resumania™: Certain Resume Mistakes are Impossible to Overlook Most spelling and grammatical goofs on a resume are simply inexcusable. Avoid these examples of real-life resume mistakes, from Resumania! ROBERT HALF 2014-04-01T07:00:00.000Z Landing a job

Resumania™: Beware the Risks of Resume Humor Keep the resume humor to a minimum, and don't follow these examples of job candidates who should have toned down the funny business, from Resumania! ROBERT HALF 2014-03-24T07:00:00.000Z Landing a job

Resumania™: Add ‘Dust Off Resume’ to Your Spring Cleaning Checklist Periodically updating your resume is just as critical as clearing out junk drawers and tidying up your desk. Avoid these examples, from Resumania. ROBERT HALF 2014-03-17T07:00:00.000Z Landing a job

Resumania™: Leave Out Your Reason For Leaving There’s no reason to include “reason for leaving” bullet points on your resume. These job applicants didn’t help their cause, from Resumania. ROBERT HALF 2014-03-03T08:00:00.000Z Landing a job

Resumania™: The Trouble With TMI in Your Resume Writing a resume? Focus on your professional skills — not your personal life. Read these funny examples of people who provided too much information. ROBERT HALF 2014-02-24T08:00:00.000Z Landing a job

Resumania™: Score Points By Avoiding Sports References in Your Resume No matter how fervent a sports fan you are, keep the sports references and metaphors out of your resume and cover letter. Here are some examples of sports lingo to exclude from your resume, from Resumania. ROBERT HALF 2014-01-27T08:00:00.000Z Landing a job