Bad Things
Jason Truesdell
Embellishment
Don't write B.S.
Managers know B.S. Some historians might argue that managers invented
B.S.
It's reasonable to present your experience in the best light; you are,
in fact, selling yourself when you're looking for a job.
But please don't inflate your accomplishments. Just tell me, in plain,
curt English, what you've done. My colleagues and I have a great laugh
anytime we see a resume that suffers from flowery language and any kind of
pretentiousness. What sounds auspicious to you may just earn you an
unflattering nickname before you even get an interview, if the hiring
manager lets you get that far.
As mentioned elsewhere on this site, the most important rule to follow
when looking for a job is: "don't waste other people's time." If
they had loads of time to waste, they could be doing the job they're
trying to hire somebody for.
When a manager has to decipher the real meaning behind something that
you thinks sounds great, you've already lost the job. And if they don't
see the B.S. when skimming your resume, they will catch it in the
interview. You'll lose the job in the interview, and you won't be asked
back when other teams in that company are looking for people.
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