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What do employers absolutely not want to see on a resume?

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    Frequency of job turn over - criminal convictions

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    A resume bullet about the project you were on is a big red flag. The implication is that you were on a high-profile project, but *you* managed to not do much.

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    The don't want to see irrelevant histories. Just google 20 things you shouldn't put on your resume or something.

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    No business related skill sets like Karate, Balance beam, or unicycling.

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