8 Things Not to Include on Your Resume

When it comes to your job search, your resume is very important.  Here are 8 things you should not include:

1. Personal Information: Employers should never know from your resume if you are married or single.
2. Religious affiliations: This information can work against you, no matter how great your credentials are.
3. Political affiliations: The same logic applies here.
4. Photographs: Some employers are not legally able to consider a photo in determining whether to grant an interview, so often those employers will not even consider a resume that is submitted with a picture.
5. Information about high school education: If you have graduated college, employers will assume you have graduated high school.
6. Negative information: Remember, the purpose of your resume is to market yourself to potential employers.
7. Low GPA: The same logic applies here - if the information makes your application less attractive, leave it out.
8. Use of personal pronouns:  A resume should be written in third person. It is marketing material, not a personal letter.