29 things you should never include on your resume

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Hiring managers receive an average of 75 résumés per position they post, according to CareerBuilder.com.

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So they don't have the time or resources to review each one closely, and they spend approximately six seconds on their initial "fit/no fit" decision.

If you want to make it past the initial test, you need to have some solid qualifications - and the perfect résumé to highlight those qualifications.

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Here are 29 things you should never include on your résumé.

Vivian Giang and Natalie Walters contributed to earlier versions of this article.

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