31 things you should remove from your resume immediately

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On average, hiring managers get 75 résumés per position they post, according to a study from CareerBuilder.com - so they don't have the time or resources to look at each one closely, and they typically spend about six seconds on their initial "fit/no fit" decision.

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If you want to pass that test, you need to have some solid qualifications - and the perfect résumé to highlight them.

Here are 31 things you should never include on your résumé.

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