38 things you should remove from your resume before it ends up in the 'no' pile

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It's time to start chopping

Hiring managers rarely have the time or resources to look at each résumé 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 38 things you should strike from your résumé right now.

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