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34 things you should remove from your resume immediately

Nov 16, 2016, 20:30 IST

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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.

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

Here are 34 things you should strike from your résumé right now.