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9 mistakes that will get your resume thrown in the trash

Jacquelyn Smith,Rachel Gillett,Áine CainSep 2, 2016, 21:57 IST

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Having a résumé riddled with errors is like shooting yourself in the foot before the race even starts.

There are minor problems that hiring managers might overlook or forgive.

And then there are the mistakes that'll get your application thrown out faster than you can say, "It was a mistake to put my CV in Comic Sans font."

Here are several devastating résumé errors that'll get you immediately tossed into the rejection pile:

Vivian Giang contributed to an earlier version of this article.