5 Things You Need to Remove From Your Resume In 2017

5 Things You Need to Remove From Your Resume In 2017 5 Things You Need to Remove From Your Resume In 2017 Ultimately, you only want to consider one thing when you write yourresume the reader. The reader isnt the evil applicant tracking system that throws out your resume according to some algorithm. The reader is a real, live person. Your task is to make it easy for them to understand what you do and what your accomplishment are in 1-2 pages.Trust me, Ive read my share of resumes.In the last four years, Ive averaged between 20-35 open technical jobs that I was responsible for filling. In each req, I selected between 5-10 candidates to interview and put forward. This equated to between 200 and 350 people I spoke to every week. Not to mention every hiring manager I spoke to as well.Over a year, this equals 16,800 resumes. Thats just theones that I selected, bedrngnis counting all the others I declined.Take it from me Here are the five things you want to cut from your resume, if you h avent already1.Multiple FontsFor the most part, recruiters arent going to read your whole resume. Theyll look at your title, company, and dates of employment for each job, and then move on.The human eye is a funny thing. If you have several different fonts on the page, it may mess with the readers comprehension. Theyll have to reread certain sections of the resume just to make sure they understand if youre lucky, that is. If you arent lucky, they will just move on to the next candidate.Plus, all those fonts are making my eyes hurt. Please stop.2. References Given Upon RequestWe know they are. We will ask you for references if we decide to give you an offer. This is premature in the relationship. All youve done so far was send a cover letter and resume.3. Long, Boring Bullet PointsHeres a good rule of thumb If a sixth grader can read your resume and understand what you do for a living, than a non-technical recruiter can, too. The odds that the person reviewing your resume doesnt ful ly understand what you do for a living are high. Thats why you want to write punchy bullets with accomplishment statements woven in.Use a simple format to present your tasks and achievements quickly. White space is your friend. I promise.4. Funny or Odd Email Addresses or Worse, Your Company Email AddressIts a job search. Be professional. I once had a job seeker list monkeyballsgmail.com as his email address. After 15 years of doing this work, I still remember it. Enough said.5. Industry or Company JargonThe reader has no idea what the Tiger Team or the Eagle Project were. Be panzerschrank and drop anything highly technical and industry- or company-specific especially acronyms. If you must use such language, spell it out.High-tech companies are known for having special languages that dont translate to anyone outside of the company. Years ago, I read resumes from candidates who were let go from Intel. It was confusing and time-consuming. They were lucky, because I ended up calling themand asking a lot of questions. Most recruiters wont do that. Theyll just skip over you entirely.Job seekers often write too much (and never too little) out of fear. They are afraid if they dont list everylittle detail on their resume, they wont get a call to interview. This approach often backfires.If you put your resume out there for 30days and no one responds, stop sending it out. Chances are what you wrote on your resume works just fine, but you should also know when its time to pull the document and refresh it.A version of this article originally appeared on LinkedIn.Elizabeth Lions is an executive career coach. You can learn more atElizabethLions.com.Master the art of closing deals and making placements. Take our Recruiter Certification Program today. Were SHRM certified. Learn at your own pace during this 12-week program. Access over 20 courses. Great for those who want to break into recruiting, or recruiters who want to further their career.