Career10 Aug 2026
7 Resume Mistakes That Cost You Interviews
Recruiters spend ~7 seconds on a first pass. These mistakes get you rejected before a human reads a word.
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The 7-second reality
Recruiters skim. ATS bots parse. Your resume has to survive both.
The mistakes
- No numbers — "improved performance" means nothing; "cut page load 40%" gets interviews.
- Fancy templates — multi-column layouts break ATS parsing.
- Skill dumps — 30 technologies signals depth in none.
- Duties, not impact — describe what changed because you were there.
- One resume for every job — mirror the posting's keywords.
- Projects without links — no GitHub/live link, no proof.
- Typos — instant credibility killer.
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