Four Interesting Things You Need To Know About Bios/Resume

Update Your Bio Day is celebrated on August 10 every year.  The celebration is meant to encourage people to self-reflect and assess their own accomplishments, skills, and experiences thus far. It’s also a way to remind yourself that you are good enough to achieve your goals. What’s more, it’s also a way to prepare for future employment.

While bios or resumes may have started as far back as 15th century, as the 21st century hit, resumes started going online. In fact, companies now use their websites to gather a pool of candidates for potential employment. Here are four facts about resumes that you need to know as we remember Update your Bio day.

Resumes with photographs are rejected for most job profiles

Unless you are applying for the position of an air steward or actor, it is unlikely that the way you look will affect your job chances. One of the facts about a job resume that you cannot take lightly is that recruiters don’t want to see your photograph.

Recruiters conduct a fact check on your resume

You might think everything on your resume is taken on face value, but that’s not the case. The fact about job resumes is that recruiters are going to ensure that everything on your resume is correct. Ensure you only include the correct information on your resume to avoid any confrontation later on..

Employers’ check employee profiles on social media

There have been many instances in the recent past where employees are fired over their actions on social media. This stands true even during recruitment and one of the facts about a job resume that you might not even have considered.

Keep it simple

It’s a fact that employers are after your skills and experiences, not the design of your resume.  Remember that an average employer will spend no more than 10 seconds on average reading a candidate’s resume, so it’s important to make the right impression as quickly as possible.

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