The Resume Template Trend You Should Avoid

The Resume Template Trend You Should AvoidPosted on December 12, 2014October 23, 2018 by Trista Winnie There arenumerous reasons to use a resume schablone, but if you go that route, its important choose a template carefully. Its common for templates to be loaded with unnecessary elements and features, such as photos and graphics. And today were talking about one particular resume template feature you should avoid skills ratings.Unlike a typical skills section, some resume templates feature skills ratingswith one skill listed per line next to a corresponding space where you rate your own ability level for eachskill. These ratings sections are typically on a scale of one to five, one being low and five being high. Stars and circles are the most common shapes used for the scale.Sometimes people choose to use hard skills, rating themselves on, for example, the various programming languages they know. Others choose to use soft skills or more general skills. In the resume template example below, the candidate has rated herself 5/5 in kindness, but 3/5 in responsibility.How many interviews do you think anyone would get with this resume?Skills ratings such as this one are likelier to hurt than help.Via Creative MarketThese skills ratings are meaningless at best, and harmful at worst. A hiring manager wont be impressed by any 5/5 ratings you give yourself. Youre using your resume to try to make a good impression, so your 5/5 could be an exaggeration. If you give yourself perfect ratings across the board, a hiring manager might think you arent being honest or realistic.And if you give yourself a mediocre or low rating, that will also send up red flagsif you arent good at something, why list it on your resume? The hiring manager might question your judgment.Also, theres no way for anyone else to know exactly what youre basing your rating on. Are you comparing yourself to your current co-workers? To how much your ability has improved over a year, or over a decade? Are you basing your rating on a recent project you completed using a particular skill? Or on how many different types of tasks you can complete using a certain skill?These skills ratings are all subjective, with no information provided beyond the rating itself. They dont add any value to your resume, so stick with the traditional skills section. When choosing a resume template, avoid choosing one that uses skills ratings.Facebook Commentswpdevar_comment_1 span,wpdevar_comment_1 iframewidth100% important