There’s some great information to be found in Don’t Kill Your Resume With Dumb Errors, which was posted recently on Secrets of the Job Hunt.

I’ve read the whole thing a couple of times, and of all of the advice, the following really rings true with me:

Set your materials aside for at least 24 hours.

It is vital to step away from your work after completing it, especially if you are proofreading it yourself. This will provide the distance you need to be totally objective when reviewing it.

Lots of other good advice here. See Don’t Kill Your Resume With Dumb Errors.

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