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Minor problems that may be neglected when writing a resume

寫履歷時容易忽略的小問題

It is common practice for students to start drafting or revising their resumes as they begin their job search. However, minor issues do occasionally arise with resumes. While these issues may not be significant in themselves, they can have a detrimental impact on the initial impression that an employer forms. We have compiled a list of these issues which you may wish to review to ascertain whether any of them also appear on your own resume.

• Using abbreviations that are unfamiliar to others. Many abbreviations (e.g. majors) are known only to your fellow students and teachers, and are very difficult for employers to understand;
• Inconsistent formatting. In many resumes, dates are not aligned, and cases are different. Take a closer look when you have finished your resume to avoid these mistakes;
• Too much irrelevant information. For example, some students listed qualifications that were not related to the position they were applying for;
• Incorrect tense in English. It would be best to use the past tense to describe the positions you have held before.

學生在開始求職時，通常都會開始起草或修改自己的履歷。然而，履歷中偶爾也會出現一些小錯誤，雖然這些錯誤可能並不嚴重，但會直接影響僱主對求職者的第一印象。大家可以檢查自己的履歷是否也有我們列舉的一些常見小問題。

• 使用他人不熟悉的縮寫。許多縮寫（例如專業名稱）只有你的同學和老師知道所對應的全稱，但對僱主來說非常難明白；
• 文字的格式不統一。許多履歷中會出現日期沒對齊、大小寫格式不一致等。寫完履歷後仔細檢查以避免這些錯誤；
• 出現太多無關的資訊。例如有同學列出了與自己應徵的職位無關的考試資格證書；
• 英文的時態不正確。在敘述過去曾擔任的職務時應該用過去時態而不是現在時態。