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I would say these are my top five:Cheesy cliches. “Spear-headed the implementation”. No, Lancelot. “Led, managed the implementation”, as boring as they are, are actually better suited and more humble than catchphrases. Not an automatic “Reject” pile, but definitely a potential for that.Cockiness. There’s a fine line between selling yourself and becoming narcissistic. Believe me or not, but cockiness shines through the resume before you even talk to the candidate. You’re not the “best candidate”, you may be a “great fit”.Objectives. Sorry, but this is a waste of space because it’s nothing but a cookie-cutter template. Instead, use Summary of Qualifications. Or just an extra line break.Bad format, spelling mistakes. “Manger of Operations” who can’t even pronounce their title properly has no place on job boards.Auto-biographies. Yes, one-page resumes may be the thing of the 90s, but there’s still a dire need to trim the fat off your resume. Stop posting novels and leave only what’s relevant. No one cares to see that you had a fourteen-month gig in 2001 developing JavaScript for a leading insurance company, if that skill has nothing to do with what you are looking to do.

Many times over, my work often intersects with these guys. We employ them as advisors, or have adapted their memoirs, I have heard from actual criminals, ex-criminals, cons or current-employed criminals that The Godfather Film offered a template, an ideal to the life they wanted to lead, characters they aspired to be.The truth is they were and are nothing like the people they adored, but that is not the thrust of the question.During the 70’s and 80’s being a cast member in The Godfather brought great honor in certain parts of NY or NJ, this is confirmed in many of the biographies penned by cast from the motion picture.The psychology is easy to understand, you’re a gutter rat, who makes a living scaring honest people out of their hard earned wages. Someone makes a film that not only romanticizes your lifestyle, but they hire handsome, articulate actors to portray “you.” Now your girl-friend looks at you differently, your mother, your neighbor, you’re touched by Hollywood - sure, what’s not to love about that.