How to Make an Honest Resume

What Parts Should You Retain and Leave Out to Make an Honest Resume? 

Writing a resume simply entails the philosophy – “less is more.”

The usual idea in writing a resume for some is presenting and squeezing all personal and background information available in order to acquire the impression of candor. But this is not a proper practice. You may be able to compose an honest resume by leaving out some points in which employers could avoid the chance of discrimination with regards to age, gender, religion, and ethnicity, thus, the lesser information you divulge in your resume, the more likely you make the cut.
In writing your resume, you may not put personal information such as your marital status, your family members and your religious affiliation. These information are not allowed to be collected, so you don’t have to give it out to them. Also, hobbies and political views that may link you with controversial issues need to be eliminated. Everyone is entitled his own opinion, thus you don’t want to be judged due to your stands, right? You may not include the year of your graduation. You can only include your degree and your major as well as the institution you graduated from. Not putting the year of the graduation decreases the likelihood of age discrimination. You don’t want the reviewers to be doing the math calculating your age.  Do away with irrelevant experiences. You don’t want to be putting all unnecessary experiences not at all related to the job you are applying for. It will not make you look “experienced”, but will only increase the chance for the reviewers of thinking that you may not be the one suitable for the job.
Resumes are designed to present the professional side of you, thus focus on your job description and place information that will only support your pursuit for the job.