Many of the old-school rules and much of the conventional wisdom when it comes to resumes is either outdated or was never really on target to start with:

　　許多學校提供的如何寫簡歷的法則，以及一些傳統的觀點，要么就過時了，要么沒有切中要害。比如：

　　You should never have a resume of more than one page。

　　簡歷不要超過一頁。

　　List your hobbies。

　　羅列你的愛好。

　　Include a statement and summary of your "goals and objectives."

　　陳述和總結一下你的目標。

　　Keep the document dry and professional。

　　讓你的簡歷看起來簡潔、專業。

　　The problem, according to professional resume writers, is that much of this advice establishes a cookie-cutter formula that makes it hard for your own document to stand out。

　　在簡歷專家看來，這些建議會讓你的簡歷看起來千篇一律，毫無特色，無法出眾。

　　Among the mistakes experts single out: showing only your job descriptions without accomplishments; one-page, brief resumes for people with considerable experience; using small font size and abbreviated descriptions to fit into one page; listing hobbies, interests and personal data; placing references directly in the resume; courier font, unusual fonts and "fancy" formatting; explanations of "reasons for leaving" previous positions; and lying, exaggerating or misrepresenting your credentials and accomplishments。

　　簡歷專家指出常見錯誤有：簡歷中往往只寫上工作崗位描述，而沒有相關成就；“一頁簡歷”的潛規則導致應聘者即使經驗豐富，簡歷也十分簡潔，有時還不得不縮小字體，縮短文字，以免超出一頁；羅列興趣愛好，個人信息；在簡歷中直接放上推薦信；使用courier字體，或者其他不常見的字體，采用花哨的排版；絮叨之前辭職的原因；作假，夸大或者篡改相關證書和成就。

　　What does work: showing your accomplishments for each job description; including email and Web addresses; highlighting special projects and assignments; and creatively presenting entrepreneurial activities。

　　行之有效的作法是：在每個工作崗位后加上你的成就；在簡歷中寫上郵箱地址和網址；強調特殊的項目以及任務；用創意的手法呈現企業活動。