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A woman who has reviewed over 40,000 resumes outlines the 8 most annoying mistakes she sees

Áine CainMar 5, 2017, 21:53 IST

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Since launching Résumé Writers' Ink in 2010, Tina Nicolai estimates that she's read over 40,000 résumés.

That's a lot of CVs. Over the years, Nicolai says that certain annoying mistakes tend to come up quite a lot.

Some of these errors might not seem like a huge deal. In a competitive job market, though, they might be the difference from snagging your dream job and having your CV thrown in the garbage.

Here are Nicolai's picks for the most annoying mistakes you can make on a résumé: