34 things you should remove from your résumé immediately

Recruiters don't need to see hobbies or outdated work experience.Getty Images

• Applying for a job starts with a well-written résumé.
• The résumé is a good way to showcase your accomplishments, but mistakes could be holding you back from landing your dream job.
• Here's what you need to remove from your résumé right now.

Every job application starts with a résumé.

Hiring managers gather résumés to determine when to interview promising candidates — and many use robots to eliminate bad ones before it even reaches a human.

If you want to pass that test, you need to have the perfect résumé to highlight your qualifications.

Here are 34 things you should never include on your résumé.

Jacquelyn Smith, Vivian Giang, and Natalie Walters contributed to earlier versions of this article.