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There are certain items that
you as a job seeker should

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always leave off your resume.

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Besides allowing potential
employers to discriminate

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against you (either
intentionally or

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unintentionally) before they
even meet you, including

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any of "The Deadly Dozen"
will date your resume

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about 20 years.

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It was common in the 1970s
and before to put an entire

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section on a resume devoted
to your life outside the job.

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Additionally, many personnel
offices will (literally)

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black out any discriminatory
information before the

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person reviewing the resume
sees it, this avoids future

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Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission problems.

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Be sure to omit "The Deadly
Dozen" from your resume.

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Number one: Height.

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Even if you're of average
height, the potential

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employer may not be.

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Two: Weight.

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Too thin, too fat, too
perfect... any one of these

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might be a strike against
you in the eyes of a

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potential employer.

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Three: Health.

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Would you put anything
besides "Excellent" on your

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resume? It's not likely.

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Number four: Sex.

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Though they may be able to
guess this because of your

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name, don't mention it anyway.
You want to be hired

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on the basis of your
qualifications, not because

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you're filling
a quota, right?

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Number five: Marital status.

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Depending on the company,
being married can be an asset

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or a liability (and the same
would go for being single).

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Putting your marital status
on your resume may make the

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potential employer wonder
if a married person is right

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for the job, rather than if
you are right for the job.

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Number six: Number of
children.

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Some employers may assume
that if you have children,

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you will miss work more
often than an employee

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who has no children.

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Number seven: Religion.

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Whose business is it anyway?
Yours and only yours.

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However, if you are
applying for a job with a

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religious organization, you
might want to indicate your

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religion somewhere on your
resume, perhaps in

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the community
activities section

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Number eight: Ethnic origin.

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You should avoid mentioning
your ethnic origin or

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heritage, unless your goal
is to fill a quota

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for the company.

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Number nine: Date of birth.

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You don't want to be ruled
out as too young or too old

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for a job before the employer
even gets to meet you, so

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leave this off as well.

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The employer is only allowed
to ask if you are between the

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ages of 18 and 65
for most jobs.

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Number ten: Photographs.

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Even if you are the most
gorgeous person on the face

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of the planet, do not
include a photograph.

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What if you look just like
the potential employer's

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ex-spouse?

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Again, you should be hired
because of who you are, not

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what you look like.
Only a few occupations, such

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as modeling, actually
require good looks.

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Number eleven: Reasons for
leaving previous jobs.

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If the employer really wants
to know, he can ask you in

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the interview.

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Do not give any fuel for
the fire too early.

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And number twelve: Salary
history.

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Though many employers will
ask that you provide this

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information, address it in
your cover letter if you feel

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that you must comply with
the request.

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If you mention a salary too
high, you might knock

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yourself out of contention
before you even get your

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foot in the door.

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If you mention a salary too
low, you may severely

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under price yourself.

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Wait to discuss salary until
the interview, if possible.