Google Resume Rules

Google HR Policy
Google HR manager Laszlo Bock said in his blog that every week 50,000 letters from candidates come to the company. With such a stream of applicants, it was necessary to develop a strict policy for selecting applicants. Therefore, the resume goes through several stages of selection, the first of which is a check for 5 “deadly mistakes”.

Top 5 Google HR Resume Mistakes
Spelling mistakes

According to a study by CareerBuilder, an American job search site, 58% of resumes are made with gross misspellings. Just imagine, this is more than half!

In Russia, things are no better - 63%. Be sure to check the resume before sending it to the employer or uploading it to the site.

Length

Laszlo Bock developed the ideal resume formula - 1 page for every 10 years of experience.

There is no need to paint your birth story in three pages - in Russia, by the way, they also do not like this. In addition, a short summary perfectly demonstrates the candidate’s ability to clearly express thoughts.

Remember, the main purpose of a resume is to convince an invitation to an interview where you can “tear your soul” and tell each step of your professional development.

Structure and Design

Design is important. The Google HR manager admitted that he immediately rejects the resume with a “sheet” of text.

The questionnaire should have a neat appearance - the correct font size, paragraphs and semantic blocks.

Privacy violation

In the United States, it is not customary to disclose the names of companies for which a candidate has worked in a resume. Usually they write about posts, responsibilities and achievements.

Laszlo Bok says that every 10 resumes contain confidential information, albeit through hints. For example, one Google jobseeker wrote that he worked for a very famous person in a black turtleneck. Although the name of Steve Jobs was not announced, everyone understood who they were talking about.

Lying

Every second applicant in Russia indicates false information in a resume.

Google is also faced with a “labor lie” - as a rule, such candidates are not given a second chance.

Lying in a resume is always a stupid undertaking, and here's why:

in 90% of cases, the lie is revealed. Before offering a job, eychars conduct a serious investigation and raise all the information that they can find: social networks, former employers, friends and parents. Someone must slip out;
even if your little fraud "swept" - fear will haunt and will not allow you to relax;
after all, it's just not good.
Yes, more than half of applicants in Russia make 3 out of 5 of the above mistakes. But there is good news - now you know how to get a resume to work.