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A resume is a lot more than a piece of paper. In actuality, a resume represents who you are–your achievements, your hopes, your aspirations — so it’s important to put your best foot forward in black and white. But there are some mistakes people make on their resumes that can blow the whole deal. Here are 10 of the dumbest mistakes people have made.

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Getting Too Personal

Your resume doesn’t have to include all your basic stats. “If you mention your height, weight, ethnic background, or even marital status, this is regarded as being unnecessary and will be a black mark,” reported Life Hack. “Similarly, giving extensive details about hobbies and interests will be treated in the same way. If you mention that you have extensive experience with video games, this will be another howler unless, of course, the position is for a video game designer or marketing manager!”

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Lying

Liar, liar resume on fire. Many people risk lying on their resume–in fact, according to the Society of Human Resource Managers, 53 percent of resumes contain falsifications–but it is a terrible idea to do so. Okay, sometimes you may fudge a little about your job responsibilities and achievements. “But when little white lies like exaggerating employment dates by a few months turn into pretending to be Mother Teresa when you’re, in fact, an escaped convict, there’s a very slim chance you’ll be able to get away with it,” reported Career Addict.  According to the website, there have been some whoppers on resumes, including one applicant who claimed to be an Olympic medalist, another said he had 25 years of experience even though he was only 32 years old, and (get this) one person actually “claimed to be the CEO of the company they were applying to.”

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Oversharing

While lying on your resume i  a no-no, it’s not wise to be painfully honest either. According to Career Addict, some job applicants have shared way too much info on their resumes. Among the over-sharers: an applicant who wrote he worked well in the nude; an applicant listed “Cougars” as an interest; and one applicant wrote his career objective was to make money because he had bills and wanted to “have a menu entrée consisting of more than soup.”

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Typos

One of the biggest turnoffs for job recruiters is bad spelling on resumes and cover letters. “Yes, spelling is important! If you have not checked your application for typos and grammatical errors, then it will be trashed,” reported Life Hack. Among the duzzies the website found: “Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave;” “Willing to work anywhere in the English speaking world and/or Washington D.C.”

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Self-Sabotage

The is some information that will throw a red flag into your job seeking play. “Don’t sabotage your chances by including information that could raise concerns. Don’t list things like ‘left previous role because of internal political issues’ or ‘I took this job because it was close to home.’ There will be time to discuss your reasons for leaving and taking positions in the interview,” reported The Big Interview.

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TMIs

There might be some job in your past you are not too proud of, so why mention it on your resume? Ever hear the phrase “too much of a good thing?” Here’s one epic fail reported by Salary.com: “When it comes to this real-life viral resume, upon first glance items such as ‘intuitive understanding of supply and demand economics,’ ‘ran my own delivery service,’ ‘had a consistent clientele with high customer satisfaction,’ and ‘good with money’ all seem like good things. Except for the fact that all of these skills were garnered as a ‘Marijuana dealer & nefarious dude.’”

Irrelevant Info

Really, did you put your hobbies on your resume? Your potential employer doesn’t really need to know about your pastimes. “Even if you are a fresher who is desperately tying to fill a page of data on your resume, don’t put a hobbies section. Mentioning hobbies in your resume had become redundant,” reported LinkedIn.

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Silly Email Addresses

Playful, sexual, or silly email addresses should never be sued as your contact info. You will not be taken seriously. “There is nothing wrong in being considered cool among your circle but while you are seriously looking for a job, you can not afford to use that teen’ish, cool email address; you created for playing some online games a few years back; for your job search. There are plenty of free email service providers out there, Get a sober ‘FirstName.LastName@emaildomain type of email address for your job search,” reported LinkedIn.

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No Contact Info At All

Believe it or not, some people forget to put contact information on their resumes. Duh! How can you be reached without it? “If you’ve moved or changed phone numbers, make sure that your phone number, address and e-mail information is up to date. If you don’t, you could be waiting for a call or a message that you’ll never receive,” reported Big Interview.