Your resume matters. It really, really matters – especially to Canadian employers. Don’t do it yourself. Here’s why: In Canada, being a caregiver is not like being a domestic worker. We value you and we want to know your professional details. You’re being hired for your experience, your skills, your background and your attention to detail. Your resume reflects whether you also consider yourself to be a professional. Here are 3 common resume mistakes that will most likely cost you the job:
- Putting a picture on your resume. This is a huge no-no. Straight to the trashcan.
- Including biographical information. Another huge no-no. There are anti-discrimination labour laws in Canada that forbid an employer from considering this information (examples: birth date, height, weight, religion, marital status). This is not appropriate. Leave it off.
- Failure to fully describe your work experience. We see many resumes without exact dates of employment and with very poor descriptions of the job.
- Poor English and grammar mistakes. If English is not your native language, you are taking a tremendous risk. Parents of young children are especially sensitive to your English-speaking abilities – and they might eliminate you based on your shaky language skills.
Canadian families will also expect your resume to be well-written. That means completed, grammatically-correct sentence – with no spelling errors. Yes, as Canadians, we know that English is not your first language – but we’re still judging you on it. In Canada, we think a professional resume means the caregiver is also professional; and a bad or sloppy resume means the caregiver is also bad or sloppy. It’s not fair – but these are the facts. Do whatever it takes to get hired. Get a great resume.
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