Be aware of switching between passive vs active voice...

...because if you are not, your list of skills might sound less like you are a potentially quite valuable employee who can speak multiple languages, and more like you are the crappy parent of a potentially quite valuable employee who can speak multiple languages.

From resume:

Bilingual

• Partially raised a spanish speaker

• Spanish major
• Formal written and verbal translation

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Interest listed on resume:

Reading books written by James Patterson

Yes, yours and A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S

A candidate applied to our position directly and when asked for resume, entered:

Resume is on www.Monster.com under
sales manager

I suggest starting with these two new challenges:

1. Spelling. Some areas of focus:
a. "I before E except after C."
b. If your instinct tells you "Use an A!" question it. Question it closely.
c. If these prove problematic, consider using the spell check function on your computer.

2. Periods, and when to use them. Related: Run-on sentences, and what they are.

From resume:

"My experiance in the sales and finance feild has been long lasting and I have recieved over 40 salesman of the month awards and am looking for new challanges."