Resumes are the first way that employers get a glimpse of you and your accomplishments. However, some accomplishments are greater than others and there are some that aren’t so great to put on a resume to begin with.

Some of the things that you should think twice about putting on your resume include:

No-so-great accomplishments such a a bad GPA and under achiever statuses. If you graduated college with a 2.3 GPA, then it is probably something you should want to leave off your resume. You should try to let work experience shine above that. Also, don’t put things on your resume such as you “get along” with other coworkers, not only is that not able to be evaluated in a unbiased manner but it is also not exactly noteworthy and is easily deemed as a under-achiever type of accomplishment.

Don’t put things on your resume that can’t be measured such as “most talented” or “I’m awesome.” Not only can those not be measured but they really should be left off because they make you sound a bit like a arrogant jerk. Also, an accomplishment talking about what a client said about you should really be left for the potential employer to find out when he or she checks your references.

Also, while it may be quite a feat, a potential employer is likely not to pick you for an interview knowing that one of your most proud accomplishments is your ability to win eating contests or other really off beat contests. You have to keep in mind that luck cannot also be considered an accomplishment. While it might be neat that you won lots of loot off a radio contest, that is just luck and won’t help you get ahead in your job.

Most of these are just kind of obvious things that should be left off of resumes, but there wouldn’t be articles about this topic if it didn’t actually happen from time to time. I have actually seen some pretty funny stuff on applications myself including people claiming jobs that I know they never had and references that included the President of the United States.

I suppose the most important thing to remember for a resume is to be honest but to definitely play down any negative things or holes in it. So…you did graduate with a 2.0 GPA, well if you have a lot more positive attributes, that can be overlooked and left out of resumes altogether. Your resume is your chance to impress your potential boss before you get a chance to give an interview.

While there may be a plethora of resume writing tips floating around the internet, there are a few tips going around that may not be as well known.

Here is a list of resume tips that I have recently stumbled across that has a few lesser known tips to creating a job-fetching resume; many of which I will start using.

I’ll start with some pretty obvious ones:

Don’t ever lie on your resume. It doesn’t matter what excuse you come up with, lying on your resume is bad news. Eventually it will come back to haunt you. For example, an employer may actually go back and check to see if you worked at where you said and for how long. The more outlandish your lies the more likely they are to check. Your team or coworkers may also catch you in that lie when it comes time for you to use skills you said you have.

Use correct grammar and spelling. Use a word processing software like Microsoft Word or OpenOffice’s word processor, just don’t ever turn in a resume with misspelled words because not only does it look tacky, it makes you look really unprofessional.

Here’s one of those lesser known tips (at least by me): You don’t have to use big words. Big words only show that you know how to use synonyms through your Word program. At the same time, you don’t have to hide how smart you are, you just need to make sure that your potential employer can read through your resume quickly and understand your best attributes rather than being forced to pull out a dictionary.

Another one I was unaware of, but now makes a lot of sense to me: Use good quality resume paper. I never thought about it before and I actually always print resumes on resume paper I just thought that everyone did. You don’t have to spend a fortune on paper, but it is more expensive. I was able to buy “Exceptional Resume Paper” from Wal-Mart; the paper itself is 24 lb, 100% cotton, ivory colored, and is watermarked.

Also, if there are abbreviations in your resume, make sure to spell out the words. For example, I have an emphasis in PR. While most people know what PR is, I will write out public relations on my resume.