Top 10 Resume Mistakes International Students Make
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International students often carry CV habits from home that quietly sink their US, Canada and Australia applications. The resume there is a different document with different rules.
The most common mistake is including a photo. In the US and Canada a photo is a red flag for biased hiring and most ATS-optimized templates strip it. Birthdates, marital status and parent names belong in the same 'remove' pile.
Another is the two-page CV. Local expectations are a single, dense, accomplishment-led page. A second page is only acceptable with 10+ years of experience.
We cover all ten in the product's localization check — but the mindset is the same: lead with outcomes, drop the personal metadata, and let the degree and skills speak.