Create a Great Professional Resume
1. On a high school resume, in what order should your Experience and Education appear?
Experience, then Education
Order does not matter
Education, then Experience
Education, but not Experience
2. Since recruiters will often ignore character traits like "hard-working" or "dedicated" when they appear in the Skills section of a resume, where is a good place to demonstrate these things?
It's impossible to use these phrases too often. Sprinkle them throughout your resume wherever you can.
Only discuss these traits during your interview.
Do not use phrases like this anywhere in your resume.
Demonstrate these through task and accomplishment bullet points in your Experience.
3. Which of the following is an appropriate bullet point for your Experience section?
Exceeded sales quotas by an average of 8 percent
Fluent in Brazilian Portuguese
My goal is to help foster children find new parents
Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
4. Complete the sentence: You should include a hobby award in your resume only if it __________.
was statewide or national
is annually sponsored by a government agency
was either a blue ribbon or first place in a large field of competitors
directly relates to a job opportunity
5. When might you identify your religion in your resume?
Never
When you do not wish to work alongside people of certain religions
That depends on how proud you are of your religious beliefs
When you're applying to a company or working in a culture that requires religious identification
6. Where would be the best place to highlight "Customer Empathy" or "Exceeds Expectations"?
In your Objective
In the Skills section
During your interview
In an Experience bullet point
7. Suppose you're looking for a job whose published requirements include "Customer Service." Which of the following would be better to list as a bullet point under Education?
Work-study job at school store
Producer of junior class musical
Won three scholastic writing awards
Captain of winning soccer team
8. Who is the first to read most resumes sent to larger companies?
The hiring manager
A secretary in the human resources (HR) department
A software program
The job recruiter
9. What is the first result you seek when submitting a resume?
Getting an interview
Getting a letter from the hiring manager
Getting a phone call
Getting a job offer
10. How often should you check your resume for job-specific edits that will help you land a position?
Never. Why fix what isn't broken?
When you graduate from school or college
Each time you apply for a different job
Every two months
11. When might you include a team sport in your activities?
When applying for a job in college
Always, because it says you're a team player
Never, because it's not business-oriented
When a job listing mentions teamwork
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