Deck 27: Résumés

Question 1

A résumé is a persuasive summary of your qualifications for employment.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Even in this age of Internet applications, résumés are still common.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Having a résumé while looking for a job can make you seem organized and prepared.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

If you won't have to job hunt for several years, there is no reason to create a résumé now.

Question 5

All job communications must be tailored to your unique qualifications; don't rely on examples in a book or on what your friends have done.

Question 6

Your résumé is likely to be screened in three ways.

Question 7

Research shows that search committees typically review a résumé for 50 to 60 seconds. Only those that pass this initial stage are read more closely.

Question 8

If you have a scannable résumé, there is no need to prepare a conventional one.

Question 9

You should never use legal-sized paper for your résumé.

Question 10

Never use "I"in a résumé.

Question 11

A skills résumé lists in chronological order the experiences you've had that qualify you for a job.

Question 12

Using "I"in a chronological résumé is a bad idea, but it's okay to use "I"in a skills résumé.

Question 13

When listing jobs on a chronological résumé, normally go back as far as the summer after high school.

Question 14

Parallel form is unnecessary in résumés.

Question 15

In a skills résumé, use as headings the skills used in or the aspects of the job you are applying for.

Question 16

Career objectives should always be used in résumés, as they're expected nowadays.

Question 17

If standard categories don't fit, it's okay to create new ones for résumés.

Question 18

A standard typeface for scannable résumés is Papyrus.

Question 19

It's never a good idea to use video résumés because few employers respect them.

Question 20

You should practice a few times before recording your video résumé.

Question 21

In the first round of screening, résumés are read only for 2.9 seconds.

Question 22

Even the busiest companies never receive more than 1000 résumés in a week.

Question 23

Bullet points, while common in chronological résumés, are uncommon in skills résumés, where information must more carefully be organized.

Question 24

Nearly all employers today prefer to contact applicants through e-mail, so listing your address on a résumé is unnecessary.

Question 25

If you are going away to school, putting both your school and permanent addresses makes sense on a résumé.

Question 26

It is not acceptable to mention on your résumé that summer employment or part-time employment paid for part of your college expenses.

Question 27

Even though fragments are common in résumés, they can still use complete sentences.

Question 28

"Education"and "Experience,"if you use that term, always stand separately as categories on a résumé.

Question 29

A good heading for courses related to your area of expertise is "Relevant Courses."

Question 30

Résumés cannot combine headings such as "Activities"and "Academic Honors."

Question 31

Keep your résumé to one page, as employers pressed for time do not want to read anything longer than that.

Question 32

Use 10-point type in a scannable résumé, as machines don't to worry about the size of the type.

Question 33

The average résumé is now two pages.

Question 34

The best video résumés are all under one minute long.

Question 35

A recent life change made you reevaluate your career, so you've decided to give up corporate life for a job in forestry. Which résumé would be BEST to use?

A) Chronological résumé.
B) Skills résumé.
C) Scannable résumé.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 36

In a chronological résumé, it's NOT necessary to include which of the following about past jobs or organizations you've worked for?

A) Job title.
B) Organization name.
C) City.
D) State.
E) Zip code.

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT a good reason to use a lot of details in your résumé?

A) To support the claims you make about your abilities.
B) To convince the reader that you would benefit this organization.
C) To pad your résumé to give you a better chance of getting an interview.
D) To separate you from other applicants.
E) All of the above are good reasons.

Question 38

If you prefer to be contacted by cell phone, what is the BEST way way to indicate that on your résumé?

A) Only list your cell phone number.
B) List both your cell phone number and land line number to give the employer options, but put the cell phone number first.
C) Avoid listing cell phone numbers at all; employers today respect applicants more if you have a permanent land line.
D) Use an e-mail address instead.
E) None of the above.

Question 39

You are helping your friend Helena create a résumé for a law-related position. She has lots of qualifications both in her work history and her education. She has been working for three years part-time, and worked for two years before that full-time. Which one of the following things should Helena omit from her résumé?

A) Law-clerk two summers ago.
B) Aide to a House Representative last summer.
C) State-wide winner of a math contest in high school.
D) Passed the CPA exam five years ago.
E) Vice President of the college accounting club.

Question 40

You were president of the PBK honor society which raised $1000 for the local hospital. On your résumé, you should

A) Omit this item, because PBK sounds like a social club.
B) Include your office, since it's impressive to be president of a social club.
C) Include your office, but specify that PBK is an honor society, so people won't think it's a social club.
D) Omit your office but list raising money for the hospital under "Activities."
E) None of the above.

Question 41

You won a national scholarship because you participated in a writing contest. Even getting to the final cut was an honor. On your résumé, you should list the competition

A) In "Activities" and the award in "Honors."
B) In "Honors" and the award in "Activities."
C) And award as separate items in "Honors."
D) And award as one item in "Honors."
E) None of the above.

Question 42

Each of the following is a quality of a scannable résumé EXCEPT

A) Use a standard typeface.
B) Don't use lines, boxes, script, leader dots, or borders.
C) Put each telephone number on a separate line.
D) Use plenty of white space.
E) All of the above are qualities of a scannable résumé.

Question 43

Each of the following is a quality of an online résumé EXCEPT

A) Include an e-mail link at the top of the résumé.
B) Consider having links under your name and e-mail address to the various parts of your résumé.
C) Eliminate lists, indentations, and white space.
D) Specify the city and state for educational institutions and employers.
E) All of the above are qualities of an online résumé.

Question 44

You are considering using a video résumé to apply for a job in magazine fact checking. Is this a good idea?

A) Yes, because video résumés are common today.
B) Yes, because the format will allow you to use sight, sound, color, and motion.
C) No, because a paper résumé may be better at demonstrating the skills for the job.
D) No, because the time you spend filming the video résumé could be better spent searching for jobs.
E) None of the above.

Question 45

You did not finish a four-year degree and you recently left a company as an alternative to being fired, but you have an associate's degree and four years of experience at three different jobs all related to a job for which you are now applying. You should

A) Use a skills résumé.
B) Use a chronological résumé.
C) Use both.
D) Use either.
E) Use neither.

Question 46

If you have had some school beyond high school, but never completed a degree because you've held jobs in your area of interest, you should

A) Not include "Education" on your résumé.
B) Put "Education" as your first section on the first page.
C) Put "Education" after work experience.
D) Indicate on your résumé that you will complete your education as soon as time permits.
E) None of the above.

Question 47

List three qualities your résumé should have to increase the chances that a real human being will pay attention to it.

Question 48

Explain when you should use a skills résumé.

Question 49

Explain when you should use a chronological résumé.

Question 50

Explain how chronological and skills résumés differ.

Question 51

List the parts that all résumés should have.

Question 52

List seven of the steps for creating a successful scannable résumé.

Question 53

A _________ résumé summarizes what you did in a time line.

Question 54

A _________ résumé emphasizes the skills you've used, rather than the job in which or the date when you used them.

Question 55

The statement on a résumé called a _________ _________ should sound like the job description an employer might use in a job listing.

Question 56

__________ and __________ always stand as separate categories on a résumé.