Introduction to Résumé Writing Practice Complete – Flashcards
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What are the four different types of résumés?
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Print, Scannable, Electronic, and Web
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What are four things a great résumé shows employers?
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You have the qualifications needed to do the job well. You can meet the employer's needs. You are likeable and work well with others. You appeal to both human and electronic reviews.
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Why is it important to create a strong résumé?
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A résumé is one of the first documents that introduces you to a potential employer. It must catch their interest and attention right away, because they may never look at it again.
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List the categories of information found in a résumé.
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-Personal information
-Education
-Skills
-Work experience
-Activities
-Interests
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Describe the three different stages your résumé goes through when being submitted to an employer.
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First stage - The résumé is used to eliminate job candidates. Employers may receive hundreds of résumés, and they do not have time to thoroughly read each one. They scan a résumé for anywhere between 15-30 seconds. Your résumé must catch their attention; otherwise, it goes directly into the reject pile.
Second Stage - Once you have passed the initial review, the employers will have narrowed the résumés down significantly. These résumés will be read thoroughly, and the candidates narrowed down to the number they would like to interview (usually 10 or less).
Third Stage -The résumé is used to guide the interview. The potential employer only knows you by what was included in your résumé. You want to make sure that your résumé highlights your strengths so that these will become the focus of the interview.
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In the résumé above, what would cause appearance of the "00000000000"?
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The résumés was scanned, and when it was converted to text the formatting caused the appearance to change. In this situation there was an underline beneath "Objective" that turned into "000000000000".
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The purpose of writing a résumé is to get a job.
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False
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When your résumé is first reviewed, a potential employer looks at it for approximately _____.
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B. 15-30 secs
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Which two types of résumés can be formatted to be visually appealing?
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b.print and web
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A résumé formatted so that it can be posted to the Internet and which can contain sophisticated graphics, is a _______.
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b.Web resume
