Formatting
Sections 1 & 2
Sections 3 & 4
General
100

How long should a resume be?

What is one page?

100

What is the first section on a resume?

What is the heading?

100

What section describes the schools you have attended or are currently attending?

What is Educational History?

100

Who is a resume about?

What is myself?

200

How many sections are on a typical resume?

What are 4 sections?

200

What is an objective used for on a resume?

What is describing the purpose of your resume?

200

What goes under the Professional History section of a resume?

What is previous or currents jobs?

200

What should you NEVER do on your resume?

What is lie?

300

If you had a cashier job from Aug 2015 to Jan 2016, a marketing job from Feb 2018 to March 2019, and a teaching position from Jan 2019 to the Present, which job should be listed first on your resume?

What is the teaching position?

300

What parts of your address should be included on your resume?

What are city, state, and zip code?

300

What information should be included for each job on your resume?

What are job title, responsibilities, address, and dates of employment?

300

What do you call experience that you don't get paid for?

What is volunteer experience?

400

What are three of the optional sections you can have on a resume?

What are skills, hobbies, and awards?

400

What is an example of a resume objective?

What is ...

To obtain employment in the field of __________.

To secure a position with _________ where I can utilize my _________ skills.

To obtain a position that will enable me to enhance my skills and knowledge in _________.

To obtain a position that allows me to ________.

400

What type of verbs should you use when describing responsibilities at your job?

What are action verbs?

400

Where should references be placed on your resume?

What is at the bottom using the statement "References available upon request" or not listed at all?

500

What two sections of a resume do NOT include dates?

What are the heading and the objective/summary?

500

When a hiring manager looks at your resume for the first time, what do they usually read first and for how long?

What is your name, objective, and 10-20 seconds.
500

What can you add to your descriptions to quantify them for hiring managers?

What are percentages, numbers, and dollar amounts?

500

What is considered to be the most important part of a resume?

What is Work Experience?

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