Resumes vocab
Effective Reading Strategies
Resume
Effective Reading Strategies vocab
100

statement describing career interests and goals; should show a reviewer which goals the applicant hopes to achieve through a position  

Career Objective

100

Which of the following defines reading?

A complex cognitive process which requires readers to decode written symbols to interpret text

100


Which of the following styles of résumés takes elements of each style to create a more customized résumé?

Combination

100

note taking method arranging ideas and concepts around a subject in a diagram

Mind Map

200

most common format of résumé; lists work experience in the order it occurred, beginning with the most recent or current experience and moving back in time

Chronological Résumé

200

Which of the following is published daily or weekly?

Newspapers

200


Which of the following is the most basic and necessary of all career-building tools?

A résumé

200

habit of pronouncing words in one’s head as text is read

Sub-Vocalization

300

format of résumé which uses elements of the chronological and functional formatting

Combination Résumé

300

Scanning the table of contents and selecting articles to read is a technique for which of the following reading materials?

Magazines

300

Which of the following is the main objective of the formatting of a résumé?

To make it easy to follow and scan

300

organizational pattern describing an event or action caused by another event or action

Cause and Effect Pattern

400

format of résumé in which focus is placed on skills; lists skills with relevant work experience below

Functional Résumé

400

Which of the following is a book for display on electronic devices?

E-book 

400

Which of the following could cause a potential employer to disregard your résumé?

Misspellings and poor grammar

400

set of written or printed pages bound together

Book

500

brief document summarizing a person’s education, employment history and experience; used in career-building to highlight beneficial skills and to let potential employers, institutions of higher learning or other organizations know your strengths

Résumé

500

Which of the following is usually peer-reviewed before publishing?

Academic journals

500

Which of the following will help a résumé positively stand out from others?

Using specific and original language

500

complex cognitive process which requires readers to decode written symbols to interpret text

Reading