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General
100
This is the ideal length of an undergraduate student's resume.
What is 1 page?
100
These sections are required in a student resume.
What are Education and Experience? or What are Contact Information and Education?
100
Some companies will trash your resume after seeing this number of grammar or spelling errors.
What is 1?
100
We suggest omitting your GPA in your resume if it is below this number.
What is 3.0?
100
This is where the Engineering Career Center is located.
What is 1410 LEEP 2?
200
Your name should be in a font size this large.
What is 12-14 point font?
200
Degree, Major, School, Location of School (city/state only), Attendance dates or Expected graduation date.
What information is usually found in an Education section?
200
This particular office specializes in resume review and would be a great place to have your resume proofread
What is the Career Center?
200
Information from this time period should "usually" not be found in your resume unless you are a freshman.
What is High School?
200
This item is readily available and free in the Engineering Career Center during office hours.
What is resume paper?
300
Top Down, Left to Right.
What is the way employers read a resume?
300
In describing your experience, you should begin each point with this kind of word.
What are action verbs?
300
The KU Career Centers often see spelling errors in the Section Headings of a resume, when they are written in all-capital letters.
What spell check doesn't catch?
300
This information should never be included in your resume.
What is information regarding your family or personal identification information (such as social security number)?
300
To get an interview.
What is the purpose of a resume?
400
A good starting point for all four margins.
What is 1 inch?
400
Quantify, qualify or include results.
What are ways to strengthen transferable skills?
400
This should be done by multiple people before submitting your resume to any organization.
What is proofreading?
400
Ideally (but not always possible), experiences on a resume should highlight how the employer or organization benefited from your actions.
What are accomplishments and results?
400
This is the cost of a resume review in the Engineering Career Center.
What is free?
500
A name usually placed within quotation marks or parentheses on the top of a resume.
What is a nickname?
500
The one word usually never found on a resume.
What is I?
500
Review each particular item type on a resume one-by-one (such as read through just the dates on a resume).
What is a good way to proofread?
500
It is an art, not a science.
What is resume writing?
500
We strongly recommend you bring your resume to these events hosted by the Engineering Career Center.
What are Career Fairs?