Format
This is the ideal length of a resume.
What is 1-2 pages?
Some companies will trash your resume after seeing this number of grammar or spelling errors.
What is 1?
What is the latest you can show up for work regularly
*excluding an occasional valid reason, like family emergency.
0 minutes late. Be on time or even early.
Your name should be in a font size at least this large.
What is 18 pt font?
What is generaly the best font color for a resume, as it is easy to read and universally accepted as professional
What is black?
Information from this time period should not be found in your resume.
What is elementary school, maybe even middle school.
Who do you represent at work?
Your employer/the company
This is the category of your resume where you state what position you are looking to obtain.
ex.
"Experienced high school graduate looking for a position in journalism"
What is an Objective?
After completed, this should be done as a final step by multiple people before submitting your resume to any organization.
What is proofreading?
This background information should never be included in your resume.
What is information regarding your family or personal life?
Why will the amount on your paycheck always be less than the rate that you are being paid?
What is taxes
True or False
White or blank paper is the only appropriate paper to print your resume on.
True
Different resumes or applications will require different relevant information but across the board, these should NEVER be found on your resume.
What are spelling and grammar errors?
What two pieces of information aside from home address do you need to include for an employer/college can reach you?
Email and phone number
What is the cost of career counseling here at CHS?
What is free?
In describing your experience, you should begin each point with this kind of word.
What are action verbs?
True or False
It's a good idea to us multiple fonts on your resume to help you stick out to an employer.
False
True or false
Once you begin a job, you must stay in a related/similar career path for the rest of your working life.
False
When listing work experience, what experience do you list first (highest on the page)?
-Most recent experience
-reverse chronological order