General
A document that provides a potential employer with a summary of your skills, work and internship experiences, academic achievements, research opportunities, and campus/community involvement.
What is a resume
This is the ideal length of an undergraduate student's resume.
What is 1 page
Free resume reviews and advising is offered at these specific centers on campus
What is the Student Professional Development Center (SPDC)-Moseley 140, Love School of Business 106, McEwen Communications 101
In a past experience, don't use ____ verb tense
What is present
The percentage of employers who do video interviews (Answer within 10%)
What is 63%?
The type of paper resumes should be printed on before they are presented to an employer.
What is Resume Paper
This is how one's work history should be organized on both their resume and job/internship application.
What is most recent to oldest
We strongly recommend you bring many copies of your resume to these events hosted by the Student Professional Development Center (SPDC) in the Fall and Spring.
What are Events for on-campus, post-grad jobs, graduate school, and internships hosted by the SPDC?
The Student Employment Fair, Connect to Your Future, Meet and Greets, Diversity, Inclusion and Networking Event (DINE), Network@Night, and the Graduate and Professional School Fair.
Don't forget to ______ your resume for each job/internship you're applying to. To do so effectively, be sure to read the job description/qualifications for the position you're applying to and adjust accordingly.
What is to tailor, customize, etc.
The Percentage of recruiters that are likely to look at a candidate's social media profile(s) (Answer within 10%)
What is 70%
Unless you are a first-year student, information from this time period should generally not be found on your resume.
What is high school
Name at least three of the categories one should generally include on their resume.
What is contact information, education, work experience, leadership, skills, relevant coursework, service, research, honors/awards
This online career site, hosted by the Student Professional Development Center (SPDC), is a great place to submit your resume for review.
What is the Elon Job Network (EJN)
Don't write in the _____ person
What is third
Rejection rate (percentage) when you include a photo on your resume. (Answer within 10%)
What is 88%
Many companies will discard your resume after seeing this number of grammar or spelling errors.
What is 1
This is the format that you should upload your resume/send it to an employer.
What is as a PDF
You recently completed a summer internship related to your major/intended career path. Where on a resume would you list this experience?
What is work experience/relevant experience section
Don't use a _____ when creating/designing your resume
What is template
The percentage of resumes discarded for an unprofessional email address (Answer within 10%)
What is 76%
This should be done by multiple people before submitting your resume to any organization/employer.
What is proofreading/resume reviews
When describing your experience, you should begin each point with this kind of word.
What are action verbs
Order the following sections from where they'd appear on your resume (top to bottom): Name, Hobbies/Interests, Education, Contact Information
What is Name, Contact Information, Education, Hobbies/Interests
Don't try to squeeze as much information as possible onto your resume. In fact, your resume font size should not be smaller than _____ point font
What is 10
___ % of applicants lie on their resume. (Answer within 10%)
What is 85%