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Education
Experience
Skill Statements
Miscellaneous
100
This is considered the recommended length of an entry level resume.
What is 1 page?
100
List two items that should be included in the education section of your resume.
What is: Name of Institution? Location of Institution? Degree/major/minor earned? Graduation date?
100
Experiences listed on a resume should be listed in this order.
What is reverse chronological order?
100
Typically these items are identified by what grammatical symbol?
What are bullet points?
100
This should be the same on both your resume and cover letter.
What is contact information and/or font style?
200
This is the primary purpose of a resume.
What is to obtain an interview?
200
Include your G.P.A. if it is at or above this standard.
What is a 3.0?
200
List three (3) common experience categories to include on a resume.
What is: Relevant Experience, Academic Projects, Clinical Experience, Leadership Experience, Research Experience, Teaching Experience, Work Experience.
200
This type of word should never be used in a skill statement
What are personal pronouns?
200
You can upload your resume for review by going to this site?
What is College Central? (www.collegecentral.com/gannon)
300
This size font range should be used in a simple, traditional style throughout the resume, with the exception of one’s name
What is 10-12 point font?
300
Provide an example of how your degree should be listed
What is Bachelor of Science in (X, Y, Z)? What is Master of Arts in (X, Y, Z)?
300
These are skills that would be useful in a wide variety of professions. Examples are analyze, make decisions, delegate, assess performance, and train others. As well as communication, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork?
What are transferable skills?
300
Skill statements (used to describe experiences) should begin with this type of word.
What is an action verb?
300
Career Exploration and Development is located within this buidling.
Where is Palumbo?
400
These ready-made resume formats should NOT be used when creating your resume.
What are templates?
400
These should NEVER be found on your resume.
What are spelling and grammar errors?
400
When describing a position, these informational items should always be listed along with a position title.
What are names of organizations, city and state, and dates of employment?
400
The verb tense used in a skill statement should be determined by this variable.
What is the date of employment? (Currently employed: Present tense, Past employment: Past tense)
400
Name 3 resources provided by Career Exploration and Development.
What is...? Resume Review Cover Letter Review Job Search Strategy Mock Interview Career Assessments Networking Job Shadow Informational Interview
500
This is the one thing you cannot do too much of when constructing a resume.
What is proofreading?
500
This is one category we suggest omitting that states what position you are looking to obtain.
What is an objective statement?
500
Information from this time period should not be found in your resume beyond one’s second year in college.
What is high school?
500
Generally, the STAR format can be used to shape skill statement development. The acronym STAR stands for:
S: Situation T: Task A: Action R: Result
500
This career document should accompany your resume.
What is a cover letter?