Acronyms
By the Numbers
Making Space
Sections
100

Internationally many people use this two letter acronym in place of the word 'resume', but technically in the US it is not the same thing

CV (curriculum vitae)

100

A typical teen resume should have this many pages

What is 1?

100

This can be shrunk to two letters and there happen to be 50 of them in this country

What is a state?

100

This is the section our volunteer history goes in

What is the Experience Section?

200

MS is short for this commonly known software company

What is Microsoft?

200

If a person has over five years experience in the workforce they should have this many pages in their resume

What is 2?

200

There are 12 in a calendar and each can be shrunk to three letters

What is a month?

200

Clifton Strengths can go in this section

What is the Skills Section?

300

This is a type of software used to scan resumes and goes by the abbreviation ATS.

What is Applicant Tracking System?

300

If your GPA is at this level or higher, you should consider putting it on your resume

What is 3.0?

300

An example of this is an MBA

What are common degrees?

300

This section can be considered the flagship of your resume if you're just starting out

What is Education Section?

400

This scale is used by LinkedIn to rate language proficiency (ILR)

What is the Interagency Langage Round-table scale?

400

The number of skills required on our resume

What is 5?

400

Certain industry terms and jargon can be abbreviated in a resume. Give an example of when this could be appropriate.

Teacher's discretion

400

This section goes right below the name and contact information

What is a Summary Section (or Objective Section)?