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Required Parts of a Resume
Formatting Rules
What's Wrong Here?
100

This is a written document of your education, experience, credentials and accomplishments.

What is a resume?

100

This is the proper length of a resume for college students and college graduates.

What is one page?

100

This section should include your name, address, phone number and email and should be listed first on your resume.

What is contact information?

100

The font on your resume should be no less than this size.

What is size 12?

100

Objective: I want to work in your business.

Uses the word I and it is not specific enough.

200

This is the purpose of a resume.

What is to get a job interview

200

True or False: In the education section, you should list Bryant and then your high school.

What is false. Once you're in college-get rid of all high school components.

200

This section includes information about schools you have attended, classes you have taken, and skills learned in your classes.

What is education?

200

You should avoid using this word when writing your resume.

What is I?

200

Hobbies: Listening to music, reading, volunteering.

Hobbies should not be listed on a resume. If volunteering is one of your hobbies-consider community involvement etc.

300

This type of verb should be used when writing a resume so you can give the reader a clear understanding of your accomplishments.

What is a vivid verb?

For example: Instead of walk, you could say "stroll"

300

This piece of contact information should be slightly larger than everything else.

What is your name?

300

This section is typically under education and it lists courses that are directly relevant to the position to which you are applying.

What is relevant coursework?

300

Educational Experience and Work Experience like past schools and jobs should be listed in this order.

What is reverse chronological? (Most recent first)

300

(Under Education Section) Supposed to graduate June 2018

Calls graduation into question.

400

You can list a relative as a reference when what has occurred?

What is you have worked for them?

400

On average this is how long an employer will look at a resume.

What is 20 seconds?

400

This section talks about former jobs that you may have had, duties at those jobs, and how long you have worked there.

What is Work Experience?

400

You should avoid spelling these out on your resume.

What are numbers?

400

(Under Education Section) GPA: 2.0

GPA shouldn't be listed if under a 3.0

500

There are many people that are appropriate to list as references; name two.

What is a teacher, former employer, coach, counselor, volunteer supervisor, neighbor, family friend.

500

You should only list classes on your resume if they do what?

What is show skills related to the job you are applying to?

500

This optional section lists at least 2 people that can speak on your behalf.

What is references?

500

There are three fonts that are always appropriate for use on a resume. Name one.

What is Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial?

500

Work Experience: No Experience

Either list odd jobs, volunteer work, or leave section off resume and focus on what you have done elsewhere (relevant coursework etc.)