Resume Tips

Resume 101

100

A concise, informative summary of your abilities, education, and experience. 

What is a resume?

200

The language resumes should be written in. (Hint: not passive)

What is active language?

300

What are ways you can quantify your achievements? 

Hours saved, cost savings, frequency, scale and scope

True or False

100

A resume should be concise and easy to skim.

True

200

A resume should list job experience in chronological order. 

False.

300

You shouldn't use AI to help write your resume.

False

Action Verbs

100

_ junior team members, helping them develop their technical skills.

A. Was responsible for 

B. Ignored

C. Mentored

C. Mentored junior team members, helping them develop their technical skills. 

200

_ a new system to increase sales by 15%.

A. Implemented 

B. Was involved in

C. Implimented

A. Implemented a new system to increase sales by 15%. 

300

_ with cross-functional teams to develop and execute project plans.

A. Advocated

B. Collaborated

C. Mentored

B. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and execute project plans.