Resume Basics
This section appears at the very top of the resume and must be clean, professional, and easy to read.
What is the Header?
A professional summary should be this many sentences long.
What is 2–3 sentences?
Each bullet point should begin with one of these strong, powerful words.
What is an action verb?
Skills are divided into two types: hard skills and these.
What are soft skills?
Modern resumes focus on this rather than job duties.
What is impact/achievements?
Bold your name, include your email, phone number, and city/region here.
What is the Contact Information?
A summary should highlight your experience, strengths, and this.
What are your career goals?
Instead of duties, you should highlight these — the real impact of your work.
What are achievements?
This resume section lists your schooling, certificates, and training.
What is Education & Certifications?
Traditional resumes often used these long blocks of text.
What are paragraphs?
A resume should use this symbol style to keep information organised and easy to skim.
What are bullet points?
This outdated resume section has been replaced by the modern Professional Summary.
What is an Objective Statement?
Employers prefer resumés that show this — often expressed as percentages, numbers, or timeframes.
What is quantifiable data?
Pacific strengths such as teamwork, communication, and adaptability belong in this section.
What are soft skills?
Modern resumes use these to quickly highlight strengths and experience.
What are professional summaries?
These should never be included on a New Zealand resume: photo, full address, or this.
What is date of birth?
This word describes why a summary should match the job you're applying for.
What is tailored?
Number of recommended bullet points per job.
What is 3–5 bullet points?
This term describes skills that can be used across multiple job roles.
What are transferable skills?
A modern resume should be customised for each role using these from the job description.
What are keywords?
This professional profile link can be included only if it is up to date.
What is LinkedIn?
“Dedicated community support worker… improving access for Pacific families by 30%.”
This is an example of a summary that includes this kind of detail.
What is measurable impact?
“Served 80–100 customers per shift…” is an example of replacing a generic description with this.
What is a results-based bullet point?
This resume section should only include completed qualifications or those still in progress.
What is Education?
Employers prefer this type of resume — clear, concise, and impact-focused.
What is a results-driven resume?