RESUME WRITING

FORMAT

100

What is the ideal length of a Chronological and/or Functional Resume?

1-2 Pages

200

Certain personal information needs to be included in the resume such as

Name and Contact Information

300

What are 3 Resume Formats? 

Chronological, Functional, ATS Format

400

Which Font and Font size(s) are usually used in a resume ?

Arial or Times New Roman , 10 to 12 font size

500

What resume is read online by a digital applicant tracking system?

What is ATS?

PROOF READING

100

Some companies will trash your resume after seeing this number of grammar/spelling errors

1

200

This should be done by multiple people before submitting your resume to any organization

Proof Reading

300

These should never be found on your resume

Spelling/Grammar Errors

400

Why shouldn't you depend only on a spell check feature ?

Omits Sentence Errors, Focuses only on Spelling errors.

500

What is the proper length of an automatic tracking system resume (ATS)?

What is 'None' -- make it as long as needed.

GUIDELINES

100

Its okay to exaggerate information on my resume when ....

Its Never OKAY !!

200

Which of the 4 words is not an action verb ? - Perform, Supervise, Assumed and Verified

Assumed

300

What type of resume is organized so that the most important information you want to share is the first thing for the reader to see ?

Chronological

400

Name any three sections found in a resume ?

1. Personal Info 2. Education 3.Work Experience 4.Objective statement 5. Skills 6. Extracurricular Activities

500

Name three rules for writing your ATS resume

What are (1) no tables, (2) simple bullets (3) align to left (4) no underlining (5) nothing fancy (see Unit 5, Feb 9th PPT presentation!)

GENERAL

100

What is a resume ?

A tool to market yourself

200

Information from this period should be omitted from your resume if you have continued your education.

High School

300

These information should never be included in your resume

Family, Race, Religion, Marital status and other Personal Information

400

We suggest omitting GPA in your resume if it is below this number

3.0

500

How ATS scans and ranks your resume.

What are experience and skills?

PURPOSE

100

What is the purpose of a resume ?

To get an Interview

200

Why should you tailor your resume ?

To be job specific and immediately relevant

300

What is the importance of adding skills in your resume ?

To showcase a skill set that aligns with the job requirements

400

Why do we include work experience in a resume ?

To describe skills , knowledge & experience - value to the role

500

The percentage of Fortune 500 companies that use and hire from ATS resume is:

58%

78%

98%

What is 98%?