Cover Letter and Resume

Which of the following is NOT a good reason to use a lot of details in your résumé?

• To support the claims you make about your abilities

• To convince the reader that you would benefit this organization.

• To pad your résumé to give you a better chance of getting an interview

• To separate you from other applicants.

A recent life change made you reevaluate your career, so you've decided to give up corporate life for a job in forestry. Which résumé would be BEST to use?

• Chronological résumé

• Skills résumé

• Scannable résumé

• All of the above

You did not finish a four-year degree and you recently left a company as an alternative to being fired, but you have an associate's degree and four years of experience at three different jobs all related to a job for which you are now applying. You should use a

• skills résumé

• chronological résumé

• both

• either

In a chronological résumé, it's NOT necessary to include which of the following about past jobs or organizations you've worked for?

• Job title

• Organization name

• City

• Zip code

If you prefer to be contacted by cell phone, what is the BEST way to indicate that on your résumé?

• Only list your cell phone number.

• List both your cell phone number and land line number to give the employer options, but put the cell phone number first.

• Avoid listing cell phone numbers at all; employers today respect applicants more if you have a permanent land line.

• Use an e-mail address instead.

If you have had some school beyond high school, but never completed a degree because you've held jobs in your area of interest, you should

• not include "Education" on your résumé.

• put "Education" as your first section on the first page.

• put "Education" after work experience.

• indicate on your résumé that you will complete your education as soon as time permits.

Each of the following is a quality of an scannable résumé EXCEPT

• use a standard typeface

• don't use lines, boxes, script, leader dots, or borders.

• put each telephone number on a separate line.

• all of the above are qualities of a scannable résumé.

Each of the following is a quality of an online résumé EXCEPT

• include an e-mail link at the top of the résumé

• consider having links under your name and e-mail address to the various parts of your résumé.

• eliminate lists, indentations, and white space.

• specify the city and state for educational institutions and employers.

You are considering using a video résumé to apply for a job in magazine fact checking. Is this a good idea?

• Yes, because video résumés are common today.

• Yes, because the format will allow you to use sight, sound, color, and motion.

• No, because a paper résumé may be better at demonstrating the skills for the job.

• No, because the time you spend filming the video résumé could be better spent searching for jobs.

You won a national scholarship because you participated in a writing contest. Even getting to the final cut was an honor. On your résumé, you should list the competition

• In "Activities" and the award in "Honors."

• In "Honors" and the award in "Activities."

• And award as separate items in "Honors."

• And award as one item in "Honors."