Resume Basics

A document that provides information about you to a potential employer.

• References

• Resume

What goes in the education section of your resume?

• Awards
• Experience
• Name of School
• Organizations

When creating a resume it is important to use...

• Lot of fancy words

• Fancy fonts and lots of content

• Your picture

• Perfect punctuation and grammar

Once you create a resume how often should you update it?

• You never have to change it

• Every Presidential Election

• Every time something changes in your work experience, or if you learn something new

Which selection would you list in "Work Experience"?

• Babysitter

• Honor Roll

• Bilingual

• Energetic

If you mowed the lawn for a neighbor or supervised younger children, can you list it as "Experience or Accomplishments"?

• YES

• NO

If you don't have any work experience, what could you list in your resume?

• activities

• awards

• skills

• ALL of them

A prospective employer gains a quick first impression of you through the resume. TRUE OR FALSE?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Often a resume is used together with a ______ to get a job interview

• brochure

• booklet

• cover letter

Education and Experience should be listed

• From most relevant to least

• From most recent to oldest

• From first job to last

• I does not matter