L1 Resume

An essential task in your job search is presenting your skills and accomplishments in a way that is relevant to the employer's business challenges. An important step in showing employers that you will be a good fit is to ________.

• customize your résumé to each job opening

• research the organizations

• be aware of company's sales regions

• master persuasive communication

______ is the process of making informal connections with mutually beneficial business contacts.

• Networking

• Soliciting

• Temping

• Resourcing

When you are networking, don't overlook ________; you not only meet people but also demonstrate your ability to solve problems, manage projects, and lead others.

• your community centre

• gaming sites

• social networking sites

• volunteering

Which among these is a fallacy regarding résumés?

• All a résumé can do is get you in the door.

• In most cases, your résumé needs to make a positive impression within 30 or 45 seconds.

• The purpose of a résumé is to list all your skills and abilities.

• If the résumé doesn't contain the right keywords, a human being may never see it.

In a chronological résumé, develop your work experience section by listing your jobs according to the ________.

• job titles held

• chronological order

• alphabetical order of organizations

• reverse chronological order

Bethany is aware that the majority of résumés are now subjected to keyword searches in an applicant tracking system, in which a recruiter searches for résumés most likely to match the requirements of a particular job. To help Bethany use keywords for her benefit, which part of her résumé should include relevant keywords?

• Contact information

• Personal data

• Professional profile

• Hobbies

________ can include the business and technical terms associated with a specific profession, industry-specific jargon, names or types of products or systems used in a profession, job titles, and college degrees.

• Scannable words

• Professional language

• Business language

• Keywords

Devote the most space to the jobs that ________.

• are relevant to your education

• were the most challenging

• you held the longest

• are related to your target position

Linda has spent a number of years in the professional work force. However, when she started she held a number of part-time, temporary, or entry-level jobs that don't relate to her career objective now. In the work experience section of her résumé, she should ________.

• include all those details to give the right picture of her career path

• never mention them

• include them only in the career summary

• exclude the irrelevant details that might clutter her résumé

Ruth is actively involved in her church. She goes to great lengths to organize events for charity. In her community, Ruth is known for her leadership and organization skills. If she wants to mention these activities in her résumé as part of an application at a local bank she should ________.

• not consider mentioning these because doing so might raise concerns for people with differing beliefs

• mention these activities because employers find these attributes valuable and religious tolerance should be assumed

• highlight her skills and mention that she did these for a not-for-profit organization

• highlight her skills without mentioning any group she worked with