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The best definition of a resume from the video is....
A one page summary of your life and work experience.
A brief summary of your skills, achievements, and experience and how they relate to the job you are trying to get.
A detailed list of the things that you have done in your life and how they relate to your dream job.
A one page hand out that is basically a giant business card which you can give to anyone at any time.
Resumes are like
advertisments
obituaries
addresses
orations
How should you decide on the "perfect' resume from to use?
Check out the MLA page. They always know the most perfect resume form.
Just use any of them. One resume is just as good as another.
There is no "perfect from" but you should tailor the resume to the job you want.
Trick question: resumes are outdated.
Which of the follow should you NOT include on a resume that you posted somewhere online?
Your Full Legal Name
Your phone number.
Your professional email address
What is the purpose of a personal website or professional portfolio?
Employer's want to see completed work and it makes them more likely to hire you.
Resumes are kind of bare bones on their on and a portfolio can beef up your resume.
Knowing that you can make a website is a marketable skill in any job.
The idea is to inundate your future boss with information about your glorious self.
For new professionals that don't have established careers, what order should your work experience go?
The jobs that are going to give you the best recommendation first and the worst last.
Most relevant experience first.
Reverse chronological
It doesn't really matter as long as you have some.
What does reverse chronological mean?
Completely out of order
Just regular number order, the first thing you did comes first.
The most relevant experience goes first.
The most recent experience goes first and the oldest experience goes last.
According to the video, how long to recruiters spend looking at each resume.
6 second
45 seconds
90 seconds
about 3 full minutes.
Which is more imporant on a resume?
Duites
Achievements
On your resume, with what should you back up your achievements?
the name of someone who saw you do it, usually a supervisor
first hand narrative experiences
numbers
pretty adjectives to describe how the achievement made you feel.
What is it called when you can't get hired without experience but you need to be hired in order to get experience?
The work conundrum
The experience paradox
The Indentured servitude
The Unfairness of life
What does the video advocates doing to gain experience without a job? (mark all that apply)
Volunteering
Doing work on your own
Begging for work
Actively crying/whining to get what you want.
Which sections belong in your resume? (Pick more than one.)
Contact inforation
Work Experience
Education experience
Accomplishments and honors
Skills
As a general rule, ______________ is going to matter to most companies more than ____________________.
where you went to school, you work experience.
who your parents are, your education.
work experience, what school you attended.
education, work experience you have.
Should you include your GPA on a resume?
No, it's bragging. People assume that you have good grades.
No, school isn't that important and most companies set a lot of stock in education.
Yes, you earned it might as well brag.
Yes, but only if you have a high GPA; otherwise, leave it off.
What metaphor does the video make about how honest to be on a resume?
It compares a resume to a dating profile. Don't out and out lie but don't list all your faults right away. They'll learn as they get to know you.
It compares resume to a your confessional. Tell the absolute truth about who you are and what you've done. They need to know the truth before they hire you.
It compares a resume to your best friend. Speak friendly and like they already know you. Your employer should be a friend to you.
It compares a resume to a yearbook. Potential employers should know everything about your public persona based on your resume.
What do Applicant Tracking Systems scan for?
Viruses
Resumes
Applicants
Keywords employers are look for
When is a skills section needed on a resume?
Always, you never know what could come in and on a job.
When you have specific skills valid and valuable the job you are seeking.
When you are seeking a professional job in your career and not just a temporary job to make money.
Never, skills sections are old fashioned and not relevant.
Why are the accomplishments and honors sections important?
They really aren't. It comes across as bragging.
They show that you are a person who deserves awards.
The sections allow you to humbly brag about yourself without sounding arrogant.
They show you are better than the rest of the applicants.
This wasn't covered "technically" on the video but do employers look at applicant's social media profiles before they hire them?
NO, that's an invasion of privacy.
YES, you better believe they do.
