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Topic: Effective Résumés

 Lesson: Things to Include in a Résumé (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.Employers are only interested in technical skills.
2.In a resume, you should use some words that are common to the career field.
3.You should develop one good profile and use it in the résumés for many different jobs.
4.The more pages a résumé takes the better.
5.The best references are former employers.
6.If you are in a hurry to get a résumé out quickly, you can ignore the dates of your education.
7.Personal contact information should be shown first on the résumé.
8.Using keywords from a job description helps you connect your background and skills to a specific job.
9.It is your responsibility to tell an employer about past experience, and the employer’s responsibility to decide how the experience matches the job.
10.The first job listed under Work Experience should be the first job you ever had.
 Lesson: Locating Needed Information (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.Before trying to locate information for your résumé, list all the items you need.
2.In constructing a résumé, you can rely on your memory and fudge whatever you don’t remember.
3.Internships are not relevant in your list of employment.
4.Résumés should include general information, but not too much detail.
5.In your list of past employment, every job needs to have the exact starting and ending dates, including month, day and year.
6.School transcripts should be ordered early.
7.An organization’s website can help you get department names exactly right.
8.Recommendation letters from past supervisors are more valuable than letters from childhood friends.
9.You don’t need permission before listing someone as a reference.
10.Contact information for your references should include email addresses.
 Lesson: Selling Yourself in a Résumé (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.Using big words in a résumé shows a prospective employer that you are smart.
2.Stuffy or cute language should not be used in a résumé.
3.Lightweight printer paper is the best paper for a résumé because it is so easily available at all times.
4.The best résumés include a great deal of personal information, such as marital status, weight and height.
5.Cute language in a résumé shows you have a good sense of humor.
6.Education should always be listed first on a résumé.
7.Honors should not be listed on a resume.
8.A résumé should be customized for each different job.
9.Vague information is better in a résumé because it doesn’t tie you down to just one job.
10.Long résumés are more impressive to employers.
 Lesson: Terms to Use in a Résumé (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.Your résumé should emphasize transferable skills.
2.A list of your strengths can be worked into your profile.
3.Using the term "responsible" implies that you are guilty of something bad.
4.Most companies like employees to be self-starters.
5.Most job tasks are routine.
6.Many companies organize employees into teams.
7.Some very smart people are ineffective because they are disorganized.
8.In the work world, being committed means being placed in a mental institution.
9.Companies want their employees to be competitive, not cooperative.
10.Proficiency with technology is important only if you are seeking work in the computer industry.
 Lesson: Matching Your Talents to a Job (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.If you really admire someone, you can assume you’d like working in the same field.
2.Before you look at specific jobs, you should figure out what types of work interest you.
3.Company websites often provide information about jobs.
4.The Web is a good source of actual job descriptions.
5.In an informational interview, you try to work the conversation around to an actual job offer.
6.In learning about jobs, you should focus only on the standard duties of each position, not on odd or unusual tasks.
7.As long as you’re honest with yourself, you can do a good job of analyzing how well you fit a company’s needs.
8.Your résumé should stay the same for every job application.
9.It’s impolite to tell an interviewer that you’re a good match for the job.
10.If you don’t match a company’s needs, you should admit it.
 Lesson: Describing Your Job Strengths (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.Your school activities may be relevant in your list of strengths.
2.The fancier you make your résumé, the more effective it will be.
3.Action words help describe your work experience.
4.A résumé should avoid using adjectives, even descriptive ones.
5.Long words are better than short ones.
6.This is good language for a resume: "a hard-working, well-trained individual with a history of optimizing outputs."
7.You should explain your skills and experience as specifically as possible.
8.In listing past jobs, you should describe duties as well as titles.
9.You can emphasize your strengths by describing important projects you completed.
10.You should apologize for all your weaknesses.
 Lesson: Organizing Your Résumé (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.Lengthy information can be provided in formats other than paragraphs.
2.You should always have exactly a one-inch margin on both sides of a résumé.
3.Repeating information in different sections of a résumé is a good idea.
4.Long paragraphs make you look smart.
5.The longer the paragraphs in a résumé, the easier it is for the reader.
6.The use of a large font will take up more space on a page.
7.A font smaller than 10 point is the best for easy reading.
8.It is not necessary to have another person proofread your résumé.
9.Too many adjectives reduce the clarity of a résumé.
10.You should always use filler words to make a résumé look nice.
 Lesson: Writing an Electronic Résumé (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.Employers will never share your résumé unless you give permission.
2.Attachments are the safest way to send a résumé electronically.
3.Always check scanned résumés for stray marks.
4.Keywords refer to the headings of the sections in a résumé.
5.Graphics and shading should not be used in an electronic résumé.
6.Using the same keywords for several different jobs is acceptable.
7.An unusual font is best since it will get the employer’s attention.
8.To ensure that your résumé will be received, cutting and pasting it into an email is safest.
9.Having your name appear on the first line of each page of a résumé is good idea.
10.Upper and lower case letters are best for major headings in an electronic résumé.
 Lesson: Dressing Up Your Résumé (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.Résumé headings tell the reader what is coming up.
2.You should use several type fonts to add interest to your résumé.
3.For emphasis, such as in headings, bolding is a valuable technique.
4.Bullets make reading a résumé easier.
5.In a ragged right margin, all words end at the same place.
6.A résumé should look like a picture in a frame.
7.The longer a résumé, the better.
8.A good résumé has been proofed and reproofed.
9.Your résumé format should shoot for simplicity.
10.White space in a résumé is like a pause.
 Lesson: Using a Résumé Successfully (Optional)Pre-TestPost-Test
1.The general title "Résumé " is a good one to use to file your résumés in your computer.
2.You should fold your résumé and place it in a small envelope.
3.You should never refer to your résumé during an interview.
4.Following up on a résumé with a phone call is "pushy."
5.A cover letter transmits a résumé to the recipient.
6.The last résumé you wrote is the only one that needs to be listed in your computer file.
7.A résumé should be updated only when you are ready to look for a new job.
8.A résumé should be directed to a specific job.
9.Sending a general résumé to your network is acceptable.
10.If you think of something important at the last minute, you should handwrite it on your résumé.
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