Resumes Flashcards
What is a resume and what is it sometimes called?
a brief account of a person’s education, qualifications and career experience typically sent with a job application; a CV.
A resume won’t get you the ___ but it can get you an ________
job; interview
A resume delivers ___ ____, a structure for the interview.
first impressions
Average employer resume scan time is ______.
30 seconds
The average worker holds ____ jobs before age 40
10
Millennials are predicted to hold _____ jobs in your lifetimes
12-15
on average, every corporate job opening attracts ____ resumes
250
_____applicants will be called for an interview.
4- 6
Basic Structure:____, contact information, opening statement, education, experience, activities and affiliations, honors and awards, references.
name: legal, biggest text, complimentary font
Basic Structure: name,______, opening statement, education, experience, activities and affiliations, honors and awards, references.
contact information
Basic Structure: name, contact information, ______, education, experience, activities and affiliations, honors and awards, references.
opening statement: is NOT generic, stress best qualitiesm what you offer
Basic Structure: name, contact information, opening statement, _____, experience, activities and affiliations, honors and awards, references.
education: no highschool info, Degree and expected graduation date, 3.0 and higher gpa included
Basic Structure: name, contact information, opening statement, education,____, activities and affiliations, honors and awards, references.
experience: list jobs starting with the newest first, no personal pronouns, stress results and quantify
Basic Structure: name, contact information, opening statement, education, experience, _____, honors and awards, references.
activities and affiliations: stress results and leadership positions
Basic Structure: name, contact information, opening statement, education, experience, activities and affiliations, _____, references.
honors and awards: keep it relevant
