49) A functional résumé is structured around a list of skills and abilities and focuses on the
person’s areas of competence.
50) If you have a criminal record, you are required by law to disclose it on your résumé.
51) Some examples of an effective entry to include in your résumé would be “I am a hard worker
who gets along well with others regardless of the situation.”
52) Because lying on résumés is rare, employers are seldom on the look-out for it.
53) If you have a personal webpage or e-portfolio, you should list it on your résumé under
“Contact Information.”
54) If you plan to include a career objective or summary of qualifications in your résumé, you
should make it as vague as possible to keep from limiting your prospects.
55) One example of an effective career objective is, “A fulfilling position that provides ample
opportunity for career growth and personal satisfaction.”
56) If you’re still in school, you should present your educational background in depth since that
is probably your strongest selling point.
57) The education section of your résumé should list courses that have directly equipped you for
the job you are seeking and indicate any scholarships, awards, or academic honors you have
received.
58) You should always include your college GPA on your résumé.
59) Your résumé should list past jobs in chronological order, with the first job first and the
current job last.
60) In the work experience section of your résumé, you may not leave out any jobs that you had,
even if they do not relate directly to your career objective.
61) When listing work experience on a résumé, you should emphasize significant achievements
in each job.
62) It would be inappropriate to mention unpaid community service activities on a résumé.
63) Employers see a one-page résumé as a sign that an applicant is weak.
64) Employers expect your résumé to display a strong understanding of the specific company to
which you are applying.
65) To fit everything on a page, it’s okay to sacrifice white space on your résumé.
66) With today’s technology, preparing a paper résumé is a waste of time.
67) When it comes to sending résumés as email attachments, WordPerfect is the most common
format.
68) You can create a PDF file of your résumé with free Adobe Reader software.
69) Most employers now conduct online searches to learn more about promising candidates, and
many have rejected applicants because of what those searches yield.
70) Although employers expect résumés to be carefully written, most are understanding if
candidates fail to correct a few typos.
71) ________ is the process of making informal connections with a broad sphere of mutually
beneficial business contacts.
72) A(n) ________ is a persuasive message designed to get you an interview.
73) The most common way to organize a résumé is ________.
74) A(n) ________ résumé is organized around a list of skills and areas of competence.
75) A(n) ________ résumé includes key features of the chronological and functional approaches.
76) The best résumés are written using short, crisp phrases starting with strong ________ verbs.
77) The ________ ________ section of a résumé states what you wish to accomplish in your
work.
78) One alternative to putting a Career Objective on your résumé is to include a Summary of
________.
79) If you have very little job experience, you may choose to lead off your résumé with a(n)
________ section.
80) In the ________ ________ section of your résumé you list jobs you’ve had and
responsibilities you’ve held on those jobs.
81) Community service activities should be listed in the ________ and ________ section of your
résumé.
82) A ________-________ file of your résumé is an electronic version that has no formatting.
83) A(n) ________ résumé provides the opportunity to expand on the information contained in
your basic résumé with links.
84) Personal webpage, e-portfolio, social media résumé, and multimedia résumé are all terms
used to describe ________ résumés.
85) When emailing your résumé to a prospective employer and you have a specific reference
number or job number, you should include it in the ________ ________ of the message.
86) Briefly explain the best time to begin crafting a personal job-search strategy.
87) What is meant by “quality of hire,” and how do companies use it?
88) How can career counseling aid your search for employment?
89) Should you use the word “I” in your résumé? Why or why not?
90) Rewrite the following to make it a more active statement: “I was in charge of customer
complaints and all ordering problems.”
91) Your work history includes a lengthy gap in employment. How can you handle this challenge
when writing a résumé?
92) In addition to your name, what should be included in the Contact Information section of your
résumé?
93) What potential risk should you consider before including a career objective on your résumé?
94) Name at least five types of information that should not be included on résumés when
candidates are applying to companies in the U.S.
95) List at least seven of the nine most common problems with résumés.
96) Explain what it means to take the initiative to find job opportunities, and why it is necessary
in today’s job market.
97) Explain the importance of networking as part of your career search, and describe how to go
about finding helpful networks.
98) List and describe the three methods for organizing a résumé along with the advantages and
disadvantages of each one.
99) Describe the main sections or elements that are included on most résumés.
100) Explain how to include keywords that will attract prospective employers to your résumé,
and how to select those keywords.