Employability Skills Quiz Questions

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Employability Skills Quiz Questions - Quiz

This quiz is to test your knowledge of -Parts of a Resume -Styles of Resumes -Formating a Resume

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1.

A Resume is
- A.
  
  A one page summary of your work experience, job skills, etc. that helps advertise your abilities and knowledge to potential employers.
- B.
  
  A one page summary of what you did last summer.
- C.
  
  A one page summary of your knowledge and skills as it relates to the job.
2.

Looking at this resume, what are the 6 sections that were included?
- A.
  
  Education, Objectives, Extracurricular Activities, Computer Skills, and Work Experience
- B.
  
  Education, Related Experience, Computer Competencies, Work Experience, Extracurricular Activities, and References
- C.
  
  Education, Work History, Technology Skills, Extracurricular, Foreign Languages, References
3.

Which of the following are types of resumes?
- A.
  
  Chronological Format, Synchronized Format and Functional Format
- B.
  
  Chronological Format and Synchronized Format
- C.
  
  Chronological Format and Functional Format
- D.
  
  Synchronized Format and Functional
4.

The main purpose of a resume is to:
- A.
  
  To interest an employer enough for them to contact me for an interview .
- B.
  
  A resume isn't really needed in today's job market. It is all about who you know.
- C.
  
  To document every job I have ever had and ever job duty I have ever had.
5.

Lynn, who had held a Health Insurance Claims Management position making $42,000 per year has now retrained for the accounting field. She has not gained any "direct accounting experience" although she had prepared monthly accounting reports as a Department Manager.Lynn is about to apply for a junior management accounting position with "The Bottom Line Accounting Firm."What would be the best objective to put on her resume?
- A.
  
  To secure the position of Senior Account Executive with The Bottom Line Accounting Firm that will utilize acquired experience and commitment to excellence.
- B.
  
  Seeking a junior level position in the accounting field.
- C.
  
  Seeking a position as Junior Account Executive with The Bottom Line Accounting Firm where I can effectively utilize my strong management skills and further develop my accounting skills.
6.

As a high school student you do not have much information to place on a resume, so it is best to put elementary and middle school information on it to make it long.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Which of these statement would you follow when you develop your resume?
- A.
  
  Use many different fonts and incorporate colored fonts
- B.
  
  Write in paragraph form to explain my background in detail
- C.
  
  When describing job duties, use bullets to make my resume easier to read.
- D.
  
  Start my resume with the first position I've held and work backward to my most current position.
8.

Which of these would you not include in your resume?
- A.
  
  Personal information like my marital status, age, and weight
- B.
  
  A list of my references
- C.
  
  Jobs I held 30 years ago that don't support my objective.
- D.
  
  All of the above
9.

How should you write your resume bullets?
- A.
  
  Use 'I' statements like 'I prepared a sales report.
- B.
  
  Start each of my resume bullets with action words like prepared, developed, monitored, and presented
- C.
  
  Incorporate acronyms and terms that are only used internally by my company.
- D.
  
  Take credit for work done by a team I was on that was actually done by other team members