Resume Quiz
Resume Quiz roots
- 1.What is the purpose of a resume?
- A.
A resume isn't really needed in today's job market
- B.
To get a job offer
- C.
To interest an employer enough for them to contact me for an interview
- D.
To document every job I have ever had and ever job duty I have ever had.
- 2.When is the best time to determine your job objective?
- A.
I don't need to pick a job objective. I can keep my options open and employers will determine the best job for me.
- B.
Before I start writing my resume. I can then focus the content of my resume around my objective.
- C.
After I have sent out 150 resumes without landing any interviews
- D.
Prior to accepting a job offer.
- 3.What should the focus of your resume be?
- A.
To tell an employer what I want from them
- B.
To go into lengthy detail about my responsibilities and accomplishments for every position I have held.
- C.
To show that I am interested in and qualified for the particular position I'm applying for.
- D.
To show I'm willing to take any job that I'm offered.
- 4.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.
Use bulleted sentences 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.
- 5.Which of these would you not include in your resume?
- A.
All of the above.
- B.
Personal information like my marital status, age, and weight
- C.
A list of my references
- D.
Jobs I held 30 years ago that don't support my objective.
- 6.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
- 7.Which of these would include in your resume?
- A.
Accomplishments such as leading teams or presenting to management.
- B.
Experience implementing new systems, processes and applications.
- C.
Quantifiable accomplishments like increasing sales by 15% or reducing costs by $250,000.
- D.
All of the above
- 8.What should you be sure to include in your resume?
- A.
The resulting benefit of the project or assignment I completed
- B.
My salary requirements
- C.
Hobbies that are unrelated to my target position such as square dancing and basket weaving.
- D.
My membership in controversial groups or organizations.
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