Exam 13: Building Careers and Writing Résumés

A ________ can cost you interview opportunities.

What kind of résumé attempts to convey a person's career development and skill set graphically through a visual metaphor such as a timeline or subway map or as a poster with array of individual elements?

When printing a résumé, what should you do?

Which of these email addresses would be appropriate in a résumé?

May has served in the army as a general officer, but now she is applying for jobs in the private corporate sector. When she lists her experience in her résumé, she needs to make sure that she ________.

Stay on top of ________ because you never know which avenue will provide a job opportunity.

During the application process, don't expect or ask employers to retrieve a résumé from your website.

If most résumés are about selling yourself for the ideal career opportunity, why should they not include any personal data? Why should employers not insist on a résumé with the applicant's picture on it but welcome video résumés?

An ________ should complement a conventional résumé, not replace it. In addition, they require skills in graphical design.

Learn as much as you can about the individuals who may be reading your résumé. One media format that can help you learn valuable details about individual managers at your target employers is ________.

The purpose of a résumé is not to get you a job but rather to get you an interview.

________skills are the less-tangible, interpersonal side of things-including communication, teamwork, leadership, and conflict resolution.

The chief advantage of the ________ résumé format is that it allows you to focus attention on your capabilities when you don't have a long or steady employment history, without raising concerns that you might be hiding something about your past.

When you are networking, don't overlook ________; you not only meet people but also demonstrate your ability to solve problems, manage projects, and lead others.

Including ________ as a section in your résumé can enhance the employer's understanding of how you would fit in the company. For instance, candidates applying to Mountain Equipment Co-op may want to list outdoor pursuits.

As someone who has just graduated, you may not have a clear career path when you enter the job market. How would your uncertainty affect the way your write your résumé? What is the purpose of the career objective section in a résumé and how does it serve the employer's needs?

A variety of terms are used to describe online résumés, including ________.

Post your résumé on a job website only when it gives you the option of ________.

Most of your application efforts will take place online, so don't bother with a traditional paper résumé.

Gamification is the addition of game-playing aspects to an activity or a process with the goal of increasing user engagement.