Exam 13: Building Careers and Writing Résumés

Jasmine is interested in working as a developer for Next Level Gaming Solutions. However, she is not sure of how she should apply for this dream job. She should ________.

In the experience section of your résumé, you begin with strong verbs and avoid using the word ________.

If you were fired from your previous job because of discrimination by your employer, should you include that work experience in your résumé? Why or why not?

If you do NOT name your current employer in the work experience section of your résumé and only mention the industry, you ________.

Gerald has just prepared his résumé and is ready to mail the printed traditional résumés to organizations. However, his friends insist that he should be ready with more formats because, depending on the companies he applies to, he might want to produce his résumé in as many as six formats including ________.

Depending on the companies you apply to, you might want to produce your résumé in as many as six formats.

Be sure to provide complete and accurate educational information; mistakes in this section of the résumé are surprisingly common.