BAS 270 Business Employability Seminar, Chapter 5, Professional Resumes the Easy Way

Functional resumes are crafted to include

education, skills, and activities/experiences in a particular order based on a career mission or goals.

Chronological resumes are crafted to include

education, skills, and activities/experiences in a particular order based on time.

In general, the main purpose of the resume is to:

get the interview

Portfolios compared to a resume are

much more comprehensive.

A challenge that some people face while crafting a resume is being "fired" or leaving under bad terms. One strategy to deal with this issue is to

simply list the employment and responsibilities and do not mention being fired.

What are the disadvantages for using a chronological resume?

tends to emphasize gaps in employment/success history

Regarding references, a resume can have a statement like,

"References will be provided upon request"

What is an example of the education section of a resume?

Education 2015 BS Biology, Microbiology GPA 3.55, Cum Laude Any University, City, State

What are good strategies for crafting a scannable resume?

Keep font standardized, use one font type, send a hard copy as a backup.

What underscores a major difference between portfolios and resumes?

Portfolios are so large that they tend to need a table of contents.

Identify the key words for a resume crafted for a management position using the following narrative. Joan has a RN license and a CPA license managing at a local health clinic for about five years. She also has been moonlighting at the hospital in the ER for the same five years. Last summer, Joan served in Guatemala with a Doctors without Borders' team.

Served Doctors without boarders Licensed RN Licensed CPA Five years experience managing a clini

True or false: Most employers spend only 30 seconds reviewing a potential employee's resume.

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After the resume-review process is completed, what generally happens next?

The interview

A challenge that some people face while crafting a resume is a collection of temp-jobs while seeking more permanent employment. One strategy to deal with this issue is to simply

list all temp-employments either as individual line items or under the temp agency.

A challenge that some people face while crafting a resume is having multiple employments/jobs at the same company. One strategy to deal with this issue is to

list the jobs/responsibilities under the employer title.

Combinational resume type:

lists education, skills, and activities/experiences in a particular order based on multiple aspects, such as time and career goals.

Olivia's resume states, "Increased shipping-productivity by 15%". This is an example of the

quantified skills section in a resume.

In general, the visual impact of a resume matters

sometimes a little, sometimes a lot

What are the disadvantages for using a functional resume?

tends to lack depth and quantitative employment/success histories

The act of an employer softing through the pile of resumes, discarding the "bad ones" and making a new, smaller stack of applicants is often called

the first cut.

In regards to font, the common problem with some scannable resumes is that

the font cannot be duplicated by many copying devices.

When a textbook company is evaluating potential reviewers' resumes, they might simply look for notable textbook titles that the applicant has worked on in the past. This is described as

using keywords to evaluate the applicants.

Which of the following is an example of a professional reference? Hank is included as a reference because he deals with the applicant in weekly conference between departments Jenson is included as a reference because he has known the applicants family for more than 15 years.

Hank is included as a reference because he deals with the applicant in weekly conference between departments

A combination resume tends to contain

a blending of functional and chronological resumes.

Which of the following would be considered an example of a functional resume 2005 PhD in Economics 1999 MS in Finance 1996 BA in Business Certificate of C++ software design Completed a software upgrade analysis for Tilbi Corporation saving about 3 million dollars

Certificate of C++ software design Completed a software upgrade analysis for Tilbi Corporation saving about 3 million dollars

The Handy corporation uses software for shipping and tracking while the Ulta corporation uses software to handle online billing. Which method is best for seeking employment at both?

Craft a unique resume for each

Identify all the common components found in the header on a resume:

Mailing address, email address, phone number, name

In regards to crafting a resume, a maxim known as ____________can be summarized by saying keep it simple.

Occam's Razor

Identify the key words for a resume crafted for a management position using the following narrative. George has enjoyed his job working for Mega Corp even through his commute is 2 hours each day. He has worked for ten years as a regional manager for Mega-Corp overseeing 30 employees and about 2 million dollars of assets.

2 million dollars of assets ten years experience regional manager 30 employees

The education section of a resume should be written:

in a very condensed way; using bullet points is acceptable.

Approximately, _____% to _____% of resume are simply scanned for keywords by employers.

75% to 80%

True or false: The visual aesthetics of a resume have no real value for the success of an applicant.

False.

Which of the following would be considered an example of a chronological resume 2005 PhD in Economics 1999 MS in Finance 1996 BA in Business Certificate of C++ software design Completed a software upgrade analysis for Tilbi Corporation saving about 3 million dollars

2005 PhD in Economics 1999 MS in Finance 1996 BA in Business

Which of the following is an example of a personal reference? Hank is included as a reference because he deals with the applicant in weekly conference between departments Jenson is included as a reference because he has known the applicants family for more than 15 years.

Jenson is included as a reference because he has known the applicants family for more than 15 years.

Identify any of the don'ts of proper resume writing.

Don't embellish or exaggerate, don't hand write a resume, don't use sentences, don't be cute, and don't use font less than 10 or larger than 13.

Scannable resume type:

lists education, skills, and activities/experiences in a particular order based on whatever is relevant to the employer but is often "uploaded " to an online submission, which renders formatting to minimal standards.

Identify the components of the skills formula.

power words, keywords skills, bullets