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If the information you want to include on your résumé takes up a page and a half, you should eliminate or condense some material to make it fit on one page.
False
If the information you want to include on your résumé takes up a page and a half, you should eliminate or condense some material to make it fit on one page.
skills and chronological
The chronological résumé is popular among job candidates who are re-entering the workforce or who have changed jobs frequently.
False
Which of these is NOT a guideline presented in Chapter 10 for establishing your professional brand?
Focus on academic accomplishments and awards.
Similar to the one shown in Chapter 10, job-application letters generally have four paragraphs, two of which are the introductory paragraph and the concluding paragraph. What are the other two?
education and employment
At 23, Becky has just received her B.S. in horticulture from a state college. She has been interested in flowers and gardening since grade school. While in high school, she won several state-fair ribbons for her flowers, which she grew in her spare time while working part-time at a fast-food restaurant and going to school. She continued working at the restaurant while in college. What advice would you give Becky as she prepares her résumé in order to apply for a full-time position as a horticulturist for the local county extension service?
Write a chronological résumé, but describe her awards and interest in her job-application letter.
You are majoring in environmental studies. Last year, you worked for six months as a volunteer caregiver at an orphanage in Asia. Does this help you in your job search?
Yes. It gives you opportunities to discuss the transferable skills you developed in areas such as problem-solving and collaboration.
Which formatting recommendation is NOT appropriate for a plain-text résumé?
Use special characters, such as boldface and italics, for emphasis.
A job-application letter should expand on all the information contained in your résumé.
False
If you write your own résumé instead of paying someone else to do it, you will be more likely to adapt the résumé to different situations.
True
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