Resume and Cover Letter

The info in a resume and cover letter should match. 

• True
• False

When writing a resume, your contact info should go where?

• Top
• Bottom
• Middle

When writing a cover letter, you should close with the following:

• Your Friend,
• Love,
• Yours Truly, 
• Sincerely,

Resumes and cover letters should be submitted...

• Together
• Error Free
• On matching paper
• All of the above

If you prefer to be contacted by cell phone, what is the BEST way to indicate that on your résumé?

• Only list your cell phone number.

• List both your cell phone number and land line number to give the employer options, but put the cell phone number first.

• Avoid listing cell phone numbers at all; employers today respect applicants more if you have a permanent land line.

• Use an e-mail address instead.

You should have _______ references on your resumé.

• 5

• 1

• 2

• 3

When writing your resumé, your name and contact information should all be the same font size.

• True

• False

What are the 4 things that should be at the VERY top of your resumé?

• Your name, address, email & number

• Your school name, school address, school email & school number

• Education, experience, extracurricular activities & awards

• Opening, middle & closing paragraph, then salutation

How many pages should a resumé have?

• 2 pages, with an extra reference page

• 1 page, if references can't fit you can put it on a separate page

• 3 pages, because I have many qualifications

• Half a page! Cause ain't nobody got time for dat!

What is the purpose of a resumé objective?

• Lets the business/organization know how you will help their

  organization achieve their goals (focus on THEM, not on you)

• Lets the business/organization know how THEY will help YOU

  achieve YOUR goals (focus on YOU, not on them)

• To prepare the employer for someone like me

• To tell them that you're unemployed and need money