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One alternative to putting a Career Objective on your résumé is to include a Summary of ________.

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Question 52

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In describing activities and achievements on your résumé, you should

A) use mild exaggerations-everyone else does, so you'll be at an unfair disadvantage if you don't.
B) use significant amounts of jargon and technical terms.
C) limit what you include to what makes you a more attractive job candidate.
D) leave out any awards you've won unless they are specifically relevant to your current career objective.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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If you have very little job experience, you may choose to lead off your résumé with a(n) ________ section.

For college students, attempting to develop a job-search strategy before the senior year is a waste of time.

The education section of your résumé should list courses that have directly equipped you for the job you are seeking and indicate any scholarships, awards, or academic honors you have received.

A(n) ________ résumé includes key features of the chronological and functional approaches.

When emailing your résumé to a prospective employer for a particular job, you should

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Some examples of an effective entry to include in your résumé would be "I am a hard worker who gets along well with others regardless of the situation."

If you're still in school, you should present your educational background in depth since that is probably your strongest selling point.

Most employers now conduct online searches to learn more about promising candidates, and many have rejected applicants because of what those searches yield.

In addition to your name, what should be included in the Contact Information section of your résumé?

If you choose not to list your GPA in the "Education" section of your résumé,

A ________-________ file of your résumé is an electronic version that has no formatting.

Explain how to include keywords that will attract prospective employers to your résumé, and how to select those keywords.

Showing up a few minutes late to an interview sends a strong message that you are a busy person.

Employers generally treat major job boards such as Monster as their last resort when seeking qualified candidates.

Because lying on résumés is rare, employers are seldom on the look-out for it.

The purpose of a résumé is to

The best time for college students to begin developing a job-search strategy is