Teen Career – Teen Resume Test
If you have a minute, take this quiz to see how much you know about resumes. The answers will be provided at the bottom (don’t cheat!)
True or False
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1.Do not include you cell phone number, it is best to use your home phone number.
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2.You should use pronouns like: I and me.
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3.Always include your age.
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4.It is a good idea to include a picture.
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5.Use bullets to describe your experience instead of paragraphs.
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6.Make sure to include your references
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7.Never use bold font or italics
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8.Include how much money you are looking to get payed
scroll down to find out how you did……
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1.False, you should include your cell number, it is important that you are easy to contact.
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2.False, never use pronouns in your resume. Instead of writing, “I provided swimming lessons,” you should write, “provided swimming lessons…”
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3.False, do not include your age on your resume. When you fill out the application you can reveal your age.
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4.False, never include a picture, this puts the employer in a difficult position.
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5.True, most employers spend less then 10 seconds looking at a resume, is you use bullets it helps make sure more of your information is being read.
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6.False, references should be listed on a seperate sheet of paper.
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7.False, it is wise to use bold and italics to highlight important information.
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8.False, never include this in your resume. Discussing money is usually done at the time of the interview.