Résumé Formatting and Distribution Answers

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Which of the following is a “DON’T” regarding scannable résumés?

Print on white paper with black ink

Use special characters like italics and underlining

Add spaces before and after slashes

Use a clean and neat overall format

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Your résumé should always begin with the title RESUME at the top.

After submitting a résumé by mail, how long should you wait before following up with an employer?

1 day

2-3 days

1 week

2 weeks

After submitting a résumé electronically, how long should you wait before following up with an employer?

1-2 days

1-2 weeks

2-3 days

4-5 days

What is the minimum number of different résumé formats that an individual should have prepared?

Before sending a résumé, you should always checked with the employer to see what operating system they use.

When formatting your résumé, it is important to _____.

Order the content logically

Make the overall design appealing

Ensure the grammar and spelling is flawless

All of the above

Scannable résumés are:

Written by hand and then scanned

Typed on a typewriter

Created in a word-processing program

Recorded using voice scanning technology

Which of the following is a “DO” regarding scannable résumés?

It should have parentheses to separate numbers

It should have lots of graphic images

It should be written in a simple, standard font

It should have columns to separate sections

Which résumé formatting guideline, indicated by the red arrow, is being violated above?

Do not use résumé as a heading

Use white space effectively

Capitalize and bold headings, indent text

Single-space the body, double-space between sections

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