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Which of the following statements best describes a person’s accomplishments following the résumé writing guidelines?

A
Coordinated school’s student-body elections and reduced final ballot processing time by 30%
B
My duties included organizing the student-body elections and processing ballots
C
I was in charge of the school’s student-body elections and ballot processing
D
Processed a lot of ballots quicker than the previous year
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Which of the following statements best describes a person’s accomplishments following the résumé writing guidelines?

A
Coordinated school’s student-body elections and reduced final ballot processing time by 30%
B
My duties included organizing the student-body elections and processing ballots
C
I was in charge of the school’s student-body elections and ballot processing
D
Processed a lot of ballots quicker than the previous year
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Which of the following statements about electronic résumés is false?

A
Directions for submitting electronic résumés should be followed carefully.
B
Many companies only use electronically submitted or emailed résumés.
C
Electronic résumés should be typed in a standard word processing program.
D
Electronic résumés should be saved in HTML format.
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Which of the following is a “DON’T” regarding scannable résumés?

A
Print on white paper with black ink
B
Use special characters like italics and underlining
C
Add spaces before and after slashes
D
Use a clean and neat overall format
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This résumé format focuses on the tasks or skills that an applicant can perform:

A
Chronological
B
Functional
C
Electronic
D
Scannable
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When tailoring a résumé, what is the first step that should take place?

A
Arrange your résumé with the most relevant information first
B
Match your qualifications with the employers
C
Explain how your relevant content relates to the job specifics of the position in question
D
Make sure to change the position and company name in the objective.
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A résumé can be delivered through _____.

A
mail
B
e-mail
C
fax
D
all of the above
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An applicant should always print their résumé on paper that is _____.

A
their favorite color
B
white or light colored
C
highly patterned
D
bright or florescent
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Which of the following is a “DO” regarding scannable résumés?

A
It should have parentheses to separate numbers
B
It should have lots of graphic images
C
It should be written in a simple, standard font
D
It should have columns to separate sections

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