Résumé Writing for EFL Learners/Assess your knowledge on résumés

Assessment

Take this short quiz to assess your knowledge on résumés.

Résumé Multiple Choice Quiz

• Essential résumé components are:
  • contact information, objective, career highlights, experience, education, skills and references
  • contact information, objective, experience, education, skills and references
  • contact information, experience, education and skills
    • Correct! Essential résumé components are:contact information, experience, education and skills
• Lists of responsibilities and achievements should always be:
  • highlighted
  • underlined
  • bulleted
    • Correct! Lists of responsibilities and achievements should always be bulleted.
• Functional résumés are appropriate for job-seekers who:
  • are looking for employment abroad
  • have large employment gaps
  • have a limited job history
    • Correct! Functional résumés are appropriate for job-seekers who have a limited job history.
• Chrono-functional résumés suit:
  • older workers, career changers and job-seekers with limited experience
  • new graduates entering the job market
  • job-seekers in conservative career fields
    • Correct!Chrono-functional résumés suit older workers, career changers and job-seekers with limited experience.
• The résumé should always be:
  • laid out in MS Word on A4 paper
  • laid out in MS Word on A3 paper
  • laid out in MS Word on 8.5 X 11 paper (American Letter)
    • Correct! The résumé should always be laid out in MS Word on 8.5 X 11 paper (American Letter).