ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. Describe in detail what you must do to prepare rsum to create a professional appearance.

2. Describe and list additional items other than degrees, major, school, and GPA that should be included on a rsum and that result from your educational experience.

3. Regarding special projects/accomplishments that are often listed on a rsum, state the types of things and give three examples that qualify as special projects/accomplishments.

4. Prepare an outline which gives the major headings for a rsum. Then write "power statement" for yourself that you might use when seeking employment.

5. The qualifications section is called the heart of the rsum. Why is it so described and what should be the content of the qualifications' section? Explain in detail.

6. Describe what is meant by "style" in rsum writing. Write an example of an item to be placed in the qualifications' section of your rsum using appropriate rsum writing style.

7. List at least six "action words/verbs" and discuss why are they are called action words.Provide two examples showing how action words/verbs are used in the qualifications' section of a resume.

8. Identify at least 8 key words for your occupation and then describe how these would be used in a scannable rsum.

9. Distinguish between chronological and functional resumes; then indicate when it is appropriate to use each.