Worksheet-­‐

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Choose  the  most  appropriate  of  the  given  options:  

 
1. A  resume  is    
a. A  brief  summary  of  one’s  education  and  employment.    
b. A  resume  is  a  detailed  document  of  one’s  education,  specialized  skills,  employment  or  
volunteer  experience.    
c. A  resume  is  a  brief  summary  of  one’s  education,  specialized  skills,  employment  or  
volunteer  experience.    
2. To  start  with  building  of  a  resume  one  can:  
a. Copy  the  available  templates  on  the  internet    
b. Start  writing  on  a  blank  Word  doc  
c. Copy  from  a  friend’s  or  acquaintances  current  format  already  working  in  the  industry.  
 
3. The  ideal  length  of  a  resume  for  a  fresh  candidate  aspiring  for  the  industry  should  be:  
a. 2  page  
b. 1-­‐  1  ½  page  
c. Depends  upon  the  information  available  
 

4. The  most  acceptable  font  style  and  size  for  the  body  of  resume  is:  
a. Times  New  Roman,  Calibri  (Body)  and  Tahoma  –  11-­‐12    
b. Arial  Black,  Algerian  and  Arial  Rounded  MT  Bold  –  12-­‐14    
c. Britannic  Bold,  Copperplate  Gothic  Bold,  Century  Gothic  –  12    
 
5. The  heading  style  in  a  professional  resume  should  be  
a. Times  New  Roman,  Calibri  (Body)  and  Tahoma  –  Bold  and  14  font  size.  
b. Times  New  Roman,  Calibri  (Body)  and  Tahoma  –  Bold  and  underline  16  font  size.    
c. Same  as  the  body  of  the  resume.    
 
6. The  ideal  paper  size  to  be  used  for  a  professional  resume  should  be  :  
a. A-­‐5    
b. A-­‐  4    
c. Legal    
 
7. The  colour  of  paper  used  for  a  resume  should  be  :  
a. Pink/blue    
b. White    
c. Any  available  colour    
 
8. The  width  of  the  margins  for  a  good  resume  should  be  :  
a. To  the  maximum  limit  of  Ms-­‐word  in  order  to  adjust  the  test  
 b. Not  more  than  1”  right  and  left  and  ½”  top  and  bottom  
c.  ¼  ”  right  and  left  and    ½”  top  and  bottom    
 
9. The  chronology  of  the  information  given  in  the  resume  ideally  should  be:    
a.   b.   c.  
1.  Name  (  along  with   1.  Name  (  along  with   1.  Name  (  along  with  
contact  info)     contact  info)   contact  info)  
2.  Experience   2.  Education     2.  Experience  
3.  Education   3.  Experience     3.  Education  
4.  Technical  Skills     4.  Technical  Skills     4.  Technical  Skills    
5.  Internship     5.  Internship     5.  Internship    
6.  Trainings(if  any)   6.  Certification   6.  Trainings(if  any)  
7.  Certification     7.  Trainings(if  any)     7.  Projects  Undertaken  
8.  Achievements     8.  Achievements     8.  Certification    
9.  Projects  Undertaken   9.  Projects  Undertaken   9.  Extra-­‐Curricular  Activities  
10.  Strengths   10.  Strengths   10.    Achievements    
11.  Extra-­‐Curricular   11.  Extra-­‐Curricular   11.  Strengths  
Activities     Activities     12.  Hobbies/areas  of  
12.  Hobbies/areas  of   12.  Hobbies/areas  of   Interest    
Interest     Interest      
   
 
10. The  most  accepted  format  for  listing  education  history  and  other  relevant  information  in  a  
resume  is    
a. Chronological  order    
b. Reverse  chronological  order    
c. Alphabetical  order    
11.  Which  order  is  most  suitable  when  listing  your  education?  
a.  
Name  of   City/state   Graduation   Degree     Major/Minor   Achievements  
college   of  college   span   Subjects  
b.  
Name  of  college   Scores     Major/Minor  Subjects   Attendance    
c.    
Degree   College/School   Board/University   Year  of  Passing     Scores    
(Branch)   Name  
 
12. Which  of  the  following  is  a  proper  way  to  end  the  resume?  
a. References  are  available  upon  request.  
b. Declaration:  I  hereby  declare  that  the  details  furnished  above  are  true  and  correct  to  the  best  
of  my  knowledge  
c. Name  and  Signature  of  the  candidate  
 
13. Your  resume  should  be  able  to  generate  the  kinds  of  questions:  
a. Commonly  asked  during  the  new  entrant’s  interview.  
 b. You  would  want  to  answer  during  an  interview/the  interviewer  has  already  decided  
after  seeing  your  profile    
c. The  interviewer  has  already  decided  prior  to  the  interview    
 
14. State  which  of  the  following  statements  are  True  :  
a. Include  no  personal  information:  age,  health,  marital  status,  height,  weight,  religion.  
b. Never  use  the  first  person  "I.”  Do  not  use  full  sentences.  Eliminate  all  unnecessary  
words  (a,  the).  
c. Never  lie  or  exaggerate.  
d. Add  to  the  eye  appeal  of  your  resume  by  varying  the  typeface  for  emphasis:  bold,  
underline,  italic,  UPPER  CASE,  etc.  (Use  italics  for  emphasis  only  -­‐  never  for  the  entire  
resume.)    
e. Use  an  attractive  legible  typeface  such  as  Times  New  Roman  or  Calibri,  not  an  old-­‐
fashioned  font  such  as  Courier.  
f. Use  "bullets"  (•,  ¨,  *,  −)  for  listing  items  under  a  heading  description,  such  as  
experience.  
g. Proofread  carefully.  Grammatical,  content  and  typographical  errors  may  eliminate  you  
immediately  from  consideration  for  an  interview.  Ask  others  to  proofread  the  resume  
as  well.  
h. The  successful  resume  is  one  that  results  in  interviews.    
i. Use  an  objective  only  if  it  is  very  specific,  unique  or  necessary  to  clarify  your  job  target.  
 
15. “Detailed  information  is  always  preferred  by  the  recruiters  as  compared  to  the  generalized  
descriptions”.  
a. Myth  
b. Truth  
c. Somewhat  true    
 
16. Which  of  the  following  is  correct  regarding  mentioning  of  references  in  a  resume:  
a. References  should  be  always  mentioned  at  the  end  of  the  resume.  
b. One  can  mention  “References  on  demand”  at  end  of  the  resume.    
c. Attach  a  separate  sheet  of  references  along  with  the  resume.      
 
17. Which  of  the  following  is  a  better  way  to  list  your  internship/project  details  on  the  resume?  
a. Software  Development  ,  15june-­‐30july  2018,  Gurgaon,  ASCI  Developers                                                    
             Developed  software  using  C,  C++,  JAVA  Team  size-­‐  8  ppl  
 
b. SUMMER  INTERN  -­‐  HCL  TECHNOLOGIES,  PUNE  (JUNE  2018-­‐  JULY  2018)  
• Coordinated  the  software  development  under  the  guidance  of  the  Maintenance  Manager  
using  C++  and  JAVA  for  Powerhouse  clients.  
• Provided  Technical  assistance  (Development)  for  ERP  /  ECom  Integrations.  
 
18. Accomplishments  in  a  resume  should  :  
a. Be  quantified  citing  numbers,  percentages,  dollars  etc.    
b. Not  be  quantified  as  it  makes  the  information  look  exaggerated.  
c. Approximation  of  the  numbers  would  also  do.  
 
 19. While  responding  to  vacancies  online,  one  needs  to:  
a. Send  resume  as  an  attachment  along  with  a  cover  letter  
b. Copy  and  paste  the  resume  in  the  email.  
c. Send  the  resume  only  attached  with  the  email.  Cover  letter  not  required  for  a  fresher.  
 
20.  Match  column  A  with  its  correct  counterpart  in  terms  of  appropriate  language  from  
Column  B    
 
A   B  
a. Came  first  in  the  hackathon.       a. Headed  the  organizing  committee  in  the  
Annual  Fest  -­‐  2018.  
b. Heading  the  organizing  committee  in   b. Co-­‐ordinated  the  “Celebration  of  Life”  
the  Annual  Fest-­‐2018   (paintings  exhibitions)  conducted  by  the  
School  of  Business,  Galgotias  University.  
c. Member  of  organizing  committee  of   c. Designed  surplus  inventory  tracking  
“Celebration  of  Life”  (painting   system  to  manage  waste  generated  by  
exhibitions)  at  the  School  of  Business,   the  power  plant  
Galgotias  University.    
d. Designing  surplus  inventory  tracking   d. Coordinated  three  fundraising  events  for  
system  to  manage  waste  generated  by   local  shelters  which  raised  over  $8,000  
the  power  plant   (20%  over  goal)  and  greatly  improved  
community  awareness  
e. Event  Coordinator   e. Awarded  First  Prize  in  Hackathon  -­‐  
"DEXTERIX"  organized  by  Galgotias  
University  (2018)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Some more guidelines:

1. Use  action  verbs  to  describe  your  duties  and  accomplishments,  depicting  yourself  as  
someone  who  gets  the  job  done:  one  who  "created  .  .  .  published  .  .  .  solved"  –  not  one  
who  merely  "participated  in"  or  was  "responsible  for."    
Avoid  using  “assisted”  –  say  what  you  did.  Vary  the  vocabulary.  (See  list  of  action                                  
verbs)  For  present  jobs,  use  present  tense  verbs  and  for  past  jobs,  use  past  tense.  
2. Emphasize  skills  and  experience  related  to  the  job  you  want  and  to  the  employer’s  needs.  
3. When  describing  your  experience,  use  detailed  descriptions  that  give  the  reader  a  picture  
of  you  as  an  individual  (“Adapted  lesson  on  dinosaurs  to  learning  styles  of  autistic  
children”)  rather  than  vague  descriptions  that  make  you  sound  like  everyone  else  
(“Followed  the  curriculum  of  cooperating  teacher”).  
4. Avoid  self-­‐serving  and  subjective  descriptions.  Do  include  occupation-­‐specific  words  
related  to  the  job,  especially  if  resume  will  be  scanned  for  an  electronic  resume  bank.  
5. Quantify  accomplishments  by  citing  numbers,  dollars,  percentages,  etc.,  where  
appropriate.  
6. Put  the  most  related  and  impressive  accomplishments  first  within  each  job  description.  
7. Emphasize  relevant  accomplishments  and  potential  contributions  
8. Focus  on  the  skills  necessary  in  a  particular  field  or  the  requirements  of  a  specific  position  
9. Should  be  concise,  well-­‐organized  and  easy  to  read.  
Begin each description of your activities and accomplishments using an action verb.
There are many other “occupation-specific” verbs not mentioned here, but this list should
help you vary your vocabulary. Remember that present jobs will use present tense. Past
jobs use past tense.
accelerated coordinated improvised projected
accomplished counseled incorporated promoted
achieved created increased proposed
adapted cut influenced proved
administered decreased informed provided
advanced delegated initiated published
advised demonstrated innovated received
aided designed installed recommended
allocated determined instituted recorded
amplified developed instructed recruited
analyzed devised interpreted rectified
answered devoted interviewed reduced
approved diagrammed introduced re-established
arbitrated directed investigated referred
arranged displayed involved regulated
assessed distributed launched reinforced
assisted drafted led reorganized
assumed edited lectured represented
augmented effected listed researched
authored eliminated maintained reshaped
automated employed managed restored
awarded established mediated restructured
began estimated modified revamped
broadened evaluated monitored reviewed
built examined motivated revised
calculated exhibited negotiated scheduled
catalogued expanded observed structured
chaired expedited operated studied
classified explored ordered substituted
coached extended organized suggested
compiled fabricated oriented supervised
completed facilitated originated supported
computed focused overhauled systematized
conceived formulated participated taught
conceptualized fortified performed trained
condensed founded planned trimmed
conducted generated pinpointed tutored
constructed guided prepared unified
consulted handled presented used
contained harmonized preserved utilized
contracted headed presided volunteered
contrived identified processed widened
controlled implemented produced worked
cooperated improved programmed wrote

Let’s do it :

Generic,  vague  statement:  

Local  Philanthropy  Society  
Event  Coordinator  
 •  Planned  charity  events  
 
 
Strong,  descriptive,  quantified  statement:  
Local  Philanthropy  Society  
Event  Coordinator  
•  Coordinated  three  fundraising  events  for  local  shelters  which  raised  over  Rs.  28,000  (20%  
over  goal)  and  greatly  improved  community  awareness  
 
 
A   ction  verb             +          P +
roject                               esult         R =                       ccomplishment   A
                                                                       
Coordinated                three  fundraising                                            which  raised  over                             Coordinated  three  fundraising  events  
events  for  local  shelters                      Rs.  28,000  (20%  over     for  local  shelters  which                                                                                
goal)  and  greatly                                                                            raised  
                         o    ver  
             R      s.28,000  
                                                                                                 
improved  community                                                            (20%                   over  goal)  and  greatly  
awareness   improved  community      awareness                                        
   
 

Write  an  example  of  an  accomplishment  statement  that  showcases  the  above:  
 
Action  verb:_________________________________________________  
Project:__________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Result:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Accomplishment:______________________________________________________________________
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