Short quiz on resume do's and don'ts to introduce resume writing in class.

1. Resume Do’s
and Don’ts

2. Use multiple fonts
and colors to
help your resume
stand out.

3. DON’T
• Unless you’re in a creative industry
stick to black and white. Use easy to
read fonts. Ex. Arial, Calibri, Times New
Roman, etc.

4. Always include
an objective at
the top of your
resume.

5. Don’t
• Objectives aren’t used anymore.
Instead use a Summary showing an
employer what benefit you will have to
the company if hired.

6. Your resume should
be tailored to each
job you’re
applying for.

7. DO
• Take key words from each job
description to help your resume stand
out.

8. Use bullets to
describe your job
responsibilities under
each position rather
than paragraphs.

9. DO
• Bullets make it easier for a hiring
manager to quickly skim through your
resume.

10. List your high
school under
Education.

11. DON’T
• Employers assume you have completed
high school if you are applying for a
job with them. Listing it on your resume
would be a waste of valuable space.

12. Include any
awards, honors,
or volunteering
on your resume.

13. DO
• Including these things will help you
stand out and may be something you
have in common with the interviewer
making you even more memorable. It
also shows you have a life outside of
work.

14. Your resume
should ONLY
be one page.

15. DON’T
• Your resume can be more than one
page as long as all information is
relevant to the position you’re applying
for.

16. List past jobs
from most
recent/current
to oldest.

17. DO
• Jobs should always be listed from most
recent to oldest. If jobs are older than
10-15 years they should most likely be
taken off but this can change
depending length of job history.

18. Include “References
available upon
request” at the
bottom of your
resume.

19. DON’T
• Employers assume you will have
references if needed. This takes up
valuable space on your resume that
could be used for relevant information.

20. Include a link to
your LinkedIn
profile, website, or
online portfolio on
your resume.

21. DO
• Including a link makes it easy for an
employer to look at additional
information about you that you’re
unable to list on your resume and
hopefully increase your odds of landing
an interview.