Read the passage below and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
You have just graduated and are on the hunt for an entry-level position in marketing. You know that your résumé is strong in terms of your degree, relevant coursework, and good grades, but you are a bit worried that you may not have enough real-world experience. Since you had to work full time to pay college expenses, you could not afford to take the kinds of unpaid internships that look so impressive on a résumé; you waited tables all through college instead and graduated in five years instead of four.
You discuss these concerns with a friend who suggests making some changes in the language of your résumé. She suggests changing your entry date for college to make it look like you finished the degree in four years; that you cast your restaurant experience as a type of marketing internship in which you developed “people skills” and “sales skills” that helped you “analyze and synthesize” consumers and products; and, finally, that you use your cover letter to describe yourself as “a hard worker” with “proven creativity.”
You are worried that some aspects of your résumé might not be impressive enough; however, you are not entirely sure that padding your résumé with vague language and empty jargon is the way to go. What will you do?