DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY: Preparing a Résumé
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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY
Preparing a Résumé
This résumé was written by a graduating college senior who wanted to work for a wildland firefighting agency such as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management or U.S. Forest Service. The writer plans to save the résumé as a .txt file and enter it directly into these agencies’ employment databases. The questions below ask you to think about electronic résumés.
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Question 15.1
1. How effectively has the writer formatted this résumé?
Question 15.2
2. What elements are likely to be problematic when the writer saves this résumé as a .txt file?
Question 15.3
3. What is the function of the industry-specific jargon in this résumé?
Question 15.4
4. Why does the writer place the education section below the sections on career history and fire and aviation qualifications?
Additional Document Analysis Activity
