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1.

You and a classmate both applied for an intern position. The classmate got the position, and you never heard back from the recruiter. What might be the reason for this?

Your classmate had the better resume.

Your classmate participated in a hackathon that you didn't have time for, because you were studying for an exam.

Your classmate was just lucky to be picked instead of you.

2.

How long does a recruiter usually take to initially scan a resume?

Up to 10 seconds

From 30 seconds to a minute

5 minutes

3.

What are the key sections that every student resume should have?

Education, Skills, and Experience and/or Projects

Education, Experience, and Honors and Affiliations

Experience and/or Projects, Skills, and Volunteering

4.

Which one of the following Experience descriptions best highlights a student's impact?

Improved route accuracy by 15% through the implementation of a real-time updating algorithm, as measured by comparing the number of real routes generated before and after the implementation

Developed a real-time updating algorithm to improve route accuracy

Tasked with improving route accuracy by implementing new algorithms and measuring the number of real routes

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