Employment skills

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Jean would like to work at the medical facility where she is doing her practicum. Which action is most likely to lead to the offer of a permanent position? Talking with her practicum coordinator. Letting the people in the department know how she feels. Talking to the people in the facility's human resources department. Trying to do everything she sees, even if she is not sure of the procedure.

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Talking to the people in the facility's human resources department.

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What is one of the first things a medical assistant graduate should do when starting a job search?

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Set a goal and identify the ideal job for his or her current circumstances.

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How can the medical assistant identify potential employers? Options: Scan advertisement for possible open positions. Fill out applications at larger institutions where resumes remain on file. Perform Internet searches to identify local physicians and medical facilities. Ask contacts who work at health care facilities to look at internal job postings.

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All of the above.

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Which of the following is the best example of networking? Meeting your best friend for coffee every week. Describing your job search to a friend of the family. Dropping by to visit former instructors in your medical assisting program. Asking your boyfriend to proofread your resume for grammar and spelling.

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Dropping by to visit former instructors in your medical assisting program.

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What is the primary purpose of networking during the job search?

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To obtain verbal information about potential jobs.

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What is the primary purpose of a resume?

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Obtain an interview for an open position.

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What information is not included on a resume? Options: Education, Work history, Marital status, Name, address, and telephone number.

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Marital status

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A medical assistant with several years of experience might want to highlight skills that will transfer to a different type of work. What style of resume meets this goal?

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Functional

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What style of resume would a recent graduate from an accredited medical assistant program probably use if he or she worked part-time and summers as a cashier?

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Chronological

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Where will a medical assistant indicate that he or she is seeking a particular type of job and will accept only that type of position?

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Near the top of the resume in the "Objective" statement.