Careers Ch 4 and Ch 6

1. What is a tip for filling out a job application form?

• Write in all capital letters
• print neatly
• use simple fonts
• fit to one page

What is a resume?

• same as references
• a letter that you write to apply for a job
• a summary of your qualifications and experiences
• a personal fact sheet

It is okay to leave some items blank when filling out an application form.

• True
• False

A letter written to apply for a job is called a/an 

• resume
• cover sheet
• application or cover letter
• job application form

What does one talk about in the first paragraph of an application letter?

• Ask for an interview and thank them
• purpose for writing and what job apply for and how found out
• present your skills and abilities
• brag about yourself

 Which of the following applies to finding references.

• ask them
• not a relative
• teachers, advisers and coaches are good options
• All of these

What should one bring with them to an interview? 

• phone, friend and food
• pen/pencil and ruler
• pen/pencil, resume and personal fact sheet
• pen, brief case and phone

What does one talk about in the second paragraph of an application letter?

• Present skills and abilities and why you should not be hired.
• Present skills and abilities and why you should be hired.
• Talk about your references.
• Talk about jobs you have done poorly at.

Where does one state that they would like an interview, leave phone number and thank the reader?

• resume paragraph 3
• cover letter paragraph 2
• cover letter paragraph 1
• cover letter last paragraph

How many times does one have to make a good first impression?

• one
• two
• three
• four