(U3C9L2:F1) What is another name for a file that contains an organized collection of your work based on your personality, goals, and aspirations?

• career card

• resume

• Career Development Portfolio

• application

(U3C9L2:F2) You are ready to begin hunting for jobs, now that you have put together a resume and portfolio. You have a friend who works for a company you would enjoy working for. She puts you in contact with a co-worker in the Human Resources department and you exchange information with the co-worker. What are you doing?

• networking

• interviewing

• planning

• accepting employment

You know a housewife who is preparing to return to the workforce. Though she has been a homemaker for 10 years, she is really looking forward to working outside her home again. She asks you what kind of resume she should prepare, and if you think she should prepare a portfolio.

What's the best advice you can give her?

• You should prepare a creative functional resume, but you shouldn't build a portfolio because the items you would put in it are over 10 years old.

• You should prepare a chronological resume, but you shouldn't build a portfolio because the items you would put in it are over 10 years old.

• You should prepare a chronological resume, and you should prepare a portfolio.

• You should prepare a creative functional resume, and you should put a copy of it in your portfolio.

While conducting a job search online, you see a job listing that interests you at a company that you have always wanted to work for. The listing details the job duties, pay, and possible benefits, and includes an address for sending resumes. You are qualified for the job and you have experience in most of the duties, but you have had several long breaks between jobs.

What type of resume should you send?

• Chronological

• Functional

• Combination

• Creative Functional

You were reviewing your resume, and it seemed pretty boring to you. You wanted to change some of the language to make it sound more exciting, so you researched action words that would help. Of the following sentences, which one should you include in your resume?

• I worked for BT Industries for four years.

• My duties included stripping, sanding, and refinishing wood furniture.

• I created exquisite home furnishings from old, broken furniture.

• I stripped, sanded, and refinished wood furniture; I was responsible for reclaiming discarded furniture and returning it to its former beauty; I was responsible for the maintenance and cleanliness of my work station; I performed that job for four years.

A career development portfolio is a document that contains a student's achievement over time and provides an in-depth picture of the student's skills and competencies; a means to reflect on areas for life development, on the value of education, and on future lifestyle and career choices.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Success is losing fame or prosperity.

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• Disagree with definition

A short account of one's career, or resume, is typically used by an applicant for an employment position.

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• Disagree with Definition

When you meet people and make contacts where you exchange information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions, you are networking.

• Agree with definition

• Disagree with definition

A portfolio is used to highlight your past experiences in a short written format.

• Agree with definition

• Disagree with definition