BC- Job Opening and Resume

Begin the job search by studying the job market and

• identifying your interests, goals, and qualifications.

• specifying your target job, ideal supervisor, and perfect working conditions.

• developing a short-range career plan to present at interviews.

• searching Web sites for job openings.

Your first step in finding a satisfying career should be

• researching salary, benefits, and job stability in a chosen field.

• developing an effective résumé to send to prospective employers.

• locating job openings at desirable companies.

• learning about yourself, the job market, and the employment process.

Which of the following is an effective question you should ask to determine your best career path?

• Do I speak, write, or understand another language?

• Do I want to retrain frequently, and will my employer pay for this retraining?

• How well will I stand out from other candidates applying for jobs in this career field, and how likely will I be to get an interview and land a job?

• Would I like to work for someone else or be my own boss?

Kendra is searching for a job and wants to use electronic sources. Which of the following will probably be her best source of online job listings?

• Big job boards such as Monster.com and Yahoo HotJobs

• Specific company Web sites

• Her college Web site job board

• Social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook

Which of the following is a traditional job-search technique?

• Developing a network

• Searching CareerBuilder and HotJobs

• Visiting a company Web site to search for job openings

• Checking LinkedIn or Facebook

Which statement about open and hidden job markets is correct?

• More jobs are secured through the open job market than through the hidden job market.

• The open job market consists of jobs that are advertised or listed.

• Most job seekers start searching for jobs using the hidden job market.

• The hidden job market refers to those jobs that are filled through illegal or unethical tactics.

To help you develop your personal network, you should develop a contact list of anyone who would be willing to talk with you about finding a job, make contacts with people in person and online, and _______.

• wait for your contacts to contact you about potential job openings

• do not initiate additional communication with your contacts because it would be too pushy

• follow up on referrals.

• use only online resources to help you connect with others.

A large part of your job-search strategy should be deciding what makes you special and desirable in the job market. This introspective process is called _______.

• networking

• personal branding

• desired workplace

• behavior

  cognitive reflection

All of the following are ways you can develop a personal brand: preparing a brief speech that describes who you are and what problems your skills can solve, creating an individual tagline that separates you from other candidates, and _______.

• showing how you are similar to other job candidates

• emailing all of your contacts a five-minute multimedia presentation that profiles your skills and experience

• distributing business cards whenever you

• have an opportunity

  creating an attractive résumé

The most popular résumé format is the _______.

• chronological format

• direct format

• functional format

• indirect format