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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Job-specific skills are skills that can be transferred from one job to the next.
True
False
What is the first step that employers usually take when they need to find candidates to interview for a job opening?
They search online for personal websites and e-portfolios that might contain information about potential candidates.
They look inside the company for likely candidates.
They post job openings on job boards such as CareerBuilder.com.
They run ads in the local newspaper.
Which of the following best describes the process of networking as it applies to your career?
Making sure you are plugged into the online scene so that you don't miss out on any new Internet developments
Making informal connections with a broad sphere of mutually beneficial business contacts
Asking as many people as possible to alert you to interesting job opportunities
Making sure you get to know everyone in your companyshortly after accepting a new position
What kind of résumé focuses on a person's particular skills and competencies, without itemizing his or her job history.
Combination
Chronological
Functional
Regular
Which of the following is an advantage of the chronological résumé?
It helps employers easily locate necessary information.
It highlights your professional growth and career progress
It emphasizes continuity and stability in your employ-ment background
It performs all of these communication functions.
Which of the following sections should be included in any résumé, regardless of the format you've chosen?
Contact information, education, and work experience
Contact information, education, and personal references
Personal data, contact information, and education
Education, personal references, and career objectives
Which should come first on your résumé, your education or your work experience?
Education should come first.
Work Experience should come first.
It depends on which is more meaningful to an employer, given where you are in your career
Use a two-column format in which education and work experience are listed side by side.
How does a qualifications summary differ from a career summary?
A qualifications summary offers a brief view of your most important skills and attributes, whereas a career summary is a recap of your career progress.
They are identical
No one uses a qualifications summary anymore, whereas a career summary is still popular.
The career summary is best for recent graduates, whereas the qualifications summary is best for people with experience.
Networking is the process of making connections with mutually beneficial business contacts.
True
False
A Cover Letter is a structured, written summary of a person's education, employment background, and job qualifications
True
False
