69) A good place to start hosting e-portfolios is ________.
A) a professional portfolio creator site
B) a commercial scanning service site
C) your college’s career center
D) a social networking site
E) Adobe’s online service
70) Jeremy has planned, researched and finally prepared his résumé, after a lot of thought. When
distributing his résumé, he should take equal care and ________.
A) pay close attention to the specific instructions provided by every employer
B) make sure he uses a Priority Mail flat-rate envelope
C) mail the résumé with the reference list
D) create an e-portfolio and direct the employers towards his website
E) make sure he follows a consistent approach of delivery for all organizations
71) Even if you are a year or more away from graduation, now is not too early to get started with
some of the essential research and planning tasks of the job search.
72) Quality of hire is a measure of the effectiveness of the recruiting process.
73) Leading business periodicals such as Bloomberg business week, Fortune, and so on help in
staying updated on contemporary business topics.
74) An important aspect of the employer’s quality-of hire is the number of candidates applying
for a job opening.
75) Networking is an informal activity that allows only public messages to be sent to people.
76) The purpose of a résumé is to list all your skills and abilities and get you the job you want.
77) Résumés and curriculum vitae (CV) are essentially the same, although résumés can be much
more detailed.
78) A chronological résumé emphasizes earlier job experience through the skills you gained in
those positions.
79) A functional résumé, sometimes called a skills résumé, emphasizes your skills and
capabilities, identifying employers and academic experience in subordinate sections.
80) In a combination résumé, the work experience section dominates and is placed immediately
after your contact information and introductory statement.
81) It is mandatory by law to disclose a criminal record or time spent incarcerated on your
résumé.
82) Military experience can help you develop many skills. Therefore, include standard military
terminology to build credibility in your résumé.
83) The name and contact information on your résumé should not mention the URL to your
personal Web page.
84) A career summary offers a brief recap of your career and is particularly useful for upper-
level managers.
85) When applying to U.S. companies, your résumé should include personal data such as age,
marital status, and Social Security number.
86) A résumé should not be more than one page long.
87) A scannable version of your résumé is simply a computer file without any of the formatting
that you typically apply using a word processor.
88) A variety of terms are used to describe online résumé types including personal Web page, e-
portfolio, social media résumé, and multimedia résumé.
89) Your online presence is a career-management tool.
90) An infographic résumé is a type of printed résumé that is specially formatted to be
compatible with optical scanning systems that convert printed documents to electronic text.
91) Explain the importance of networking as part of your career search, and describe how to go
about finding helpful networks.
92) There are many considerations for the job seeker when thinking about preparing a résumé.
Some of these include what type of résumé to prepare and how to handle the variety of unique
circumstances that are present when dealing with different employers and positions. In this
respect, why do most employers prefer chronological résumés over functional résumés? What
kind of changes would you recommend an applicant make to his/her résumé if they are
overqualified for the position they are applying for?
93) If you were fired from your previous job because of discrimination by your employer, should
you include that work experience in your résumé? Why or why not?
94) Rewrite this résumé according to current guidelines for effective résumé writing. Assume the
position being applied for is a marketing analyst for a foreign electric car company trying to
enter the U.S. market. Feel free to create some new facts to help create a more effective résumé.
Sharon Bueller
859 Marlo Avenue
Benton, NJ
(504) 555-6308
prettybueller@abcmail.com
PERSONAL: Married, in good health, 5’6″, 155 lbs.; hobbies include cooking, music, and
reading.
JOB OBJECTIVE: To obtain a responsible position in market analysis with a good company.
Education: MBA degree, University of Louisiana, 2001.
Graduated with a 3.0 average. Member of the varsity cheer leading squad. President of Helvetica
League. Was voted as Miss Congeniality at the county fair.
WORK EXPERIENCE
McShear Aeronautics , 2004 to now, marketing analyst
Responsible for promotional activities.
95) Change the following statements into active statements that show results:
Responsible for developing a new format for minutes of team meetings.
Assigned the organization of team building activities at team outings.
96) Choose a position in any field that you could be potentially qualified for after your
graduation and prepare a list of 5 keywords that should be included in the résumé when applying
for this position.
97) As someone who has just graduated, you may not have a clear career path when you enter
the job market. How would your uncertainty affect the way you write your résumé? What is the
purpose of the career objective section in a résumé and how does it serve the employer’s needs?
98) If most résumés are about selling yourself for the ideal career opportunity, why should they
not include any personal data? Why should employers not insist on a résumé with the applicant’s
picture on it, but can welcome video résumés?
99) Is the format of your résumé also a criteria for an employer to judge your compatibility with
their organization? Explain your answer. As a potential employer, what format of résumés would
you encourage and why?
100) How does your online image work as a career management tool? How would you present
the “story of you” in an e-portfolio?