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Chapter 15 Communicating in the Job Search Answer Key
True / False Questions
1.
Only paid internships offer interns the opportunity to gain marketable skills.
2.
Education is an internal factor that needs to be considered when identifying appropriate
jobs.
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3.
The projected job market is an internal factor that needs to be considered when
identifying an appropriate job.
4.
If you are seeking an internship or just beginning your career, one good possibility is the
career center at your school.
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5.
To plan your résumé, you will need to analyze your goals, purpose, and audience.
6.
When creating the heading, your name should be larger and bolder than the rest of the
document.
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7.
In a résumé, your name and contact information should be placed at the bottom of the
page.
8.
A résumé looks balanced and has the greatest appeal when the page has more white
space than text.
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9.
The information in résumés should always be grouped into three parts: “Education,”
“Experience,” and “Skills” or “Interests.”
10.
If you are still in your position and want to apply for a job, you should use simple present
tense verbs for duties you currently perform.
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11.
The reverse chronological organizational layout for organizing the information in your
résumé presents your education and work experience from the oldest to the most recent.
12.
A functional or skills layout approach to organizing information in a résumé is particularly
good for those who have progressed in an orderly and timely fashion through school and
work.
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13.
Because the résumé is a listing of information, you should write it without the use of
personal pronouns.
14.
For printed résumés, the ideal type size for headings should be at least 10 to 12 points.
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15.
Cover messages should focus on what the employer can do for you.
16.
Because a prospecting (uninvited) cover message is not likely to have competition, it has
little need to gain attention in its opening.
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17.
In an interview, it is illegal to ask questions about a candidate’s age or marital status.
18.
The indirect order is usually preferred over the direct order in presenting the information
for negative messages like resignations.
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19.
Once you have acquired a job, you do
not
need to update your résumé until you start
looking for another job.
Multiple Choice Questions
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20.
Which of the following statements is true about obtaining an internship?
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21.
Which of the following is an internal factor that you need to consider when identifying an
appropriate job?
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22.
Which of the following is an external factor that you need to consider when identifying an
appropriate job?
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23.
Which of the following is the first step you should take when searching for a job or an
internship?
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24.
A test that helps match a person’s interests to those of others successful in their careers
is known as
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25.
When presenting your education in your résumé, you should
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26.
In the context of finding an employer, which of the following is true of career centers?
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27.
Which of the following terms refers to help-wanted notices in newspapers and
professional journals, whether online or in print?
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28.
Employment agencies are
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29.
Which of the following is true of employment agencies?