61.
(p. 108) When writing your resume, it is important to:
62.
(p. 109) One can enhance chances of career advancement by:
63.
(p. 110) A _____ is a sequence of job assignments that lead to more responsibility, with raises and promotions.
64.
(p. 110) Which of the following does a career path facilitate?
65.
(p. 110) Which of the following affects your chances of getting a raise or promotion?
66.
(p. 110) Self-documentation of one’s accomplishments and initiatives is:
67.
(p. 110) _____ occurs when employees’ expectations of the workplace are not met.
68.
(p. 111) One will generally project a more positive self-image of confidence if one:
69.
(p. 111) Paying attention to one’s apparel and grooming:
70.
(p. 111) Before an interview, if one is unaware of the organization‘s dress code, one should:
71.
(p. 111) Which of the following apparel and grooming suggestions should be followed at work?
72.
(p. 91) Why are time management skills important? How can you benefit by using the time management
information discussed in this chapter?
73.
(p. 93) Identify your three biggest time wasters, preferably with the use of a time log. How can you cut down
or eliminate these time wasters?
74.
(p. 94) Identify at least three high priorities related to your education.
75.
(p. 94) List at least five activities on your to-do list. Based on the three priority determination questions,
prioritize each activity as H, M, L, or D.
76.
(p. 103) From the 68 time management techniques presented in Self-Assessment Exercise 4-2, list the three
most important ones you should be using. Explain how you will implement each technique.
77.
(p. 104) Which career stage are you in? Does the information stated about your career stage relate to your
career? Explain.
78.
(p. 105) What career development efforts are you making?
79.
(p. 107) Which specific idea(s) on getting a job do you plan to use?
80.
(p. 108) Make a resume following the chapter guidelines. Bring your resume to class. Your professor may
allow class time for you to see other students’ resumes so that you can give and receive feedback.
81.
(p. 110) Which of the 10 tips for getting ahead need the most and the least conscious effort on your part?
Explain your answer.
82.
(p. 110) Which specific idea(s) do you plan to use to help you get raises and promotions?
83.
(p. 91) Based on your experience or observation, list ways in which people in organizations waste time. How
can these time-wasting activities be cut back or eliminated?
84.
(p. 95) It takes time to follow a time management system. Is the time taken worth the benefits? Will you use a
time management system? Why or why not?
85.
(p. 100) Are you a procrastinator? Are you a perfectionist? What are the pros and cons to being a procrastinator
and perfectionist?
86.
(p. 105) Have you done a career self-assessment? Was it easy or difficult? Why? Do you believe you could
benefit from taking a career test? Why or why not?
87.
(p. 105) Select an organization you would like to work for. Research the company and develop some questions
in preparation for a job interview.
88.
(p. 108) Prepare or revise your resume, and then evaluate it using Self-Assessment Exercise 4-3. How did you
score? Based on your assessment, revise your resume.
89.
(p. 110) How would you feel about working for a domestic company and competing against foreign
companies? How would you feel about working for a foreign company at home? How would you feel about
working in another country and, if you are interested, what countries would you be willing to work in?
90.
(p. 111) Will your apparel and grooming really affect your career success? Why or why not?
91.
(p. 91-93) Explain how to analyze your use of time with a time log.
92.
(p. 93-94) State the three priority determination questions and determine when an activity on the to–do list is to be
delegated or assigned a high, medium, or low priority.
93.
(p. 95) What are the four major parts to the time management system?
94.
(p. 95) List the steps in the time management system.
95.
(p. 104) What are the different career stages?
96.
(p. 104) What are the various steps of the career planning model?
97.
(p. 108) State some general guidelines to writing resumes.
98.
(p. 109) List five ways to enhance your chances of career advancement.
99.
(p. 110) What is a career path? How does it help in developing a career plan? Explain with an example.
Fill in the Blank Questions
100.
(p. 91) The term _____ refers to techniques designed to enable people to get more done in less time with better
results.
101.
(p. 91) A(n) _____ is a daily diary that tracks activities and enables a person to determine how time is used.
102.
(p. 99) People who _____ are actually less efficient than those who focus on one complex project at a time.
103.
(p. 93) A(n) _____ is the preference given to one activity over other activities.
104.
(p. 94) A(n) _____ is a written list of activities an individual has to complete.
105.
(p. 95) The four major parts to the time management system are _____.
106.
(p. 98) Schedule your high-priority items during your _____.
107.
(p. 104) _____ is the process of setting career objectives and determining how to accomplish them.
108.
(p. 104) _____ is the process of gaining skill, experience, and education to achieve career objectives.
109.
(p. 110) A(n) _____ is a sequence of job assignments that lead to more responsibility, with raises and
promotions.