CHAPTER 18:
SELF DIRECTED JOB SEARCH
OBJECTIVES
• Explain how to conduct a successful job search.
• Write an effective cover letter.
• Write an effective process technology resume.
ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. List the key elements of a resume.
2. Write a resume.
3. List the key elements of a cover letter.
4. Write a cover letter.
5. Tell us about yourself. Why should we hire you?
6. Why do you want to leave your present position?
7. Why did you leave your last job?
8. Tell me what you have learned at Process Technical College.
9. Tell me about the different types of pumps you have studied.
10. What is distillation? What is reflux and what is its purpose?
11 List the elements of a control loop.
12. Do you have any hands-on experience?
13. Tell me how to put a bench-top distillation system on-line. (List 5 steps)
14. How do you find information about a company?
15. What are your personal goals in this job for the next year? The next five years? The next
ten years?
16. How do you handle stress?
17. If you were asked to perform an unsafe act by your supervisor, how would you respond?
18. Why did you choose to be a process technician?
19. Do you have plans to continue your education?
20. Select an ad from the paper and apply for a process job.
CHAPTER 18 TEST SELF DIRECTED JOB SEARCH
1. Which outline best fits a process technician’s resume?
a. name, address, phone, objective, employment, education, reference
b. name, address, phone, objective, education, employment, reference
c. name, address, phone, skill summary, work history, education, reference
d. name, address, phone, references, work history, references, GPA.
2. What is the most important factor in conducting a successful job search?
a. networking
b. responding to newspaper ads
c. using college job placement
d. mass mailing your resume
3. True or False
Placement agencies are very helpful when used in an overall plan.
4. True or False
Multiple variations in a resume are helpful during a job search.
5. The cover letter is designed to
a. introduce and sum up the resume
b. identify special skills
c. highlight education
d. display work experience
6. True or False
Work experience is more valuable than education.
7. A typical job search for a process technician requires
a. 1-2 months
b. 3-4 months
c. 4-6 months
d. 6-12 months
8. The most common pre-employment test used for process technicians is
a. the California math test
b. the Bennett Mechanical S & T test.
c. the chemical comprehension S & T test.
d. the block counting test.
9. List the key elements of a cover letter.
10. List the key elements of a resume in order.
11. List three questions typically asked in an interview.
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b.
c.
12. Describe how to conduct a self-directed job search. List 5 items.
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13. List the specific areas in math covered on pre-employment test.
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14. Describe the hands-on skills process technicians are exposed to at your school.
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b.
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15. Describe the primary theory, equipment, technology, and training you have/will be
exposed to at your college or university.
ANSWER KEY CHAPTER 18 SELF DIRECTED JOB SEARCH