Chapter 15 Solutions to Activities
15.1 Document for Analysis: Poorly Written Résumé (Obj. 4)
Documents for Analysis are available at the student premium website (www.cengagebrain.com).
Weaknesses
a. Fails to present the name so that it can be easily read by scanner.
b. Omits the area code for the telephone number.
c. Fails to provide a professional e-mail address.
Revision
Isabella R. Jimenez
1340 East Phillips Avenue, Apartment D
Littleton, CO 80126
Phone: (303) 455-5182 E-mail: IJimenez@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE:
Position with an accounting firm where my accounting education and financial consulting
experience can help the firm achieve its goals.
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Expect BA degree with accounting major/finance minor in June 2014
AA degree/certificate of completion in accounting
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EDUCATION
Colorado State University, Pueblo, CO
BA to be conferred in June 2014
Major: Accounting; Minor: Finance
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
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EXPERIENCE
Primerica Financial Services, Pueblo, CO
Financial Consultant, January 2013 to present
Target, Littleton, CO
Line Manager, September 2007-March 2011
Developed team and leadership skills in supervising 22 cashiers and front-end associates
Honed organizational skills by preparing weekly work schedules
Mr. K’s Floral Design of Denver
Teacher, August 2007-September 2008
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ACTIVITIES
15.2 Document for Analysis: Poor Cover Letter (Obj. 6)
Documents for Analysis are available at the student premium website (www.cengagebrain.com).
Weaknesses
a. Fails to use the receiver’s name in the salutation.
b. Neglects to identify the position title and specifically where the announcement appeared.
c. Fails to back up assertions with evidence of qualifications.
Revision
1340 East Phillips Avenue, Apt. D
Littleton, CO 80126
May 4, 2015
Ms. Kara Robinson
Dear Ms. Robinson:
My business course work and work experience permitted me to develop the skills and
Working as a financial consultant with Primerica Financial Services, where I assist clients with
obtaining mortgages, consolidating current mortgages, and assessing life insurance needs, has
To learn how I might contribute to the Felder & Associates workforce, please review the
15.3 Beginning Your Job Search With Self-Analysis (Obj. 1)
Although this assignment takes time, it is invaluable because it encourages the kind of
15.4 Evaluating Your Qualifications (Objs. 1-3)
Be sure to have students prepare these worksheets. Students may resist, but with your
15.5 Choosing a Career Path (Obj. 1)
Unless they are actively in the job market, students may appear uninterested in this activity.
However, most students know little about the kind of work done in various occupations.
15.6 Locating Salary Information (Obj. 1)
Students should print wage information for their chosen occupations. Discuss with them what the
percentages mean: 10 percent of the people in this occupation earn the amount shown in the first
15.7 Searching the Job Market (Obj. 1)
Students are to clip or print a job advertisement or announcement from (a) the classified section
of a newspaper, (b) a job board on the Web, (c) a company website, or (d) a professional
15.8 Posting a Résumé on the Web (Obj. 2)
Many websites encourage the posting of résumés. In class discussion or in team meetings, you
might wish to have students discuss those sites that seemed most promising. The primary
advantage for posting a résumé to a website is wide exposure. But that same exposure can
15.9 Writing Your Résumé (Obj. 4)
Have students submit drafts until their résumés and lists of references are perfect. You might
have them bring their completed résumés to class. In small groups have students exchange their
15.10 Preparing Your Cover Message (Obj. 6)
Discuss with your students whether a cover letter or e-mail is appropriate for the job of their
choice. It might be wise to start with a cover letter that they can convert to an e-mail if necessary.
Have students revise their cover messages until they are perfect. You might have them bring their
15.11 Using Social Media in the Job Search (Obj. 2)
Social media sites are changing the job search process. This exciting activity will allow students
15.12 Tweeting to Find a Job (Obj. 5)
This task is designed to acquaint students with the latest trends in job-search technology and to
15.13 Analyzing and Building Student E-Portfolios (Obj. 5)
The goal of this activity is to introduce students to e-portfolios by showing them samples. Then,
15.14 Exploring Infographic Résumés (Obj. 5)
Students should find many exciting infographic résumés in searching the Internet. They will find
Infographic Résumé Pros Infographic Résumé Cons