CHAPTER 13 BUILDING CAREERS AND WRITING R

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CHAPTER 13BUILDING CAREERS AND WRITING RÉSUMÉS
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• Regardless of a candidates work experience, the
  prime source of job leads in general appears to
  be
• personal contacts.
• online job posting services.
• college job fairs.
• All of the above are equally promising.
• Major job boards such as Monster.com and
  CareerBuilder.com have made it
• impossible to find good jobs in a specific area.
• virtually impossible not to find a job you like.
• far easier to stand out from the crowd of other
  applicants.
• much more difficult to stand out from other
  applicants.

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• Regardless of a candidates work experience, the
  prime source of job leads in general appears to
  be
• personal contacts.
• online job posting services.
• college job fairs.
• All of the above are equally promising.
• ANSWER a. Employers tend to prefer candidates
  located through personal contacts.
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 338 OBJECTIVE 1
  TYPE concept AACSB Communication
• Major job boards such as Monster.com and
  CareerBuilder.com have made it
• impossible to find good jobs in a specific area.
• virtually impossible not to find a job you like.
• far easier to stand out from the crowd of other
  applicants.
• much more difficult to stand out from other
  applicants.
• ANSWER d. While sites such as these have made
  it easier to apply for jobs and post your résumé,
  they have also made it difficult to stand out.
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 339 OBJECTIVE 1
  TYPE concept AACSB

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• True/False
• Most employers prefer to fill jobs from within
  their own organizations rather than through
  outside advertising.
• Almost all job openings are advertised.
• Applicant tracking systems help employers
  organize résumés, but cannot help filter out
  those that are unacceptable.

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• True/False
• Most employers prefer to fill jobs from within
  their own organizations rather than through
  outside advertising.
• ANSWER True. This is the approach most employers
  take.
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 338 OBJECTIVE 1
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• Almost all job openings are advertised.
• ANSWER False. As many as 80 of all jobs are
  never advertised.
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• Applicant tracking systems help employers
  organize résumés, but cannot help filter out
  those that are unacceptable.
• ANSWER False. This is an important feature of
  applicant tracking systems.
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 340 OBJECTIVE 1
  TYPE concept AACSB Communication, Technology

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1. ______ is the process of making informal
   connections with a broad sphere of mutually
   beneficial business contacts.
2. A(n) ______ is a persuasive message designed to
   get you an interview.
3. The most common way to organize a résumé is
   ______.

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• ______ is the process of making informal
  connections with a broad sphere of mutually
  beneficial business contacts.
• ANSWER Networking
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 341 OBJECTIVE 2
  TYPE concept AACSB Communication
• A(n) ______ is a persuasive message designed to
  get you an interview.
• ANSWER Résumé
• DIFFICULTY easy PAGE 342 OBJECTIVE 3 TYPE
  concept AACSB Communication
• The most common way to organize a résumé is
  ______.
• ANSWER Chronologically
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 345 OBJECTIVE 3
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• Explain the importance of networking as part of
  your career search, and describe how to go about
  finding helpful networks.
• ANSWER Networking is the process of making
  informal connections with a broad sphere of
  mutually beneficial business contacts. Research
  suggests that it is currently the most common way
  that employees find jobs. Helpful networks are
  available in-person and online. You can find them
  by reading news sites, blogs, and other online
  sources, by participating in student business
  organizations, and by visiting trade shows that
  cater to the industry youre interested in.
  Volunteering in social, civic, and religious
  organizations can also help you create a network
  for yourself.
• DIFFICULTY difficult PAGE 341 OBJECTIVE 2
  TYPE concept AACSB Communication

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CHAPTER 14APPLYING AND INTERVIEWING FOR
EMPLOYMENT
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• Multiple Choice
• 1. To impress prospective employers with your
  application letter, you should
• a. use a gimmicky layout.
• b. show that you understand the company and the
  position.
• c. use a personal, chummy tone.
• d. do all of the above.
• 2. Your cover letter should
• be specific.
• not repeat anything that you have discussed in
  your résumé.
• be short, upbeat, and professional.
• do all of the above.

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• Multiple Choice
• 1. To impress prospective employers with your
  application letter, you should
• use a gimmicky layout.
• b. show that you understand the company and the
  position.
• c. use a personal, chummy tone.
• d. do all of the above.
• ANSWER b. The other strategies listed are not
  effective.
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• 2. Your cover letter should
• be specific.
• not repeat anything that you have discussed in
  your résumé.
• be short, upbeat, and professional.
• do all of the above.
• ANSWER d. All of these characterize an effective
  application letter.
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 366 OBJECTIVE 1
  TYPE concept AACSB Communication

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• True/False
• 36. Unsolicited application letters are those
  sent in response to want ads for job openings.
• 37. It is acceptable to send a solicited
  application letter via e-mail, but unsolicited
  letters should be sent only through regular mail.
  
• 38. An application letter follows the AIDA model
  for persuasive messages.

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• True/False
• 36. Unsolicited application letters are those
  sent in response to want ads for job openings.
• ANSWER False. This is the description of
  solicited application letters.
• DIFFICULTY easy PAGE 366 OBJECTIVE 1 TYPE
  concept AACSB Communication
• 37. It is acceptable to send a solicited
  application letter via e-mail, but unsolicited
  letters should be sent only through regular mail.
  
• ANSWER False. Both types of application letters
  may be sent via e-mail.
• DIFFICULTY easy PAGE 366 OBJECTIVE 1 TYPE
  concept AACSB Communication, Technology
• 38. An application letter follows the AIDA model
  for persuasive messages.
• ANSWER True. Since it is a persuasive message,
  this format is effective. DIFFICULTY moderate
  PAGE 366 OBJECTIVE 1 TYPE concept AACSB
  Communication

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• Fill-in-the-Blank
• 71. ______ interviews, such as those on college
  campuses, are a means of eliminating unqualified
  applicants.
• 72. In ______ interviews, the interviewer
  controls the situation by asking a series of
  prepared questions in a set order.

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• Fill-in-the-Blank
• 71. ______ interviews, such as those on college
  campuses, are a means of eliminating unqualified
  applicants.
• ANSWER Screening
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 370 OBJECTIVE 2
  TYPE concept AACSB Communication
• 72. In ______ interviews, the interviewer
  controls the situation by asking a series of
  prepared questions in a set order.
• ANSWER Structured
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 371 OBJECTIVE 2
  TYPE concept AACSB Communication

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• 89. Explain the dual purposes of employment
  interviews.
• ANSWER The organization is trying to find the
  best person available for the job by determining
  whether you and the organization are a good
  match. The applicants main objective is to find
  the job best suited to his or her goals and
  capabilities.
• DIFFICULTY moderate PAGE 370 OBJECTIVES 2,
  4 TYPE concept AACSB Communication