Building Résumés Exam Prep names. Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Building Résumés

True / False Questions

1.	As soon as you arrive on campus, it is considered useful to begin an informal preparation toward job search by checking out the college placement services. True False

2.	Documenting your experiences as you have them will lead to an information overload when you are on the lookout for a job. True False

3.	Formal preparation for job hunting should begin as soon as you start at university. True False

4.	An active job search is bound to take significant blocks of time and, therefore, requires adequate planning. True False

5.	Personality and aptitude tests can find all of your strengths and tell you exactly what job best suits you. True False

6.	It is wise to avoid using the Internet in the job search process. True False

7.	The secret to successful networking is reciprocity, a two-way relationship. True False

8.	LinkedIn is a site that allows you to include useful information beyond your résumé. True False

9.	Résumés should not be more than one page long, because readers find them too long to skim. True False

10.	You should use a separate piece of paper for a two-page résumé, rather than printing on the back of a single page. True False

11.	Job duties get more emphasis in a list than in a paragraph. True False

12.	Using gerunds, or "ing" verbs, is preferable to using nouns in a job description on a résumé, because they create a more dynamic image of the applicant. True False

13.	A chronological résumé emphasizes degrees, job titles, and dates. True False

14.	You should not include study abroad experience on a résumé if you did not earn college credit for it. True False

15.	Use present tense verbs in your résumé when describing all the jobs and positions you have held earlier. True False

16.	Employment counselors advise that you not leave a gap on your résumé. True False

17.	In case you were laid off from your previous job, you need to point out the layoff in your application materials. True False

18.	If you are sending your résumé in the text of an e-mail, start all lines at the right margin. True False

19.	Many careers sites recommend that you post your résumé on as many websites as possible to get maximum exposure to different employers. True False

20.	It is unethical to omit a low GPA on your résumé. True False

Multiple Choice Questions

21.

Esmeralda is an enthusiastic student who is keen on enrolling for extracurricular organizations which operate within her university campus. She intends to begin informal preparation for a job that will give her experience. Given this scenario, Esmeralda should begin informal preparation for job hunting:

A.	a full year before she begins interviewing.

B.	the year she begins interviewing.

C.	right before she gets the degree.

D.	once she has selected a major.

E.	as soon as she arrives on campus.

22.

Rita has one full year to go before she graduates and begins interviewing. Which of the following steps should Rita take toward her formal preparation for job hunting?

A.	Select course projects and paper topics that will help her prepare for a job.

B.	Attend job seminars and job fairs.

C.	Join extracurricular organizations on campus and in the community.

D.	Get a co-op job or internship in her field of interest.

E.	Check out the services of your college placement and advising offices without enrolling.

23.

Marcia, a sales executive, does not like her current job, as it offers a very limited scope for growth. She is looking for a new job in the same field. Which of the following would be the most professional way for Marcia to look for a new job?

A.	She should use the time outside of work hours for her job search.

B.	She should ensure that she lets her manager knows in advance about her looking for a new job.

C.	She should make sure that she does not spend time on her job hunt during lunch hours.

D.	She should not use the reference of her current employer, because she does not like it here.

E.	She can let her current employer suffer, as she is going to find a new job anyway.

24.

According to career advice expert Richard Bolles, which of the following is true of people who fail when they don't find a job they like?

A.	They have poor aptitude skills.

B.	They document their own experiences.

C.	They are extremely cautious about failures.

D.	They lack information about themselves.

E.	They lack enthusiasm to work.

25.

A(n) _____ is the first step in producing a good résumé.

A.	good aptitude

B.	self-assessment

C.	ability to network

D.	internship experience

E.	phishing message

26.

According to Richard Bolles, which of the following is true of employers?

A.	Employers look for employees in the exact opposite way from the way most people look for jobs.

B.	Employers rely on a simple résumé to understand what kind of a worker a person will be.

C.	Employers do not bother going through job portfolios for proof of expertise.

D.	Employers do not prefer hiring people from within the organization.

E.	Online networks are considered less reliable by employers to seek prospective employees.

27.

Which of the following is true of successful job searches?

A.	They rely less on the Internet.

B.	They build relationships through networking.

C.	They avoid traditional résumés and cover letters as they are no longer relevant.

D.	They accept that companies prefer entry-level recruiting to intern recruiting.

E.	They use social media and focus your profiles and posts entirely on getting a job.

28.

_____ are ploys from identity thieves seeking your personal information.

Viruses

B.	Phishing ads

Trojans

Pop-ups

E.	Ponzi schemes

29.

_____ often look like real postings with names and logos nearly identical to those of real employers.

A.	Phishing advertisements

B.	Softlifted messages

C.	Virus alerts

D.	Ponzi schemes

Pop-ups

30.

_____ is a relatively new use of the Internet for job seekers that allows you to browse through virtual booths.

A.	Matrix schemes

B.	Dotcom sites

C.	Phishing messages

D.	Ponzi schemes

E.	Online job fairs

31.

Which of the following is true of online job fairs?

A.	They are characterized by a wide geographic range.

B.	They have a limited accessibility period.

C.	They do not have the feature of applying on the spot.

D.	They look like real postings but are not trustworthy.

E.	They do not allow browsing through virtual booths.

32.

Which of the following is true of networking?

A.	Successful networks are used solely for finding jobs.

B.	Good networkers work for a "one-way" reputation.

C.	Good networkers look for ways to reciprocate.

D.	Good networkers network just for themselves.

E.	A "two-way" reputation harms further networking.

33.

A specialized use of the Internet for job searching is _____, which is a popular term that refers to marketing yourself.

A.	market building

B.	impression management

C.	self-improvement

D.	market imaging

E.	personal branding

34.

Pedro attends a seminar on using the Internet for job hunting. During the session, Pedro learns about issues that can actually hurt his online branding. Which of the following can hurt his online branding?

A.	A personal web page with a domain name

B.	A Facebook profile with previous employment details

C.	A personal blog that is out of date

D.	A Twitter profile with a large number of followers

E.	A conventional cover letter and résumé

35.

Which of the following is one of the most popular tools for personal branding?

IMDB

Wikipedia

Gmail

D.	Windows Messenger

Twitter

36.

Which of the following best describes the term prezumes?

A.	They are imitations of product pages complete with user reviews.

B.	They are interactive résumés that showcase an applicant's personality.

C.	They are informal résumés with an applicant's personal anecdotes and pictures.

D.	They are traditional résumés with a conventional approach.

E.	They are out-of-date blogs that focus on personal details.

37.

Which of the following is a way that employers typically use résumés?

A.	Employers manually read each line of a résumé carefully and completely to ensure they get all of the facts about a candidate.

B.	Employers are aware that a résumé is a very short document that does not necessarily represent a candidate's best work.

C.	A single individual within an organization is typically the only one who sees a candidate's résumé and decides further course of action.

D.	Employers use résumés to decide whom to interview.

E.	Only résumés that match key words are further scanned electronically.

38.

Which is an appropriate length for a résumé of a recent college graduate?

1-2 pages

3-4 pages

4-5 pages

D.	Not more than 5 pages

E.	Less than 1 page

39.

Angie has written the following description of her work as a receptionist in her résumé: "drafted letters, reorganized filing system, reordered office supplies, interviewed new clients, and answered phones." She considers the task of answering phones less important. In which of the following positions would the phrase "answered phones" best fit?

A.	Keep it precisely where it is to emphasize it

B.	Put first in the series to emphasize it

C.	Put in the middle of the paragraph to de-emphasize it

D.	Omit it to de-emphasize it

E.	Put in the end to de-emphasize it

40.

While writing résumés, which of the following steps will help emphasize content?

A.	Use a vertical list to add emphasis.

B.	Put less important material in the end of a list.

C.	Be elaborate about low-level jobs that show dependability.

D.	De-emphasize material by setting it off with white space.

E.	Emphasize material by setting it off in paragraphs without headings.

41.

Which of the following should be avoided in a résumé?

A.	The word "I"

Gerunds

Verbs

D.	Details in numbers

Phrases

42.

Which of the following functions do verbs and gerunds generally serve in a résumé?

A.	They save space and prevent grammatical errors.

B.	They create a lack of parallelism in sentence structure.

C.	They allow you to present information briefly than nouns do.

D.	They create a more dynamic image of you than nouns do.

E.	They are vital to catch the eye of the employer.

43.

Which of the following can make your résumé look busy?

A.	Using enough spacing

B.	Using vertical lists

C.	Using many fonts

D.	Using white space to group items

E.	Using bulleted points

44.

A chronological résumé is more appropriate than a skills résumé when:

A.	you have significant periods of unemployment throughout your career.

B.	you want to combine experience from paid jobs, activities or volunteer work, and courses to show the extent of your experience in a particular field.

C.	you have humble, unimpressive job titles, offices, or honors.

D.	your education and experience are a logical preparation for the position for which you are applying.

E.	your education and experience is not the usual route to the position for which you're applying.

45.

Use a(n) _____ when you want to combine experience gained in paid jobs, course work, activities, and volunteer work.

A.	chronological résumé

B.	skills résumé

C.	infographic résumé

D.	social résumé

E.	targeted résumé

46.

Which of the following is considered as an essential in a résumé?

A.	Career Objective

B.	Summary of Qualifications

C.	Experience

Portfolio

E.	Honors and Awards

47.

Which of the following should always stand as separate categories, even if you have only one item under each head?

A.	Honors and Awards

B.	Activities and Interests

C.	Name and Contact Information

D.	Campus Activities and Community Service

E.	Education and Experience

48.

Which of the following is recommended when including a career objective on the résumé of a recent college graduate?

A.	Career objective statements should be elaborate—six lines at most.

B.	Career objective statements should be targeted to a specific job at a specific company.

C.	Career objective statements should not sound exactly like the job descriptions an employer uses in a job listing.

D.	Career objective statements should be clarified at the top of a résumé rather than in a cover letter.

E.	Write the career objective statement by putting the job title or field under your name.

49.

Choose the best rewrite of this career objective: "To use my four-year degree, education certification courses, and experience to effectively manage a classroom of adolescent students."

A.	To use my education and experience to cleverly manage a group of adolescents

B.	To use my four-year degree, education courses, and experience to teach adolescents in a classroom

C.	To use my four-year degree, education courses, and experience to enlighten and edify the students

D.	High school teaching position for a four-year college graduate with education courses and experience in the classroom who can improve classroom management techniques

E.	High school teaching position requiring a four-year degree, certification, and experience

50.

In response to a job advertisement, Greg, a graduate student, is preparing his résumé. He is working on the Education section of the résumé. Which of the following shows proper punctuation when he is presenting his degree on his résumé?

A.	B S in Marketing

B.	B S. in Marketing

C.	B.S in Marketing

D.	BS. in Marketing

E.	BS in Marketing

51.

On her résumé, Sania gives basic details about her degree, field of study, date of completion, and the name of the grad school. Further, she considers listing all her courses. While doing so, which of the following is recommended?

A.	She should use course numbers to make them chronological.

B.	She should use short descriptive titles while listing them.

C.	She should classify them under the heading, "Relevant Courses."

D.	She should avoid using subheads completely.

E.	She should consider writing them in paragraphs as listing is an obtrusive way of filling a page.

52.

Richa creates a résumé and it fills only three-fourths of the page. Her best alternative is to:

A.	move the text to the middle of the page so that the bottom margin is not huge.

B.	leave it as is; it is what appears on the page that counts, not what is missing.

C.	include a section that highlights course projects relevant to the job she is seeking.

D.	put her photo at the top right-hand corner of the résumé to fill space.

E.	increase the font size to make it seem like a full page.

53.

Catherine creates a résumé for a law-related position. She has many accomplishments in both her work history and her education. She has worked as a law clerk at a reputed law firm and currently works part-time for a startup firm. Which of the following accomplishments should Catherine omit from her résumé?

A.	Law clerk at FA Associates between 2008 and 2010

B.	Crowned Homecoming Queen in junior year

C.	Regional winner of a math contest in high school

D.	Passed the CPA exam in 2006

E.	National finalist of the North American Debating Championship in 2005

54.

Identify the error in the following list of job duties: "Recruited seventeen volunteers, designing of brochures, and spoke to five community groups."

A.	The list lacks proper emphatic order.

B.	The list lacks details.

C.	The list lacks parallel structure.

D.	The list uses a complete sentence.

E.	The list uses nouns instead of gerunds.

55.

Which of the following statements is true of formats for setting up the Experience section of your résumé?

A.	Block format shouldn't be used if your work history has gaps.

B.	In indented format, carryover lines are not indented.

C.	Indented format does not emphasize job titles.

D.	Indented format can be used to emphasize when you worked, if you've held only low-level jobs.

E.	Block format provides work information in the order of job title, name of organization, city, state, and dates.

56.

Which of the following statements is generally true of references included on résumés?

A.	Résumés no longer include references but mention that they are available on request.

B.	At least five, usually no more than ten, references are required.

C.	Include personal and character references to elaborate on your behavioral traits.

D.	Relatives and friends, even if you've worked for them, should not be given as references.

E.	References that the reader knows are not recommended.

57.

In the United States, which of the following is considered inappropriate to mention on a résumé?

Sex

B.	Self-employment

C.	Entry-level positions

D.	Social Security number

E.	Educational background

58.

Which of the following is the best way to deal with a situation when all your work experience is in your family's business?

A.	List your family members as references, but in your letter of application stress that they were just as hard on you as they would have been if you had not been related.

B.	Never list the name of the company if it contains your family name.

C.	List the company you worked for and list a client who can talk about your work.

D.	Mention that there is no scope for growth since it's a family business.

E.	Avoid mentioning the names of your supervisors.

59.

Which of the following ways is helpful to explain a previous layoff to a prospective employer?

A.	Expressing self-pity about your current situation

B.	Expressing bitterness about your past employer

C.	Expressing too much gratitude for an interview

D.	Giving a neutral explanation about the layoff

E.	Avoiding and further evading any question pertaining to it

60.

Which of the following should be done to avoid spam filters while sending electronic résumés?

A.	Overuse words or phrase for emphasis.

B.	Use words like "opportunity" and "free" as key words.

C.	Use a wide range of unusual colors.

D.	Use dollar amounts in the subject line of your e-mail.

E.	Avoid all capitals and exclamation points in subject lines.

61.

When e-mailing your résumé to a prospective employer, which of the following is considered a good practice?

A.	Write a simple subject line that includes your name and the word "résumé."

B.	Use your current employer's e-mail system so that you can immediately see any responses, while you are at work.

C.	Send several résumés if there are several job openings in the same organization.

D.	Over use important words to lay emphasis.

E.	Send your résumé from cryptic e-mail addresses.

62.

If you are sending your résumé in the text of an e-mail:

A.	start all lines at the right margin.

B.	underline and bold the text.

C.	use elements such as boxes and horizontal lines.

D.	avoid using keys such as asterisks.

E.	shorten line lengths to 65 characters and spaces.

63.

Posting your résumé widely on the web is known as _____.

A.	P2P résumé sharing

B.	résumé blasting

C.	résumé diversifying

D.	résumé waging

E.	open source résumés

64.

Which of the following is true of posting your résumé on the web?

A.	Use résumé templates to add a professional touch to your résumé.

B.	Use your mailing address as contact information rather than just e-mail address.

C.	Ensure to replace employer names with generic descriptions for safety reasons.

D.	Do no post your résumé on your personal website.

E.	Ensure that the first screen does not include a job objective or Summary of Qualifications.

65.

Which of the following is true of inaccuracies on résumés?

A.	Background checks are conducted by job candidates to find out about fake employers.

B.	Background checks do not have the ability to find out fake Mensa memberships.

C.	It is considered unethical to omit important details like a low GPA on your résumé.

D.	It is considered acceptable to use inflated job details on your résumé to impress employers.

E.	The most frequent inaccuracies on a résumé are incorrect dates of employment.

Short Answer Questions

66.	How and when should you start preparing yourself for job hunting?

67.	List the questions to ask yourself that will help you evaluate your strengths and interests, as a step in helping you decide what you really want to do as a career.

68.	List and describe some of the tools used for personal branding.

69.	List the precautions you must take if you have a personal blog, web page, or other electronic presence?

70.	Explain the four different ways employers use résumés.

71.	What are the three criteria for determining which things you should emphasize on your résumé?

72.	What kind of information should not be included on a résumé?

73.	You've been out of the job market for a while after having been laid off. What do you need to do to prove to a potential employer that you're up-to-date and motivated?

74.	List and describe the etiquette for e-mail job-hunting.

75.	Explain some of the areas where résumés are commonly inaccurate.

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