1. Three types of resumes applicants might
create today are
A. blocked, indented, and chronological.
B. functional, profile, and academic.
C. scanable, profile, and blocked.
D. educational background, experiences, and
achievements.
E. chronological, functional, and scanable.
2. When preparing a resume, Campion recommends
that you
A. analyze yourself carefully.
B. consider the range of positions you are
qualified for.
C. think like the boss.
D. prepare different resumes for each position.
E. identify at least one career goal.
3. Impressive career objectives are not
A. brief.
B. singular.
C. targeted.
D. multiple.
E. precise.
4. Which of the following is a major advantage
of a functional resume format?
A. It is easy to organize.
B. It emphasizes experiences.
C. It focuses attention on relevant skills.
D. It is most commonly encountered by employers.
E. It is easy to scan.
5. Recent studies indicate that the primary
concern of personnel administrators is applicant
A. skill.
B. grade point average.
C. experience.
D. achievement.
E. area of study.
6. Peter Drucker and others see the U.S. economy
changing from a predominantly manufacturing society to a
A. service society.
B. knowledge society.
C. self-employed society.
D. high-tech society.
E. communication society.
7. "Reengineering" has resulted in all of
the following except
A. an increase in temporary employment agencies.
B. the blurring of blue- and white-collar
distinctions.
C. the elimination of hierarchies within
organizations.
D. outsourcing.
E. organizational flattening.
8. All of the following should appear on your
resume except
A. a career objective.
B. job titles held in the past.
C. your GPA.
D. your area and zip codes.
E. a list of references.
9. Recent studies reveal that 50 percent of
all speech acts in a sample of employment interviews were
A. declarative sentences.
B. employer questions.
C. applicant answers.
D. employer answers.
E. rhetorical sentences.
10. In a screening interview, the applicant
should be least concerned about
A. training programs.
B. advancement potential.
C. salary.
D. fit.
E. corporate personality.
11. When Hughes Aircraft interviewers were
asked to identify the most significant trait they looked for during interviews,
they selected
A. maturity.
B. specific abilities and experiences.
C. ambition.
D. integrity.
E. ability to communicate.
12. In a functional resume format, you should
A. delete the career objective to save space.
B. place your experiences under headings
that highlight your qualifications.
C. list work experiences in reverse chronological
order.
D. list references last.
E. always list your educational experiences
after the career objective.
13. Successful applicants tend to
A. give brief answers.
B. include qualifiers in their answers.
C. try to second-guess interviewers so they
are ready to answer.
D. know when to be evasive and when to be
forthright.
E. use professional jargon.
14. Perhaps the most important word to remember
when responding to unlawful questions is
A. tradition.
B. tact.
C. bias.
D. harassment.
E. wariness.
15. Before you begin to seek specific positions,
analyze yourself by taking into consideration
A. likes/dislikes, skills, and previous experience.
B. motives, desires, and values.
C. advice from counselors in your campus
career center.
D. aptitude tests, career-interest match.
E. type of work, experiences offered, and
fit.
16. Two new tests employers are using are
A. aptitude and career fit.
B. PSAT and SAT.
C. honesty and drug.
D. polygraph and integrity.
E. GRE and GMAT.
17. Which of the following is not good advice:
A. answer thoroughly but know when to shut
up.
B. do nothing merely for the sake of making
a good impression.
C. it is best to oversell than undersell
yourself.
D. if you are asked a vague question, paraphrase
it in your own words.
E. none of the above.
18. Unsuccessful applicants
A. give lengthy answers to show they are
assertive.
B. use more technical jargon.
C. ask for the position too soon.
D. avoid name-dropping.
E. are cautious.
19. Perhaps the most difficult response to
an unlawful question is
A. a tactful refusal.
B. a direct but brief answer.
C. a tactful inquiry.
D. a neutralization of the concern.
E. an effort to take advantage of the question.
T F 20. Some studies show that successful applicants dominate interviews, whereas unsuccessful applicants are more submissive to interviewer dominance.
T F 21. Your career objective should include the ones you are most interested in, such as "sales, management, and inventory control."
T F 22. Studies reveal that applicants with regional, ethnic, or racial accents receive lower interview evaluations.
T F 23. A recent study indicated that half of all "speech acts" in interviews are declarative statements rather than questions and answers.
T F 24. Studies suggest the nonverbal impression has a clear edge over the verbal.