Exam 13: Preparing Résumés and Application Letters

A key to the Container Store's success as a recognized best company to work for is its forthright sharing of financial information with all employees.

Management of the Container Store feels that open sharing of information with its employees

Describe three steps in the research phase of a job search.

Electronic job searches are popular with human resource departments because

Including complete information about your references on a résumé

Both paper and electronic résumés should be accompanied by an application message or cover letter.

Internet recruiting has surpassed newspaper advertising in terms of volume of applicants generated and recruited.

Chen is searching for a job and has prepared a thorough résumé that includes the customary sections,plus information related to his volunteer work and foreign travel.Including these "extras" has caused his résumé to be two pages in length.What advice would you give him?

Describe the three versions of your resume that you will need to accommodate various employers' preferences for the presentation and delivery.

An effective résumé summarizes the career-related strengths and weaknesses of the job applicant.

Which statement is most accurate as describing discrimination in employment?

Friends,relatives,and neighbors make good job references because they know the candidate well and can personalize their recommendations.

A job applicant need no longer be concerned about the possibility of gender discrimination in employment,since it has been illegal for decades.

Daphne is applying for a job as an interior designer and would like to supplement her standard résumé with illustrations of projects she has completed; she should prepare a professional portfolio.

Which of the following would be the BEST opening sentence for an application letter for a sales trainee job that was advertised on a company website?

List five sources for finding prospective employers; give one advantage and one disadvantage of each source.

List three ways to organize a résumé and describe when each résumé is appropriate.

When preparing a scannable résumé,it is advisable for the applicant to use creative formats that simulate catalogs or newspaper columns to set the résumé apart visually from many others that will be received.

To accommodate different employers' preferences for the presentation and delivery of résumés,a person should prepare

A letter of application should be biographical and trace the accomplishments (education,jobs,etc.)of the applicant in chronological order.