Exam 13: Employment Communications

Which of the following is NOT a valid difference between résumés and job application letters?

Many new jobs come not from responding to an ad but from networking with personal contacts.These unadvertised jobs are called the _____ job market.

When preparing to interview, you should prepare to talk about 10-15 strengths that relate to responsibilities of the job for which you interview.

Which of following communication behaviours is MOST likely to be successful in an interview?

What should you wear to an interview for a managerial or professional position?

You can call the employer after sending a solicited letter, but you should wait to be called after a prospecting letter.

The interviewer asks you to tell something about yourself.Which of the following is your best answer?

You may omit references on a résumé if you do not want your current employer to know that you are job hunting.

______________ is the order of items in a chronological résumé, which lists most recent events first, and then goes backward through time.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways employers use résumés?

How should you organize a solicited job letter?

Interviewing for jobs before you graduate is a good idea because you're not under so much pressure to find a job immediately.

Strong performance appraisals rely heavily on labels and inferences.

A _____ interview deliberately puts you under either physical or psychological stress.

When should you use a chronological résumé?

How should you write the last paragraph of a job application letter?

Which of the following strategies is NOT a good one when you're preparing for a job interview?

Under the résumé heading "Activities," do not include volunteer work unless you are applying to a non-profit organization.

What should a follow-up letter after an interview contain?

It's now acceptable to use "I" in a résumé.