Question 1

A solicited job application letter should be specific about what you've done and relate your achievements to the work you'd be doing in this new job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The first paragraph of an application essay should be a summary of the essay to provide a context for what is to come.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

How can you demonstrate knowledge of the company in a job letter?

Accepted Answer

A job application letter is basically a claim that you could do a specific job for a particular company.Use your knowledge of the position and the company to choose relevant evidence from what you've done to support your claims that you could help the company.One or two specific details about the company usually are enough to demonstrate your knowledge.Be sure to use the knowledge,not just repeat it.Never present the information as though it will be news to the reader.After all,the reader works for the company and presumably knows much more about it than you do.

Question 4

Referral interviews:

Accepted Answer

A)  may include asking a person in a position to hire you to review your resume. 
B)  are easy to arrange since most companies are eager to conduct them. 
C)  involve talking to someone who works in the area that the candidate hopes to enter. 
D)  may lead to an information interview if it is successful. 
E)  are scheduled to learn about future job opportunities in the field of your interest. 
A)  may include asking a person in a position to hire you to review your resume. 
B)  are easy to arrange since most companies are eager to conduct them. 
C)  involve talking to someone who works in the area that the candidate hopes to enter. 
D)  may lead to an information interview if it is successful. 
E)  are scheduled to learn about future job opportunities in the field of your interest.

Question 5

Detailed financial information about a particular company can be found in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Wall Street Journal. 
B)  a directory for the industry. 
C)  the company's annual report. 
D)  the company's recruiting brochure. 
E)  Forbes magazine. 
A)  the Wall Street Journal. 
B)  a directory for the industry. 
C)  the company's annual report. 
D)  the company's recruiting brochure. 
E)  Forbes magazine.

Question 6

A job application letter can be made effective in convincing the reader that an applicant is knowledgeable of the company by:

Accepted Answer

A)  providing relevant evidence from what the applicant has done in the past to support claims that this person can do the job. 
B)  presenting information about the company as if it will be news to the reader. 
C)  discussing 10 to 12 specific details to demonstrate the applicant's knowledge. 
D)  making the job application letter general enough so that it can be sent to a number of different companies. 
E)  repeating the knowledge learnt from the company website and other sources. 
A)  providing relevant evidence from what the applicant has done in the past to support claims that this person can do the job. 
B)  presenting information about the company as if it will be news to the reader. 
C)  discussing 10 to 12 specific details to demonstrate the applicant's knowledge. 
D)  making the job application letter general enough so that it can be sent to a number of different companies. 
E)  repeating the knowledge learnt from the company website and other sources.

Question 7

Explain the differences between information and referral interviews.

Accepted Answer

In an information interview,you talk to

Question 8

The purpose of a job application letter is to get an interview for a job rather than the job itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How can you make your application letter professional?

Accepted Answer

To make your application letter more pro

Question 10

A job application letter is different from a resume in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it presents a job candidate's qualifications. 
B)  it uses short, parallel phrases and sentence fragments. 
C)  it is adapted to a position rather than to the needs of a particular organization. 
D)  it explains controversial material in a positive way. 
E)  it explains how you are equally skillful and capable as other candidates. 
A)  it presents a job candidate's qualifications. 
B)  it uses short, parallel phrases and sentence fragments. 
C)  it is adapted to a position rather than to the needs of a particular organization. 
D)  it explains controversial material in a positive way. 
E)  it explains how you are equally skillful and capable as other candidates.

Question 11

What do you need to know to adapt your letter to a specific organization?

Accepted Answer

You'll need to know:
• The name and addr

Question 12

Which of the following is true of information interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gives you information about the opportunities currently available in the area you're interested in. 
B)  It puts you face-to-face with someone who has the power to hire you. 
C)  An interview that starts out as a referral interview can turn into an information interview. 
D)  One can just walk in and set himself up with an information interview. 
E)  It gives you information about the area you hope to enter one day. 
A)  It gives you information about the opportunities currently available in the area you're interested in. 
B)  It puts you face-to-face with someone who has the power to hire you. 
C)  An interview that starts out as a referral interview can turn into an information interview. 
D)  One can just walk in and set himself up with an information interview. 
E)  It gives you information about the area you hope to enter one day.

Question 13

Networking would include:

Accepted Answer

A)  responding to a classified advertisement for a job opening in the local newspaper. 
B)  searching for a position on various job listings, such as CareerBuilder.com, on the Web. 
C)  calling a company after seeing a "Now Hiring" sign on its premises. 
D)  talking to an acquaintance that you see repeatedly when you work out at the gym. 
E)  applying for an opening listed on the company's page on Facebook. 
A)  responding to a classified advertisement for a job opening in the local newspaper. 
B)  searching for a position on various job listings, such as CareerBuilder.com, on the Web. 
C)  calling a company after seeing a "Now Hiring" sign on its premises. 
D)  talking to an acquaintance that you see repeatedly when you work out at the gym. 
E)  applying for an opening listed on the company's page on Facebook.

Question 14

"You can call my references if you would like to verify what I have said" is a gracious offer by a job applicant but reveals a negative attitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Application letters should be addressed to the company in general or the personnel office,not to a specific person by name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements shows a negative connotation,making the writer sound less confident?

Accepted Answer

A)  Courses in European and American literature influenced me to write a thesis on them. 
B)  Courses in European and American literature have taught me to recognize and to write good copy. 
C)  Courses in European and American literature helped me realize the recurrence of certain events. 
D)  Courses in European and American literature helped me understand their significance and influence on contemporary writers. 
E)  Courses in European and American literature made me learn an excessive amount about writing. 
A)  Courses in European and American literature influenced me to write a thesis on them. 
B)  Courses in European and American literature have taught me to recognize and to write good copy. 
C)  Courses in European and American literature helped me realize the recurrence of certain events. 
D)  Courses in European and American literature helped me understand their significance and influence on contemporary writers. 
E)  Courses in European and American literature made me learn an excessive amount about writing.

Question 17

The résumé uses short,parallel phrases and sentence fragments whereas the letter uses complete sentences in well-written paragraphs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In a job application letter,a long paragraph should cover only one subject.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What should you do in the first paragraph of a job prospecting letter?

Accepted Answer

It is dangerous to ask for a job in the

Question 20

What should you do in the last paragraph of a job letter?

Accepted Answer

In the last paragraph of a job letter,yo

A solicited job application letter should be specific about what you've done and relate your achievements to the work you'd be doing in this new job.

The first paragraph of an application essay should be a summary of the essay to provide a context for what is to come.

How can you demonstrate knowledge of the company in a job letter?

Referral interviews:

Detailed financial information about a particular company can be found in:

A job application letter can be made effective in convincing the reader that an applicant is knowledgeable of the company by:

Explain the differences between information and referral interviews.

The purpose of a job application letter is to get an interview for a job rather than the job itself.

How can you make your application letter professional?

A job application letter is different from a resume in that:

What do you need to know to adapt your letter to a specific organization?

Which of the following is true of information interviews?

Networking would include:

"You can call my references if you would like to verify what I have said" is a gracious offer by a job applicant but reveals a negative attitude.

Application letters should be addressed to the company in general or the personnel office,not to a specific person by name.

Which of the following statements shows a negative connotation,making the writer sound less confident?

The résumé uses short,parallel phrases and sentence fragments whereas the letter uses complete sentences in well-written paragraphs.

In a job application letter,a long paragraph should cover only one subject.

What should you do in the first paragraph of a job prospecting letter?

What should you do in the last paragraph of a job letter?

Succeeding in Business Communication

Adapting Your Message to Your Audience

Building Goodwill

Navigating the Business Communication Environment

Planning, Composing, and Revising

Designing Documents

Communicating Across Cultures

Working and Writing in Teams

Sharing Informative and Positive Messages With Appropriate Technology

Delivering Negative Messages

Crafting Persuasive Messages

Building Resumes

Interviewing, writing Follow-Up Messages, and Succeeding in the Job

Planning and Researching Proposals and Reports

Creating Visuals and Data Displays

Writing Proposals and Progress Reports

Analysing Information and Writing Reports

Making Oral Presentations

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Exam 13: Writing Job Application Letters

A solicited job application letter should be specific about what you've done and relate your achievements to the work you'd be doing in this new job.

The first paragraph of an application essay should be a summary of the essay to provide a context for what is to come.

How can you demonstrate knowledge of the company in a job letter?

Referral interviews:

Detailed financial information about a particular company can be found in:

A job application letter can be made effective in convincing the reader that an applicant is knowledgeable of the company by:

Explain the differences between information and referral interviews.

The purpose of a job application letter is to get an interview for a job rather than the job itself.

How can you make your application letter professional?

A job application letter is different from a resume in that:

What do you need to know to adapt your letter to a specific organization?

Which of the following is true of information interviews?

Networking would include:

"You can call my references if you would like to verify what I have said" is a gracious offer by a job applicant but reveals a negative attitude.

Application letters should be addressed to the company in general or the personnel office,not to a specific person by name.

Which of the following statements shows a negative connotation,making the writer sound less confident?

The résumé uses short,parallel phrases and sentence fragments whereas the letter uses complete sentences in well-written paragraphs.

In a job application letter,a long paragraph should cover only one subject.

What should you do in the first paragraph of a job prospecting letter?

What should you do in the last paragraph of a job letter?

Succeeding in Business Communication

Adapting Your Message to Your Audience

Building Goodwill

Navigating the Business Communication Environment

Planning, Composing, and Revising

Designing Documents

Communicating Across Cultures

Working and Writing in Teams

Sharing Informative and Positive Messages With Appropriate Technology

Delivering Negative Messages

Crafting Persuasive Messages

Building Resumes

Interviewing, writing Follow-Up Messages, and Succeeding in the Job

Planning and Researching Proposals and Reports

Creating Visuals and Data Displays

Writing Proposals and Progress Reports

Analysing Information and Writing Reports

Making Oral Presentations

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