Deck 17: Career Management and Networking

Question 1

Control includes checking your progress and taking corrective action.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In most hiring decisions,your résumé and your references are given the most weight.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Of the many ways to discover employment opportunities,networking is by far the most successful.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The networking process involves completing a self-assessment,determining your career preferences,setting objectives,developing a plan,and controlling the plan.

Question 5

Steps in the career-planning model include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) complete a self-assessment.
B) set career objectives.
C) control the plan.
D) begin your career.

Question 6

The steps in the career-planning model are complete a self-assessment,determine your career preferences,set career objectives,develop a plan,and control the plan.

Question 7

Before an interview,you should have researched the organization's profits and future plans.

Question 8

Networking is the process of building relationships for the purpose of career building and socializing.

Question 9

A career is a sequence of related job positions,involving increasing responsibility and increased compensation and held over a lifetime.

Question 10

__________ is a sequence of related job positions,involving increasing responsibility and increased compensation and held over a lifetime.

A) Career planning
B) Career development
C) Networking
D) A career

Question 11

A one-minute self-sell is an opening statement used in networking that quickly summarizes your history and career plan and asks a question.

Question 12

__________ is the process of gaining skills,experience,and education to achieve career objectives.

A) A career
B) Networking
C) Career development
D) Career planning

Question 13

When listing your network contacts,you should include personal contacts such as your dentist.

Question 14

Networking objectives are broader than career objectives.

Question 15

The résumé's primary purpose is to get you invited for an interview.

Question 16

Career planning is the process of gaining skills,experience,and education to achieve career objectives.

Question 17

The purpose of the cover letter is to introduce your résumé and to request an interview.

Question 18

Career development is the process of setting career objectives and determining how to accomplish them.

Question 19

It is common for networking to stop once a career change is made.

Question 20

__________ is the process of setting career objectives and determining how to accomplish them.

A) Networking
B) Career planning
C) Career development
D) A career

Question 21

What career development efforts are you making?

Question 22

All of the following are steps in the networking process EXCEPT:

A) perform a self-assessment and setting objectives.
B) create your one-minute self-sell.
C) develop a list of potential network contacts.
D) maintain mobility.

Question 23

In most hiring decisions,what is typically given the most weight?

A) the résumé
B) the interview
C) the cover letter
D) references

Question 24

List the steps in the networking process.

Question 25

State two or three of your accomplishments and a networking goal.

Question 26

Describe a one-minute self-sell.

Question 27

Write a one-minute self-sell to achieve the networking objective you wrote for Work Application 3.

Question 28

The purpose of the cover letter is to introduce your résumé and to:

A) provide information on your education.
B) provide information on your past work experience.
C) request an interview.
D) depersonalize the process.

Question 29

__________ is the process of building relationships for the purpose of career building and socializing.

A) Networking
B) Career development
C) A one-minute self-sell
D) Career planning

Question 30

A __________ is an opening statement used in networking that quickly summarizes your history and career plan and asks a question.

A) résumé
B) networking objective
C) self-assessment
D) one-minute self-sell

Question 31

List the steps in career planning.

Question 32

Write a networking objective.

Question 33

Write three questions to ask during a networking interview.

Question 34

Write a one-minute self-sell.

Question 35

During the networking interview,you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

A) ask your prepared questions.
B) deliver your one-minute self-sell.
C) let the network contact do most of the talking.
D) get additional contacts for your network.

Question 36

Which specific ideas on getting a job do you plan to use?

Question 37

The one-minute self-sell should include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) a question.
B) your plans.
C) your history.
D) a request for interview.

Question 38

Career Planning.Write step 1 of the career-planning model,followed by a brief answer.Write steps 2-4,each followed by a brief answer.Write step 5 (the brief answer is optional).