Career Planning Exam Review

Front

Which of the following is the most important factor that will affect how well you perform during your state’s licensing exam?
your mastery of course content,
your physical and psychological state,
your time management skills,
your note-taking skills

Back

your mastery of course content

Front

Which of the following should you do the morning of the exam?
- Try to get amped up physically.
- Arrive to the test site early.
- Review the material heavily.
- Skip breakfast.

Back

Arrive to the test site early.

Front

Why is it important to use action verbs on your resume?

Back

Because it makes accomplishment statements more positive.

Front

Which of the following should you do if you don’t feel comfortable writing your own resume?
Seek a professional resume writer.
Present your resume orally.
Apply for a different job.
Explain to your prospective employer that you don’t feel comfortable writing a resume.

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Seek a professional resume writer.

Front

Which of the following should you AVOID doing when you take the exam? Skim the entire test before beginning. Ask questions of the examiner. Answer the easiest questions first. Make changes to answers without a good reason.

Back

Make changes to answers without a good reason.

Front

Which of the following is a LEGAL question an interviewer can ask a job candidate?
Options:
What is your native language?
Are you physically able to perform this job?
How old are you?
Are you a U.S. citizen?

Back

Are you physically able to perform this job?

Front

When preparing for your first interview, you should make sure that you have all BUT which of the following materials in place to bring along with you?
driver’s license or number,
Social Security card or number,
report card from your most recent schooling,
names and phone numbers of previous employers

Back

report card from your most recent schooling

Front

If you are interested in working at an establishment with secure pay and benefits, and one that will allow you to transfer should you relocate to a different state, where should you focus your search?

Back

large national chains

Front

After submitting a resume to and requesting an interview with the owner or manager of a salon, spa, or barbershop, you should make a follow-up contact within a ______.

Back

week

Front

What should Matthew NOT do before taking the state licensing exam? Options: Eat a nice, healthy breakfast. Plan to arrive early to the exam site. Relax and try to slow down physically. Use the two hours to cram as much studying in as possible.

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Use the two hours to cram as much studying in as possible.