Chapter 13: The job search, resumes, and cover letter

The first step in the job-search process is to

• contact professional and personal references.

• purchase appropriate interview clothing.

• prepare a résumé.

• analyze individual interests and goals and evaluate personal qualifications.

Using the Web, where should job candidates look in addition to using the big job board sites? Choose all the correct answers.

• Corporate or association websites

• Local employment websites

• Niche web sites

• Any pop-up ads on websites

• Professional networking sites

All of the following are important preliminary steps for securing an interview EXCEPT

• Developing a job-search strategy

• Preparing a resume

• Knowing the hiring process

• Writing a thank-you letter to an interviewer

You are just graduating from college and have little employment experience, yet you want to put together a persuasive resume. What should be the best resume style to use?

• Chronological résumé

• Video résumé

• Functional résumé

• Infographic résumé

Which of the following is the best advice about résumé length?

• Because recruiters are busy, keep it to one page.

• Because recruiters and hiring managers want to know your skills, make it as long as needed to sell yourself.

• Because recruiters interview applicants with two-page résumés, make it two pages.

• Because experts are divided between one- or two-page résumé length, make your résumé a page and a half

Which of the following is the best tip for creating a successful cover message?

• Use different paper colors and paper types for your résumé and cover message to create a strong visual impact

• Make activities and outcomes, not yourself, the subject of sentences to reduce overuse of "I"

• Use a creative letter style to surprise the reader and make a big impact

• Keep the focus on your skills and traits through frequent use of "I" statements

In order to be ethical, you should list every position you have had in your career on your resume.

• True

• False

Which of these is the best tip for organizing the parts of a résumé?

• Place your most important qualifications last so that they will be remembered.

• Use as many headings as needed to present your experiences and skills.

• Emphasize your skills and achievements aimed at a particular job or company.

• Always place the education section before the work experience section.

When creating the main heading of your résumé,

• place your name on the first line

• include your current work email address so that you can check your messages frequently

• include your home and cell phone numbers, along with the phone numbers of any family members who might take messages for you

• incorporate a catchy email address

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Cover letters introduce resume, relate writer strengths to reader benefits, seek _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _