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Job Hunting And Resumes
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The most important because employers make up there minds in the 1st 20 seconds of an interview so keep your guard up.
chronological resume
number of interviews before a job offer with the same company?
the warm up
resume design
2. Pay attention - think before you speak - tailor things from the company's point of view
question and answer stage
preliminary screening interview
purpose of resume
chronological resume
3. Follow up with a thank you letter or email thanking the interview for their time and consideration even if you don't have a good chance being hired.
screening stage
stress interview
chronological resume
within hours or two days after interview
4. Go beyond every company's communication materials; find out what others in their industries and communities think about them.
first steps in looking for a job
screening stage
researching specific companies
conventional resume
5. The last few minutes is a last opportunity to correct any misconceptions
the close
number of interviews before a job offer with the same company?
middle section of a job application letter
within hours or two days after interview
6. An application letter written to an organization that has not advertised a vacancy. Also called a prospective letter
Solicited application letter
when going to a job interview
unsolicited application letter
asking question during the job interview
7. Focuses attention on a candidate's skills rather than on past employment. - reverse the content and titles of the conventional resume - organizing by what the candidate can do or has learned rather than by types of experience
functional resume
within hours or two days after interview
purpose of resume
planning your resume
8. When you describe past job responsibilities be sure to relate them to the needs of potential employers; identify the skills and knowledge from these previous jobs that you can apply to a future job.
asking question during the job interview
behavioral interviews
combination resume
describing work history?
9. Resume formatted to look attractive and designed to be mailed or handed to the reviewer - but cannot effectively be scanned by computers or stored electronically - form of life history organized by type of work experience
resume should emphasize
preliminary screening interview
the close
conventional resume
10. To stimulate an employers interest in learning more about you.
employers are looking for two things
purpose of resume
functional resume
chronological resume
11. Most realistic type of interview - you actually perform a job related activity during the interview.
closing a interview
panel interview
lack of work histor
working interview
12. 1-Printed traditional resume 2-printed scannable resume 3-electrontic plain-text file 4-microsoft word file 5- HTML format 6- PDF file
within hours or two days after interview
the warm up
six different formats you may use to produce your resume?
group interviews
13. Conclude gracefully
closing a interview
describing work history?
middle section of a job application letter
functional resume
14. Optical Character Recognition
screening stage
OCR
employers are looking for two things
conventional resume
15. Interviews that ask applicants to describe specific behaviors or actions they have displayed in the past to demonstrate particular skills - ask job applicants about past behaviors
behavioral interviews
chronological resume
researching specific companies
first steps in looking for a job
16. Interviewing using a variety of media options - telephone - email - virtual meetings etc...
closing a interview
interview media
group interviews
selection stage of interview
17. A set of prepared questions - Usually used by behavioral and cognate clinician because it helps to pinpoint behaviors - attitudes - and thinking process.
open ended interview
asking question during the job interview
structure interview
interview media
18. 1-Learn about the organization 2-thinking ahead about interviewer's questions 3-planning question of your own 4-boosting your confidence 5-polishing your interview style 6-presenting a professional image 7-being ready when you arrive
preparing your resume for scanning
when going to a job interview
Solicited application letter
stress interview
19. Consider a combination resume to highlight your skills while still providing a chronological history of your employment.
screening stage
lack of work histor
common problems employers see on the resume
panel interview
20. Several applicants interviewing at the same time while being observed by company representatives. This allows them to observe how one behaves in a stressful and competitive environment.
Solicited application letter
group interviews
planning your resume
describing work history?
21. Use the middle section of your letter to expand on your opening - presenting a more complete picture of your strengths which presents your strongest selling points in terms of your potential benefit to the organization.
selection stage of interview
middle section of a job application letter
Best physical appearance of the resume
situational interview
22. 1-Whether you can handle the responsibilities and 2-whether you are a good fit with the organization and target position.
number of interviews before a job offer with the same company?
employers are looking for two things
stress interview
functional resume
23. Effective resume designs are simple - clean - and professional- not gaudy - clever - or cute.
combination resume
Best physical appearance of the resume
question and answer stage
employers are looking for two things
24. Sequence of job interviews
preliminary screening interview
interview media
open ended interview
unsolicited application letter
25. Planning ahead for interviewing questions will help you handle them more confidently and successfully.
different types of interviews
stress interview
asking question during the job interview
employers are looking for two things
26. 1- Too long or wordy 2- too short or sketchy 3-difficult to read 4-poorly written 5-displaying weak understanding of the business world 6-poor quality printing or cheap paper 7-spelling errors and grammar errors 8-boastful 9-gimmicky
common problems employers see on the resume
panel interview
behavioral interviews
group interviews
27. Type of interview in which structured questions are spread across a group; individual who is most compentent in the relevant area usually asks the question.
describing work history?
panel interview
within hours or two days after interview
screening stage
28. 1- Build toward career 2-prepare resume and other employment messages 3-understand interview process 4- prepare for interview 5-participate in interview 6-follow up amd accept offer.
first steps in looking for a job
question and answer stage
group interviews
unsolicited application letter
29. Should be organized around your strengths
describing work history?
middle section of a job application letter
the close
resume should emphasize
30. The begining stage when emplyees filters out applicants who are unqualified or not a good fit. best approach is to try to differentiate yourself from other candidates and follow the interviewers lead.
planning your resume
screening stage
preliminary screening interview
stress interview
31. Emphasizes the applicant's work experience in chronological order beginning with the most recent - Type of resume used when the applicant wants to emphasize work experience.
interview media
chronological resume
planning your resume
within hours or two days after interview
32. Nontraditional does not mean good - Elements to get noticed: -White space -Headings -Changes in type size and font -Shading -Positioning - use straightforward typefaces such as times roman or arial.
purpose of resume
working interview
resume design
preparing your resume for scanning
33. For a successful scannable resume - 1- use plain font and simplified design. 2-compile a keword summary that lists all the terms that can help match your resume to the right opening. a scannable resume is formatted to be OCR friendly
preparing your resume for scanning
combination resume
question and answer stage
situational interview
34. As with business messages - planning a resume means analyzing your purpose and your audience - gathering information - choosing the best medium - and organizing your content
common problems employers see on the resume
purpose of resume
working interview
planning your resume
35. 1-Structured Interview: Interviewer asks prepared - job related questions and 2-Open-ended interview is when the interviewer adapts his questions based on your responses - 3-panel interview - 4- group interview 5- behavioral interview - 6-situational
combination resume
different types of interviews
the warm up
preparing your resume for scanning
36. Highlighting specific skills and abilities and follows with a chronological list of jobs and a brief look at education - a resume that summarizes the job skills as well as education and employment history - Utilizes quantities of both the chronologic
structure interview
functional resume
employers are looking for two things
combination resume
37. The researcher has a particular topic for study - but they allow the conversation to go wherever the researcher participant takes it - and each interview becomes highly individual (low-structure)
selection stage of interview
six different formats you may use to produce your resume?
open ended interview
closing a interview
38. Multiple times before deciding to make you a job offer. sequence of interviews starts with the screening stage - than you move into the selection stages - and lastly the final stage which the interviewer mauy try to sell you on working for the firm.
number of interviews before a job offer with the same company?
preliminary screening interview
group interviews
situational interview
39. An application letter written in response to an advertised job vacancy
group interviews
closing a interview
Solicited application letter
resume design
40. Interview designed to create anxiety and put pressure on applicants to see how they respond to stress enviroments
when going to a job interview
the close
OCR
stress interview
41. A structured interview in which the interviewer describes a situation likely to arise on the job - then asks the candidate what he or she would do in that situation
asking question during the job interview
common problems employers see on the resume
situational interview
first steps in looking for a job
42. This the second round of interviews and you may interview with several people from the company. they are narrowing down applicants and you should show interest in the job - listen attentively - ask questions.
behavioral interviews
purpose of resume
selection stage of interview
describing work history?