Deck 11: Employment Communication

Question 1

What are electronic portfolios?

Answer 1

Electronic portfolios are websites on which job hunters post their resumes as well as samples of their work.

Question 2

Match each term with the correct definition.
a.follow-up letter
b.resignation letter
c.scannable resume
d.cover letter
e.text file
mailed as print documents, sent as e-mails, or posted online

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A functional resume is organized around an applicant's skills, allowing a prospective employer to decide what skills and accomplishments are useful for a job.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Match each term with the correct definition.
a.follow-up letter
b.resignation letter
c.scannable resume
d.cover letter
e.text file
thanks an employer for an interview and summarizes the applicant's qualifications

Question 5

How do employers expect resumes and letters to look?

Question 6

What are three things applicants should learn about themselves to assess their strengths?

Question 7

Although it is important to know as much as possible about a prospective employer, an applicant should not call a company to ask for information.

Question 8

A job applicant always includes an Education section in a resume.

Question 9

Match each term with the correct definition.
a.follow-up letter
b.resignation letter
c.scannable resume
d.cover letter
e.text file
accompanies the resume and highlights the applicant's strengths

Question 10

Headings on resumes can have a number of different names.

Question 11

A letter of resignation is the place to voice your grievances with your employer, rather than in a face-to-face exit interview.

Question 12

The first paragraph of a cover letter should grab the reader's attention by thanking the reader for paying attention to the letter

Question 13

What three things should applicants try to find out about a company before they write a resume and letter of application?

Question 14

Match each term with the correct definition.
a.follow-up letter
b.resignation letter
c.scannable resume
d.cover letter
e.text file
announces an employee's decision to leave his or her job

Question 15

A chronological resume presents information organized by time.

Question 16

What are four types of electronic resumes?

Question 17

Match each term with the correct definition.
a.follow-up letter
b.resignation letter
c.scannable resume
d.cover letter
e.text file
can be opened by most word processing programs

Question 18

A Qualifications section summarizes your most important qualifications in three to five bullet points or a short description.

Question 19

Applicants should never combine chronological and functional organization when preparing their resumes.

Question 20

Job applicants should use friends as references because they will say the most positive things.

Question 21

Which type of cover letter-solicited or unsolicited-is more challenging to write? Why?

Question 22

Why is it important that resumes stand out?

Question 23

How do the rules of preparing resumes change when selecting keywords to include in a scannable resume?

Question 24

How is parallel structure used in resumes?

Question 25

In a resume, an applicant should use _____ to stress what she or he can do for an employer.