Deck 7: Job Applications and Cover Letters

Question 1

If you mail your job search package to an employer, you can include

A) your business card.
B) a reference list.
C) a few samples from your Career Portfolio.
D) all of the above.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

An employment application requires information that is not in your resume, such as information about any misdemeanors and felonies.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

How can you prepare for filling out an employment application?

Answer 3

Read all directions from the beginning to the end of the application to ensure that you fill out the form correctly. Get a copy of the application, and practice completing the copy before filling in the original.

Question 4

An effective cover letter

A) makes an excellent first impression.
B) is well written and attractive.
C) convinces the reader to read the resume.
D) highlights the writer's key qualifications.
E) emphasizes how the writer's qualifications meet the employer's needs.
F) all of the above

Question 5

Employers cannot process a preprinted application that is not signed.

Question 6

An employer can legally use a job application form to collect information about an applicant's Social Security number and proof of citizenship.

Question 7

An effective closing paragraph in a cover letter asks for a(n):

A) interview
B) job

Question 8

If you apply for most jobs online, your "job search package" consists of your

A) completed online application
B) print cover letter
C) print resume
D) all of the above

Question 9

Most employment applications have a section stating that the employer may procure an investigative consumer report about you as part of considering your application.

Question 10

If an application asks permission to contact your current employer, you should answer "yes" even if your employer does not know you are looking for a new job.

Question 11

Which of the following is the best way to write a salutation in a cover letter addressed to Mr. Ravi Patel, Human Resources Manager, ABC Company?

A) Dear Sir:
B) Gentlemen:
C) To Whom It May Concern:
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 12

If you know the names of the human resources manager and the person who will make the hiring decision, send your cover letter and resume to both of them.

Question 13

Employers use employment application forms, resumes, and cover letters to select interviewees and weed out people who do not look qualified on paper.

Question 14

Every customized resume you submit should have a matching cover letter.

Question 15

Which response would be suitable for the "Reason for Leaving" entry in an application's employment history section?

A) Fired for no reason
B) Personal conflict
C) Quit
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 16

One page is the maximum length for a cover letter.

Question 17

If a job listing at a job site has the name of the company

A) apply for the job only through the company website.
B) apply for the job only through the job site.
C) apply for the job through the job site and the company website.

Question 18

What are the main parts of a cover letter and their purposes?

Question 19

You will be screened into or out of an interview on the basis of your

A) resume.
B) employment application.
C) cover letter.
D) all of the above

Question 20

Following up with an organization after submitting an application gives you a chance to demonstrate initiative and increase your name recognition.