Deck 3: The Employment Interview

Question 1

The first thing you put in your application cover letter is:

A) The best reason for hiring you
B) What job you are specifically applying for
C) When you can be reached
D) Why you want the job

Answer 1

B

Question 2

One of the best ways to prepare for tough questions in an employment interview is to:

A) Quickly change the subject
B) Lie
C) Make sure you can put the blame on your present employer
D) Prepare for them

Answer 2

D

Question 3

An employee should dress this way for most employment interviews:

A) Casual
B) Business casual
C) Business conservative
D) Formal

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When preparing to deal with your weakness as an employment candidate you should:

A) Be realistic
B) Counter a weakness with a strength
C) Show how you are overcoming or compensating for the weakness
D) All of these

Question 5

A portfolio:

A) Is only used by people in the arts
B) Is something you can keep to show your personal interests
C) Is a way to make you look more personable
D) Is a way to keep examples of your professional accomplishments

Question 6

An important but often overlooked part of a cover letter is a discussion of:

A) Your long-term professional goals
B) Why you want to work for them
C) Your short-term professional goals
D) Your plans to further your education

Question 7

Your cover letter is:

A) A persuasive document
B) An informative document
C) Unnecessary in this day and age
D) Something to send, only if required

Question 8

You should lie on your resume:

A) If you think you can get away with it
B) If it's the only way to be sure and get the job
C) If it has to do with your education
D) Never

Question 9

When personnel officers make a first pass through a stack of resumes, they are typically doing this:

A) Looking for the two or three stars
B) Looking for reason to reject the applications
C) Making ""on balance"" rank orderings of all the candidates
D) Trying to find the flashiest resume to hire

Question 10

How many errors are typically expectable on your resume?

A) None
B) One
C) Two or three
D) Up to five

Question 11

First and foremost, your resume should be:

A) Cute
B) Flashing
C) Professional
D) On colored paper

Question 12

Most jobs are attained through:

A) Membership in professional organizations
B) Having a high G.P.A.
C) The employer's web site
D) Networking

Question 13

Your school will likely have some kind of Career Day or Job Fair. The types of interviews done there will be:

A) Exit
B) Decision-making
C) Informational
D) Extended

Question 14

Informational employment interviews are a good chance for the interviewee to:

A) Do background research on the company
B) Land the job
C) Get the inside track on the job
D) None of these, you shouldn't go to them

Question 15

A few mistakes on a resume (typos, misspellings, etc.):

A) Are usually okay
B) Are acceptable if you have good service listed
C) Are acceptable if you have good experience listed
D) Are unacceptable

Question 16

When you are being interviewed for a job you should bring up the subject of pay:

A) Right from the start
B) When you feel that the interviewer is beginning to like you
C) At the end
D) If you are made an offer and the employer still hasn't told you what it is yet

Question 17

During the initial resume screenings most employers are looking for:

A) Reasons for eliminating candidates from consideration
B) Arguments for hiring candidates
C) Lengthy resumes (three or more pages)
D) Anything that stands out (i.e. colored paper)

Question 18

When asked what questions you have during a job interview you may:

A) Not have any so you look like you already know everything
B) Ask about pay, this is a good chance to start salary negotiations
C) Ask about what future plans the company has for growth and expansion to show you want to commit to this company
D) Ask if they are going to make you an offer